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!”

en route

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voice was deep and calm, patiently comforting

a thought struck her, and she asked urgently,

eyes, I’ll never forget those eyes.”

conviction, “Because they looked so much

“I understand now.”

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

that, Thaddeus also had a hunch about the woman’s identity, but a darker shadow crossed

sounded panicked, her voice hoarse, “If it’s true, then why

But one thing

that factory is desolate, no residential zones, not much in the way of

“Yes!”

and Thaddeus exchanged a

“Avery!”

last, the mastermind behind the shadows

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always been Avery!

formidable support; the

was pulling the strings, attempting to use Gary as a pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the

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

bore a striking resemblance to Hubery, he still chose to exploit him in his scheme

and malicious intent was

the brewing storm,

can’t tip off

brows knitted, “If it comes to him, who

eyes widened slightly, “Elsie.”

she’s risked her life to reveal Marilla’s location, clearly switching sides to our ally!

filled with a heavy sense of

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foreboding.

Evadne’s waist, pulling her close, his husky

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