His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 341

The screen didn't display a name, but a string of digits.

Thaddeus had always had two numbers, one personal and one for business. She remembered them both.

He usually only used his personal phone to call her privately, this time was an oddity.

A knot formed in Evadne's stomach as she picked up, slowly pressing the phone to her ear, but she didn't speak.

"Evadne!" Thaddeus' voice was hoarse, almost unrecognizable.

Evadne bit her scarlet lip, her eyelashes fluttering slightly.

"Evadne, please believe me. I've been framed!"

Thaddeus knew how difficult it was for Evadne to even pick up his call, so he cut to the chase, "This is a trap, a complex one. Edith alone couldn't have set it up. There's someone else behind her! And the bait they used wasn't Edith. It was you!"

"In half an hour."

Evadne, her eyes shadowed with sorrow, spoke slowly, "Let's meet at the playground in the park near the K Orld Hotel."

If she hadn't received a call from Cassius earlier, Thaddeus wouldn't have had a chance to speak with her.

Now, she wanted to hear what explanation Thaddeus had for her.

"Mr. Chambers, Ms. Evadne just left the hospital by herself."

Harvey rushed back to report to Avery, "She was in the restroom for a while. When she left, she looked angrier and paler!"

Avery leaned against the headboard, a smirk playing on his lips.

He thought, "Let her be angry, the angrier, the better. Only intense pain can be effective, just like a bone-scraping treatment, to completely eradicate Thaddeus from her heart!"

"Send someone to follow Ms. Evadne now, and get a car ready for me. I'll follow her shortly."

Harvey wanted to dissuade him, but knowing it would be futile, he simply agreed, "I'll get the car ready, and a new suit for you."

"No need for the suit, a patient should look like a patient."

Avery moved slightly and broke out in a sweat from the pain, his jawline stiffening.

Harvey watched, feeling helpless.

He felt that Avery was truly invested in dealing with Evadne, completely immersed.

But he didn't understand how such a shrewd person like Avery could be so devastated over love, he was always so competitive, never allowing himself to be at a disadvantage.

But only Avery knew what he was planning.

In love, sometimes having the upper hand wasn't necessarily a good thing. Sometimes, showing weakness and retreating could bring about surprising results.

Especially since Evadne was such a dominant woman, she had suffered enough under Thaddeus, and he certainly wouldn't let her suffer anymore. He would give her the pride and dignity she deserved.

At that moment, the phone under his pillow vibrated.

Harvey quickly picked it up and handed it to Avery, "Mr. Chambers, it's Ms. Elsie."

Avery's eyes darkened as he picked up the phone, "Hello."

"Mr. Chambers, how's my business going?"

Elsie's voice, cheerful yet seductive, rang out, "I sent those pictures to Thaddeus, and he fell for it immediately. He rushed to the hotel, eager to jump into the trap. What a so-called young talent, business genius, all dumb in front of women. Such filthy man is not worthy to be your opponent."

"Did you send those pictures through text?" Avery asked leisurely.

"Yes."

"Good, that makes things easier."

Avery smirked, "You've done a big favor for me tonight. Thank you."

"Mr. Chambers, please don't say that. My life is yours. I'm willing to give you everything and do anything for you!" Elsie's voice was soft and full of affection.

Avery's eyes were cold as he spoke in a low voice, "I'll send someone with a plane ticket for you, and deposit some money into your account. Enough for you to go and have fun for a year or so. If you run out of money, let Harvey know, he'll send you more."

Elsie choked, "Mr. Chambers, are you sending me away?"

"Thaddeus fell for our trap. He won't swallow this easily. He'll start investigating immediately. He's not stupid. He just got off track because of Ms. Evadne. To avoid unnecessary trouble, you should lay low for a while. Harvey will temporarily take over The Velvet Haven."

"But!"

"Obey." His voice suddenly turned cold.

"Yes, Mr. Chambers."

Evadne arrived first at the park as it was closer.

The temperature had dropped sharply that night, and it was snowing heavily, so the usually bustling park was particularly deserted.

Evadne sat alone on a bench, staring at the desolate snowy night, thinking back on the past three years when she would come here whenever she had time to watch couples feeding each other ice cream, or young families playing with their kids, warm and blissful.

She often wondered, all the time, really.

Would she ever have a day like that?

Could she and Thaddeus walk hand in hand in the park, exchanging loving glances, like any other couple?

A pang of pain hit Evadne in the chest, her breath coming out in white puffs, her eyes moist and glittering with the cold.

An ice cream truck drove past her, and she flagged it down, buying a vanilla ice cream.

Before she could take a bite, a set of hurried footsteps came rushing through the snow towards her.

"Evadne."

Evadne's grip tightened around the ice cream, her heart pounding as she slowly looked up.

Thaddeus stood before her, snow dusting his thin suit and hair, his face and ears red from the cold, but his eyes were even redder, a beautiful pink hue.

Evadne felt a lump in her throat, the scene she had imagined countless times was happening right in front of her.

"Evadne, don't sit here. It's too cold. You'll catch a chill."

Thaddeus's Adam's apple bobbed, his heart aching as he reached out to her without a second thought.

Smack!

Evadne slapped his hand away, her demeanor colder than the surrounding snow. "If you have something to say, spit it out."

"It's a setup, Evadne. Someone's trying to smear my reputation, to drive a wedge between us!" Thaddeus argued passionately, his insides burning with urgency.

"Us?" Evadne laughed bitterly. "Do you think there's still anything between us?"

A stabbing pain pierced Thaddeus's heart.

"And even if we did, considering how we're divorced and can't stand the sight of each other, what's left to tear apart?"

"Evadne, is this how you really feel?" Thaddeus's throat felt as if it had been skewered, his mouth filled with the taste of iron.

Evadne slowly stood up, her eyes cold as she met his gaze. "Thaddeus, even if it was a setup, the fact remains that you met Edith at that hotel. Seems like the Fairhaven family's young lady holds quite some importance for you."

"I didn't meet Edith! I was there to meet you!"