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

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blame yourself.” Thaddeus‘ voice was deep

a thought struck her, and she asked urgently,

eyes,

full of conviction, “Because they looked so much

“I understand now.”

“Lily, she’s our friend. I can’t tell you who,

the woman’s

panicked, her voice hoarse, “If it’s true, then why can’t I

only heard snippets of information. But one thing is certain, she wouldn’t be

no residential zones, not much in the way of buildings. Search the surroundings thoroughly,

“Yes!”

exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes and simultaneously uttered,

“Avery!”

or the last, the mastermind behind

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always been Avery!

explained how Gary had found such formidable support; the hitman was one of Snakey Avery’s

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

Evadne’s spine was that Avery, who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his

that the hitman bore a striking resemblance to Hubery, he still chose to exploit him in his scheme to harm her and

cunning and malicious intent

back 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

we can’t tip off

hand to his shoulder, her brows knitted, “If it comes to him, who do you think will be in the most

eyes widened slightly,

clearly switching sides to our ally! If we confront Avery now, it’s like putting Elsie on the chopping block.

Thaddeus‘ chest, filled with a heavy sense

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foreboding.

waist, pulling her close, his husky voice

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