His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 426

"Whoa! I almost forgot!"

Aaron slapped his forehead dramatically, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "Evadne, you once helped us crack two murder cases. In one, you found the crucial clue among the evidence, leading to a breakthrough in the case. In the other, you spotted a flaw in the suspect's alibi that resulted in a confession!"

Thaddeus was dumbfounded, looking at the calm and composed woman beside him with wide eyes.

This was it. He was done for.

How could Evadne be so exceptional? No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't catch up.

Before, Thaddeus saw himself as decent, if not extraordinary.

Now, in front of Evadne, he felt as insignificant as a used roll of toilet paper in a public restroom.

"Huh, I'm surprised you remember my shining moments, Aaron."

Evadne teased him with twinkling eyes. "If it wasn't for Emeric and Suri standing in my way, I might have joined the police academy and become a gun-toting cop. You might be calling me 'sergeant' by now."

"That's because you're our precious gem. We were afraid you'd get hurt playing with guns and knives. But in the end, we couldn't stop you from going."

Evadne's eyes went wide and Aaron quickly shut his mouth, almost letting the cat out of the bag.

Afterwards, Aaron boldly led them to meet the Chief.

The Chief naturally remembered the sharp-witted young woman who had helped the police solve major cases with her keen observations.

What surprised him more was that Mr. Thaddeus was with her!

The Abernathy Group, Thaddeus - these names carried significant weight in Elmsworth!

"Mr. Thaddeus! I didn't expect you to come in person. I apologize for not greeting you earlier."

Seeing Evadne was a pleasure for the Chief, but seeing Thaddeus was a delight. In addition to the usual pleasantries, he even ordered Aaron, the head of the detective squad, to pour tea for Thaddeus!

Aaron was taken aback. Thaddeus quickly stood up, "I'll do it myself!"

Pouring tea in front of Evadne, letting his future brother-in-law serve him? Was he out of his mind?

He still wanted to marry the Ashbourne family's daughter!

Aaron narrowed his eyes, acknowledging Thaddeus's understanding of social etiquette.

"Oh, no, no, how can I let you do that? I'll do it!”

The Chief personally served the tea, a move that Aaron found distasteful.

If this guy knew that the 'Aaron' he had been calling for years was the son of Skyrim's richest man, would he offer him his office to sit in?

Thaddeus didn't rush to drink the tea. He touched the cup to test the temperature, then elegantly lifted it and blew on it for a while before handing it to Evadne.

"It's not hot anymore. You can drink it now."

Aaron and the Chief were dumbfounded.

"Thank you. You should have some too." Evadne took a sip and handed it back to him.

Thaddeus took the cup from her and sipped from the same spot where she had drunk.

Their sweet atmosphere had already made the others jealous.

"Chief, we came here for one reason - to see Ward and talk to him."

Before the Ashbourne siblings could speak, Thaddeus's starry eyes turned serious, stating their intention directly.

"Aaron, Mr. Thaddeus wants to see him. Arrange it immediately!" Ordered the Chief.

The three of them were stunned.

That was it?

"Yes, sir." Aaron was also surprised at how smoothly things were going.

"But Ward is extremely dangerous. It's not very safe for you to talk to him in person. Let Aaron accompany you!"

"No need." Thaddeus declined calmly.

"It's okay. Mr. Thaddeus's skills are even better than those of Ward and Captain Ashbourne."

Evadne tilted her head towards Thaddeus, her laugh as sweet as pearls. "When he gets stubborn, you better have more men ready to watch Ward. I'm afraid he might die in jail."

In jail.

Aaron and two other officers waited outside while Evadne and Thaddeus went in to confront Ward.

After waiting for a while, Ward, dressed in a prison uniform and shackled, was brought in by an officer.

"Well, well, look who it is."

Ward sneered at them, casually sitting on the steel chair and looking at Evadne with a lewd smile, "What's up, Ms. Ashbourne? Do you miss me?"

Evadne looked cold and stern, but managed to keep her composure.

Ward let out a few laughs, sarcastically remarking, "If someone else were making this offer, I might have been tempted. But coming from you, Ms. Ashbourne, there isn't a shred of credibility.

My current predicament, isn't it all thanks to you? Now, to topple Elspeth, you need my testimony, using me as a tool. Do you think I can't see through your tricks?"

With that, he suddenly stood up, the chair scraping the floor, producing a harsh noise.

"Don't waste your energy on me. Use this time to figure out how to combat Elspeth."

When Evadne and Thaddeus exited, their expressions weren't the best.

Aaron didn't probe further. Seeing that the negotiation failed, he reassured them that he would continue to push for Ward's trial.

Back in the car, Thaddeus, sensing Evadne’s low spirits, pulled her into his arms. His chiseled jaw lightly resting on her head, he began to comfort her.

"Evadne, don't be disheartened. Even without Ward's testimony, we have Erica's recording. Although it's not direct evidence, and it's been twenty years, once this recording is exposed, it will deal a huge blow to Elspeth. She'll be completely discredited, and Frederic won't be able to protect her anymore."

"Thaddeus, is that all you want?" Evadne suddenly asked, her voice cold.

Thaddeus' breath hitched, his heart aching as if it was about to shatter.

He wanted more than that.

He wanted Elspeth dead. He wanted her dead!

"Twenty years have passed, even with Erica's life-exchanging recording, what can we really do?"

Evadne's hand pressed against Thaddeus' heavy heartbeat, each pulsation echoing the deep-seated resentment that only she could understand, "Twenty years have passed, the statute of limitations is over, all evidence is gone. Without direct evidence, you know we can't impose a severe sentence on Elspeth. Just discrediting her, just making Frederic abandon her, how is that enough? How is that enough!”

"Evadne." Thaddeus' voice was choked, filled with intense restraint.

"Our only chance, the only way to make Elspeth wish she were dead, is by using Erica's death, utilizing Ward's testimony, to establish Elspeth's charge of hiring a hitman!"

Evadne's eyes brimmed with unshed tears, a storm brewing within them, "Without Erica, the truth behind your mother's death would have remained buried, unheard. This is the opportunity Erica exchanged her life for, we must seize it, by any means necessary, we have to get Ward to spill the truth!"

"Do you think Ward will talk? He seemed pretty defiant earlier." Thaddeus asked, his voice low.

"He will! Trust me, I saw a flicker of hesitation in him. Otherwise, why would he even sit there and listen to us for so long? He might not even have agreed to meet us." Evadne was adamant.

Thaddeus nodded slightly in agreement.

"But right now, he doesn't trust me, and he's still living a decent life. He doesn't see the need to risk it all and cooperate with me."

"A decent life?"

A dangerous glint flickered in Thaddeus' eyes, "Soon, he'll realize that cooperating with us is his only chance of survival. Even if it's only temporary."