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!”

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yourself.” Thaddeus‘ voice was deep and

and she asked

her eyes, I’ll never forget

was full of conviction, “Because they looked so much like

“I understand now.”

relaxing a bit, “Lily, she’s our friend. I can’t tell you

woman’s identity,

panicked, her voice hoarse, “If it’s true,

she only heard snippets of information. But one thing is certain, she

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

“Yes!”

Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes

“Avery!”

or the last, the mastermind behind the

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always been Avery!

had found such formidable support; the hitman

pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn

Evadne’s spine was that Avery, who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth, would certainly have seen

striking resemblance to Hubery, he still chose to exploit

and malicious intent

darkened with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed

we can’t tip off Avery!”

hand to his shoulder, her brows knitted, “If it comes to him, who do you

widened

on crucial information that 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 Elsie on

Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a heavy sense of

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foreboding.

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

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