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!”

Aaron’s fine, he’s already en route with backup. Don’t worry, and

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voice was deep and calm, patiently

thought struck her, and she asked urgently, “What

but her eyes, I’ll never forget

conviction, “Because they looked

“I understand now.”

tell you who, for her

woman’s identity, but a darker shadow crossed his brow.

“If it’s true, then

one thing is certain, she

gaze sharp as a hawk’s, “The area around that factory is desolate, no residential zones, not much in the way of buildings. Search

“Yes!”

a glance

“Avery!”

the last, the mastermind behind

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always been Avery!

such formidable support; the hitman was one of Snakey Avery’s men!

use Gary as a pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the rewards

Avery, who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth,

chose to exploit him in

and malicious intent was

thought, Evadne was brought back to the present as Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed a line, attacking my sister and

we can’t tip off

his shoulder, her brows knitted, “If it comes to him,

widened slightly,

helped us take down Matthew. Now, she’s risked her life to reveal Marilla’s location, clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery now, it’s like putting

tightness gripped Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a heavy

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foreboding.

hand wrapped around Evadne’s waist, pulling her close,

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