His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 354

Meanwhile, at the detention center.

Alex had been interrogated for three straight days and nights. The harsh glare of the overhead lights beat down on him, tormenting both his mind and body.

Yet, he withstood it all.

Whenever he thought of Elspeth and his daughter who consumed his every thought yet whom he could never get close to.

Even if the sky fell down, he would hold it up.

At that moment, the door to the interrogation room opened, and Aaron sauntered in with an unapologetic air of indifference.

In front of suspects and criminals, he was no longer the wealthy and noble Aaron. He exuded an aura of danger and intimidation, commanding respect and even fear from those on the streets.

"Still hanging in there, I see?"

Yawning, Aaron pulled out a steel chair and casually took a seat. "Hey, get Alex some coffee to perk him up. After all, the night has just begun."

"Yes, Captain Ashbourne."

Alex gritted his teeth and chuckled bitterly. "Captain Ashbourne, don't you get tired grilling me like this every day?"

"Not at all, I'm young. I can handle it." Aaron grinned mischievously.

"I've already told you everything I know during the past two days. You can question me all night, a thousand times even, my answer will stay the same."

Aaron narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold smirk playing on his lips. "I'm tired of the old questions. Let's try something new."

He placed a photograph of an item in front of Alex.

Alex looked down, his body jolting forward at the sight of the lily necklace in the photo. Despite his best attempts to control his expression, the twitch of his muscles around his eyes betrayed his fear!

"Do you recognize this necklace?" Aaron asked, his gaze never leaving Alex, as his fingertips lightly tapped on the desk.

"No." Alex answered without hesitation, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"It's your own possession, and you don't recognize it?"

Aaron's smile widened, his tone mocking. "You wrapped it in exquisite silk and stored it in an expensive jewelry box. It's clear you value it highly. And now you're saying you don't recognize this precious item of yours? Who are you trying to fool here?"

"You searched my house?" Alex's pupils dilated, his fists clenched, the handcuffs making a harsh sound as they scraped together.

"You're a criminal, and I'm a cop. Isn't it normal for me to search your house? Don't you even have that basic understanding?"

Aaron leaned back, smiling faintly. "I've already investigated. This necklace once belonged to Elspeth. The fact that you've kept Elspeth's personal item so carefully stored at your place suggests that you have quite an unusual relationship with her."

"I stole it. Is that a problem?" Alex's face was ashen, his teeth gritted.

"I went to your workplace and found colleagues and directors who worked with you more than twenty years ago. They all recognized you. They shared a lot about you and Elspeth, which is all testament. They said that the actress you always admired and pursued was never Myra, but Elspeth."

Sweat streamed down Alex's face as he spat out, "They don't know anything!"

"Not only that, but they also mentioned how you created every opportunity to get close to Elspeth, always ready to serve her. And back then, everyone knew that Elspeth and Myra were arch-rivals. Your house is filled with photos of Elspeth, not a single photo of Myra, not a single TV show with Myra in it on your computer. How could you possibly be a fan of Myra?"

Aaron's voice hardened, his eyes darkening. "So your previous claims of growing to hate Myra out of love simply doesn't add up."

Alex's face was taut as he forced a smile. "Even if you found out, so what? I am indeed a fan of Elspeth, crazy about her. For her, I can do anything, including killing Myra!"

Aaron was trembling slightly with rage, wishing he could just bash Alex's rotten head in!

"But if you want to know about my relationship with Elspeth, there's none. She has nothing to do with me. It's all one-sided. I'm willing to do anything for her, including dying or killing. And she doesn't need to know any of this."

Alex finished speaking, closed his eyes, and adopted a carefree attitude as if he had nothing left to lose.

He was bold because he knew his charges wouldn't be more than intentional injury or attempted murder at worst. After all, Thaddeus and Myra were both unharmed, so the Ashbourne family could do nothing to him.

The only regret was that he couldn't complete the task Elspeth had given him.

Aaron was well aware of Alex's plan. His chest was filled with burning anger, his eyes turning red!

After a while, he ordered his subordinate to leave and got up to turn off the recording device.

"Alex, now it's just us two. Let's cut to the chase."

Aaron strolled around the interrogation room, hands in his pockets, and then sat on the desk, looking at Alex with a cold smirk. "You're willing to be Elspeth's hitman, to kill for her, and that's your choice. But if it gets out in the media that you and Elspeth have a special relationship, what will they think? And what will the Abernathy family and Mr. Frederic think of her? Everyone will think that Elspeth sent you to attack Myra. And Frederic will think that there's something going on between you and Elspeth. When you're locked up and out of the picture, what will happen to your old flame? Her reputation is bad enough as it is. If this gets out, she'll be utterly disgraced."

To kill a man, he must first break his spirit!

That was what his younger sister Evadne once told him.