His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 829

The Abernathys hastily bid farewell to Hamilton, with Jason at the wheel, racing towards the police station!

"Thaddeus, have you been causing trouble again?"

With razor-sharp intuition, Evadne homed in on the crux of the matter, her furious gaze drilling into the man's

sullen face, "Do | not know the kind of man Gordon is? You tell him to go east, he wouldn't dare head west. You

tell him to chase off a stray dog, he wouldn't dare scold a chicken. How could he possibly touch that stuff! Did

you send him to buy it?"

Thaddeus gripped her slender fingers tightly, his eyes burning into hers, his chest feeling ablaze,

"Evadne, | did instruct him to buy it, but | never imagined he'd go himself."

"Idiot!"

Jason, behind the wheel, was both anxious and furious, smacking the steering wheel hard, "Even those celebs in

showbiz who want to get high send their agents, keeping several layers of distance, just to avoid ruining their

careers with one false move. Gordon must be skind of hero, personally going to buy, and right under the

nose of the law! Does he think the Emsworth PD is on a lunch break? They've been cracking down on vice

recently, didn't he know?"

Evadne's palms were slick with sweat, her heart pounding heavily with unease, "And that's not even the worst

part. In Emsworth, who doesn't know Gordon is your right-hand man? If word of this gets out, regardless of

whether Gordon takes all the blame, the world will assyou manipulated your secretary into buying drugs, or

even suspect you're a secret addict!"

Thaddeus' brows were furrowed so deeply they carved canyons in his forehead, his eyes rimmed with red.

He wasn't afraid of verbal sparring or underhanded plots; his only fear was that Gordon would do exactly as

Evadne said, taking the fall for everything.

"If this blows up, Snakey Avery will probably be laughing himself awake in his dreams! Without lifting a finger,

he'd win by his opponent's foolish mistakes!"

Evadne, distressed to her core, dared not think deeper, "Thaddeus, if you needed that stuff, you could've told

me. | could've asked Aviana; after all, she's backed by the S-Star Group. Or you could've spoken to Jareth; he's

got connections everywhere! But you shouldn't have kept this from me, and you certainly shouldn't have

dragged Gordon into this mess. One wrong move, and you could take a serious fall!"

"I didn't think this through,"

Thaddeus' hand, despite holding onto Evadne, felt cold, "Hit me, yell at me, take it out onlater. But right

now, we have to get Gordon out of there."

"Like I need you to tellthat!"

Evadne shot him a scathing look, struggling to pull her hand from his clammy grasp, but it was stuck fast.

At the police station.

Gordon and the man who sold him the drugs were locked in separate

interrogation rooms, undergoing individual questioning.

No matter how much the police pressed, Gordon just sat there, expressionless, mechanically repeating one

sentence,

"lI won't say anything until my lawyer arrives."

"Heh, as if you have much to say."

The officer grilling Gordon snickered derisively, his tone menacing, "We caught you red-handed with drugs on

you, plus the confession from your dealer. The evidence against you is incontrovertible. Even if Mr. Thaddeus

intervenes, you're not walking out of here! Cclean now for a lighter sentence, or keep denying it and it'll just

get worse for you!"

A second officer added pressure, "Investigations these days focus on hard evidence over confessions. Don't think

you can get off scot-free by staying silent. With solid evidence, we can still prosecute!"

Gordon's heart pounded like a drum, yet he stubbornly held on, his face as calm as a still tide,

"I've been framed, and | want to see my lawyer!"

The officers gritted their teeth, ready to apply pressure for the nth twhen the interrogation room door was

flung open.

Jason, dressed sharply in a suit, entered with a stern expression, announcing with authority,

"lI am Mr. Gordon's attorney, Jason. From this moment on, any questions you have can be directed at me, but my

client has the right to remain silent!"

Gordon and Jason exchanged a knowing look, a glimmer of hope igniting in the gloom.

Meanwhile, in Aaron's office, the atmosphere was tense.

