His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 19

"Evadne... this name, I've heard it before." Thaddeus pinched the bridge of his nose, mumbling to himself.

"I've done some more digging on this Ms. Evadne."

Thaddeus felt a sense of relief, thinking that his unreliable secretary had finally learned how to do his job. His eyes lit up immediately. "Tell me what you found."

"The result is that we've got nothing." Gordon threw his hands up in frustration.

"Gordon, I think you're ready for payroll tomorrow." Thaddeus' face darkened instantly.

"Mr. Thaddeus, don't get mad! It's not that I didn't try, but Ms. Evadne's info is like a classified document, I swear I did my best!" Gordon's face changed and he was shaking with his sweat. "Isn't it strange? Ms. Evadne is the only daughter of Chairman Emeric's lawful wife, bona fide filthy rich, but her info is nowhere to be found. I've scoured all social media platforms, nothing. Is the lady a hermit or what?"

"Do we have a picture of her? Show me."

"Oh, yes! Took a lot of effort to find it too." Gordon pulled out his phone and showed the photo to Thaddeus.

The man took one look and his face turned a bright red, "Gordon! Are you asking for a death wish?!"

On the screen was a blurry old photo of a little girl, about four or five years old, in Emeric's arms. How could he tell anything from this?!

"Mr. Thaddeus, don't get mad! This is the only photo of Ms. Evadne I could find on the entire internet. It's from twenty years ago, at Mrs. Ashbourne's funeral..." Gordon felt as if he was walking on thin ice, he should probably start carrying some emergency meds.

Twenty years ago, Evadne would have been quite young, about twenty-four or five. Around the same age as Ilana.

Thaddeus stared at the photo without blinking, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. Why did he think the little girl in the photo looked a bit like Ilana? What a joke! He was divorced, but he kept thinking about his ex-wife. What the hell was going on?

Right then, a servant's voice came from outside the door. "Mr. Thaddeus, the chairman wishes to see you. He has something to discuss."

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In the living room, Elspeth was snuggled up in Frederic's arms, weeping melodramatically. A woman over forty and she was still throwing fits in her husband's arms, sobbing like she was in some TV drama.

"Frederic... my poor sister, after marrying into the Stirling family, she's always been a good wife, a good mother, lived a few good years, but now this has happened... When she called me, she was crying so hard, she said she couldn't face me anymore, didn't want to shame our Abernathy family..."

"How could this be a disgrace? We're about to become family, there's no need to separate us and them." Frederic's large hand was on Elspeth's shoulder, his voice was as soft as can be, "Wait for Thaddeus to come over, we'll figure something out together."

Over the years, Elspeth had successfully seized control of the Abernathy family with her innocent and pure persona, replacing Thaddeus' mother. Yet, Frederic was infatuated with her.

"Father, you wanted to see me?" Thaddeus walked over, his eyes icy and ruthless.

"Thaddeus, you must help Acacia's family this time!"

Elspeth elegantly wiped her tears, her voice choked with sobs, "Mr. Stirling and Acacia are both not well, and after this incident, Acacia has fallen ill from not eating or drinking. If you care about her, love her, you should find a solution ASAP!"

"Thaddeus, have you figured out what's actually going on?" Frederic asked, comforting his wife while furrowing his brows.