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!”

en route with

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was deep and

raced, a thought struck her, and she

eyes, I’ll

full of conviction, “Because they looked

“I understand now.”

she’s our friend. I can’t tell you who, for her own safety. But I believe the information she gave

hunch about the woman’s identity, but a darker shadow crossed

hoarse, “If it’s true, then why

she only heard snippets of information. But one thing

no residential zones, not

“Yes!”

Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes and simultaneously

“Avery!”

or the last, the mastermind behind the shadows had

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always been Avery!

support; the hitman was one of

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

sent shivers down 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 him in his scheme to harm her and

intent

in 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 my brother. I

we can’t tip off Avery!”

knitted, “If it comes to

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 the chopping block. With Avery’s ruthlessness, he’d kill Elsie in a heartbeat to vent his anger!”

tightness gripped Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a

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foreboding.

Evadne’s waist, pulling her close, his husky

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