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!”

fine, he’s already en route with

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blame yourself.” Thaddeus‘ voice was deep and calm, patiently comforting her.

and she asked

a mask, but her eyes, I’ll never forget

was full of conviction, “Because they looked

“I understand now.”

finally relaxing a bit, “Lily, she’s our friend. I can’t tell you who, for her own safety. But I believe the information

woman’s identity, but a darker shadow crossed his brow.

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

thing is certain, she wouldn’t be far from that

around that factory is desolate, no residential zones, not much in

“Yes!”

a glance that conveyed volumes and

“Avery!”

the mastermind behind the shadows

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always been Avery!

such formidable support; the hitman was one of Snakey

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

the Ashbourne family

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

and malicious intent was beyond comprehension!

with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed

tip

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

widened

switching sides to our ally! If we

chest, filled with a heavy sense

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foreboding.

wrapped around Evadne’s waist, pulling her close,

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