His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 1373

Thaddeus frowned. "A Golden K-Totem Badge? What is that?"

"Have you ever heard of the KING CLUB in Country M?"

Thaddeus froze. A few seconds of heavy silence passed before it clicked.

"Are you talking about that ultra-elite billionaire syndicate the international press exposed a while back? The one rumored to host horrific, illegal underground markets? The membership roster is supposedly a who's who of global elites—politicians, tycoons. I even heard royals and top military brass from Country M are on the list."

"Exactly. That's the place. According to my digging, this golden badge is strictly reserved for their highest-tier members. Mid-to-low-level members use playing cards for access. If someone lower down the food chain wants access to the inner circle, they have to be sponsored by a gold-tier member."

Aaron quickly added, "Oh, right—there's a loophole. If a gold-tier member steps down or dies, the person they sponsored automatically inherits their top-tier status."

Thaddeus's mind raced as the pieces aggressively snapped into place. "Are you saying Chad orchestrated Mason's assassination? He was acting as the apex predator the entire time, just waiting to strike, and his ultimate prize was that KING CLUB elite membership?"

It clicked for Aaron entirely. "That's highly probable. We just found his motive!"

"But Chad failed to secure the badge. He must have been rushed and didn't have time to properly search the body."

"Chad's domestic empire is crumbling. His lab was raided, his power within the Abernathy group is gone, and he's been cut out of the inheritance. He's panicking and desperate for a new lifeline. The KING CLUB offers exactly the kind of untouchable resources he's obsessed with. Of course he'd do whatever it takes to squeeze his way in—even slaughter his own uncle."

Aaron took a deep breath, his tone dead serious. "Thaddeus, I'm telling you all of this because I have a proposition."

Thaddeus's voice went dangerously low, practically reading the detective's mind. "You want me to take this badge and infiltrate the KING CLUB."

"You won't be doing it alone. I'll back your play."

Aaron's voice was absolute. "Elvis will back you, too. You are the Chairman of the Abernathy Group. A billionaire of your status walking into that club won't trigger any alarms.

"Of course, this is our backup plan. If forensics can definitively link Alexia's murder to Chad, we won't need to go undercover. We'll just throw him in a cell and throw away the key. That's the ideal scenario."

"If it guarantees Chad pays for what he's done, I'm in."

Thaddeus's resolve was absolute. "Whether it's hell itself or a literal lion's den, I'm going in."

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