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!”

he’s already en route with backup. Don’t

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deep and calm, patiently comforting

she asked urgently,

eyes, I’ll never

of conviction, “Because they looked so

“I understand now.”

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

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

hoarse, “If it’s

only heard snippets of information. But one thing

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

“Yes!”

and Thaddeus exchanged a glance that conveyed volumes and simultaneously uttered,

“Avery!”

last, the mastermind behind the shadows

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always been Avery!

formidable support; the hitman was

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

who had frequented the Ashbourne family since his youth, would certainly have seen and recognized Hubery.

to exploit him in his scheme to harm her and Thaddeus‘ dearest

cunning and malicious intent was

Evadne was brought back to the present as Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with the brewing storm, “He’s crossed a line, attacking

can’t tip off Avery!”

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

eyes widened slightly, “Elsie.”

Velvet Haven and passed 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

chest, filled with a heavy sense

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foreboding.

hand wrapped around Evadne’s waist, pulling her close, his husky voice whispered in her

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