"This is a tough one for Mr. Gordon."

Aaron sat on the edge of his desk, arms crossed, looking seriously at Thaddeus and Evadne, "Firstly, drugs were

found on him, and Harry from the S-Star Group is adamant in his accusations, providing both witness and

physical evidence. Secondly, with the recent crackdown, Mr. Gordon got caught in the crossfire. Wayne made it

very clear that no stone should be left unturned in rooting out society's evils, regardless of background or status,

and that all should be punished severely."

"We must completely lock down the news about Gordon!" Evadne's gaze was fierce.

Aaron shook his head in frustration, "Before you arrived, a few reporters csniffing around for information,

which we managed to chase off. But | believe the news has leaked; otherwise, how did the reporters catch wind

of it? Even more troubling, the higher-ups, aware that Mr. Gordon is Thaddeus' man and considering my

relationship with Thaddeus, have forbiddenfrom interfering with the case. The officers currently questioning

him aren't my people. Even if | wanted to intervene, my hands are tied."

Their expressions fell in silent agreement.

Both sensed that this whole affair was tainted with a hint of conspiracy.

"We must find a way to clear Mr. Gordon's name, or at the very least get him released on bail. Otherwise, this fire

will quickly spread to Thaddeus!" Aaron genuinely cared for Thaddeus as family, and his heart was full of

concern. "Having Jason step in as a lawyer is just buying time; it won't solve the root problem."

Evadne, usually so capable, was now visibly worried, her brows knitted tightly. If only they knew, it was actually

quite simple.

Gordon copped to the charges, adamantly denying that Thaddeus had anything to do with it, effectively snuffing

out the flames of scandal.

But Gordon was no mere secretary; he was Thaddeus’ right-hand man, a battle- hardened brother-in-arms, closer

than family.

Thaddeus would rather step down from his CEO throne and take the fall himself than sacrifice Gordon to the cold

clutches of a prison cell.

"So, if someone were to, let's say, provide a false testimony, or if the evidence chain were incomplete, Gordon

could be released on bail, right?" Thaddeus, who had been brooding in silence, suddenly spoke with an icy edge.

Aaron nodded, "In theory, yes."

"Then we start with that guy from S-Star Group."

Thaddeus' handsface took on a dark, terrifying cast, “I'll have someone intercept his lawyer, find a way to

get a message to him."

Evadne, her face a mask of shock, stared at the chilling aura emanating from the

man beside her, her lips parted but no words forthcoming.

"Mr. Thaddeus, do you have any idea where you are right now? Do you know what | do for a living?" Aaron was

frantic and furious, his mouth twitching, "I'm a police officer! You're talking about tampering with a witness,

providing false testimony right in front of| could charge you with obstructing justice right now! There's no

way I'm letting you do this!"

At that moment, a knock on the door interrupted them.

Aaron quickly composed himself and called out. A uniformed officer entered,

"Captain Ashbourne, Harry's defense attorney has just arrived."

Simultaneously, Evadne's phone rang. It was a call from Aviana.

She hastily answered, her voice low, "Aviana."

"Evadne, are you with Thaddeus?" Aviana asked, her tone serious.

Evadne cast a quick glance at Thaddeus, "Yes, | am."

"Let him take the phone. | need to talk to him."

Biting her lip, Evadne handed the phone to Thaddeus, whispering close to his ear, "Thaddeus, Aviana wants a

word."

Thaddeus' gaze sharpened as he took the phone, sitting up straighter:

"Hello, Aviana."

"I'm fine, but it sounds like you're in a bit of a bind?" Aviana's voice was laced with intrigue.

"You already know?"

"By now, the gossip winds have swept through the whole town of Emsworth."

Aviana let out a laugh as chilling as ice cracking, yet her tone offered a sturdy sense of security, "If S-Star

Group's devils are causing you trouble, | won't stand by idly. I've already got Lionel on the case to handle this

mess for you. From here on out, you just sit tight and watch."

Chapter 829

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