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,

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

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

full of conviction, “Because they looked so much like

“I understand now.”

our friend. I can’t tell you who, for her own safety. But

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

hoarse, “If it’s true, then why can’t I find

one thing is certain, she wouldn’t be far from that area!”

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

“Yes!”

Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes and simultaneously uttered,

“Avery!”

this time or the last, the

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always been Avery!

had found such formidable support; the hitman was

the strings, attempting to use Gary as a pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the

had frequented the Ashbourne family since

resemblance to Hubery, he still chose to exploit him in his scheme to harm her and

and malicious intent was

Evadne was brought back to the present as Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with the brewing storm,

tip

“If it comes to him, who do you think will

widened slightly, “Elsie.”

to reveal Marilla’s 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

gripped Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with

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foreboding.

waist, pulling her close, his husky voice whispered

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