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 with backup. Don’t worry, and
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voice was deep and calm,
mind raced, a thought struck her, and she
but her eyes, I’ll never forget those
full of conviction, “Because
“I understand now.”
I can’t tell you
hunch about the woman’s identity,
voice hoarse, “If it’s true,
only heard snippets of information. But one thing is certain, she wouldn’t be far from that
her gaze sharp as a hawk’s, “The area around that factory is desolate, no residential zones, not
“Yes!”
call ended, Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes and
“Avery!”
last, the
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always been Avery!
Gary had found such formidable support; the
to use Gary as a pawn to destroy Jareth and overturn the Fairhaven group, positioning himself to reap the rewards in the aftermath.
who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth,
to Hubery, he still chose to exploit him in his
intent was
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 let this go. Avery’s finished!”
tip off
to his shoulder, her brows knitted, “If it comes to him, who do
widened slightly, “Elsie.”
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 the chopping block. With Avery’s ruthlessness, he’d kill Elsie in a heartbeat to vent his
Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a heavy
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foreboding.
her close, his
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