His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 742

"Absolutely," Marilla nodded with unwavering certainty.

At that moment, the usually composed Aaron stood frozen, staring at the portrait, with visible redness creeping into the corners of his eyes.

"Aaron, are you okay?" Marilla, ever so attentive, noticed Aaron's unusual behavior and asked with a gentle voice.

"Sorry, where's the restroom?" Aaron's voice was hoarse as he inquired.

Thaddeus pointed out the direction, and Aaron quickly turned and strode away with urgency.

"Evadne, do you recognize this man?" The man wrapped his arm around her waist, asking anxiously.

Taking a deep breath to steady her swirling emotions, Evadne replied, "He looks remarkably like Hubery, who perished in a plane crash."

Thaddeus and Marilla's eyes widened in disbelief!

Remembering Hubery, who had died years ago, brought back a pain to the Ashbourne family that could never be healed. Tears welled up in Evadne's eyes as she murmured softly.

"Hubery left us all those years ago, and we never dare to speak or reminisce about him, especially in front of Suri and Aaron. It's not that we've forgotten; it's precisely because we can't forget that we avoid it so."

With her eyes closed, as the memory flooded back, Evadne felt a wave of pain coming from the depths of her heart, threatening to overwhelm her, "I still remember that morning of the crash, Hubery, dressed in his pilot's uniform, standing in the sunlit courtyard, suitcase in hand, waving goodbye with such vigor. Little did we know, it would be our last goodbye."

A brief farewell had turned into eternity.

Thaddeus tightened his grip on Evadne's waist as a wave of sorrow weighed heavily on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

He wanted to say something comforting, but any words of solace seemed pale and weak in the face of a loved one's death.

Realization dawned on Marilla, and she looked anxiously in the direction Aaron had left.