His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 779

Chapter 779

“Marilla’s gone?”

The news hit Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy like a cold blast of winter air.

“She’s gone! I’ve looked everywhere, she’s just not there!” Lily’s voice trembled on the verge of tears.

Evadne tried to keep her composure, softening her tone to soothe Lily’s distress,

“Lily, you only told us where Marilla might have been taken in the heat of the moment without any details. Now, take a deep breath and tell mè everything that happened. Who informed you that Marilla had been taken to the old Wye factory?”

“Aaron and I were close on the kidnapper’s heels when that hitman, the same one who took Marilla before, blocked our path!”

“Him again!” A sharp pang clenched Evadne’s heart.

The face that haunted her thoughts was the one Marilla had sketched,

eerily resembling Hubery.

“I couldn’t overpower him, so Aaron decided to hold him off while I

went to rescue Marilla!”

Lily bit her lip hard, “But that scoundrel brought backup, a woman! She traded a few blows with me, then deliberately knocked into my knife, wounding me severely. Then, she whispered to me where Marilla was being held and urged me to go save her. I thought I’d found an ally, but it was a ploy–a diversion, a ruse! She sent me away to make it easier to deal with Aaron! Ms. Evadne, I’ve been such a fool! I deserve to

die!”

already en route with backup. Don’t worry, and

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voice was deep and calm, patiently comforting her.

thought struck her, and she asked urgently, “What did this

but her eyes, I’ll never forget those eyes.”

conviction, “Because they looked so much like yours.”

“I understand now.”

“Lily, she’s our friend. I can’t tell you who, for her own safety. But I believe the information she gave

that, Thaddeus also had a hunch about the woman’s identity,

hoarse, “If it’s true, then

one thing is certain, she wouldn’t be far

residential zones, not much in the way of

“Yes!”

and Thaddeus exchanged a

“Avery!”

time or the last, the mastermind

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always been Avery!

how Gary had found such formidable support;

destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven

Avery, who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth, would certainly have seen and recognized Hubery.

to exploit him in his scheme to harm her and

cunning and malicious intent was beyond comprehension!

brought back to the present as Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed a line, attacking my sister and my brother. I won’t

can’t tip off

“If it comes to him,

eyes widened

location, clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery now, it’s like putting Elsie on the chopping block. With Avery’s ruthlessness, he’d kill Elsie in a heartbeat to vent his anger!”

tightness gripped Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a

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foreboding.

wrapped around Evadne’s waist, pulling her close, his husky voice whispered

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