Chapter 242

Evadne’s icy gaze under her ruby red lips remained unbothered, even a hint of impatience beginning to creep in..

However, Edith, at the receiving end of this indifference, was seething, her whole being threatening to combust right then and there!

Thaddeus’s blatant favoritism towards his ex–wife was a ruthless execution of her pride and self–worth!

Why?

Why would he disregard her, a woman of beauty, intelligence, and from a good family, for a woman he had deserted?

What was more, men constantly surrounded Evadne. First, there was her current flame, Jareth, then that inconspicuous pretty boy, Avery. How many more men had she been with, and didn’t Thaddeus find that revolting?

“I heard that Mr. Jareth brought Ms. Edith here to apologize to me. That’s why I took time out of my busy schedule to see you, Evadne started, her voice cold as ice. “You should know, I am not just Evadne of the Ashbourne family anymore, I am also the renowned jewellery designer, Alea. People are lining up to get a chance to meet me. I don’t have the time to deal with trivial matters or people.”

Evadne flicked her raven hair, crossed her arms, and elegantly lounged on the sofa. “Had I known you would come, I wouldn’t have bothered.”

“Why?” Thaddeus’s voice tightened, his heart constricting. “Would you rather see Jareth than me?”

Jareth’s eyebrows twitched. He muttered under his breath about Thaddeus’s audacity. He knew he had a higher standing with Evadne than Thaddeus did!

“There are only two reasons why I would meet someone, either for business or personal reasons.”

Evadne held up two slender fingers, waving them slightly in Thaddeus’s direction. “With you, Thaddeus, there’s neither business nor personal matters. Why should I meet someone who is less than a stranger to me?”

Less than a stranger.

Thaddeus’s face darkened, a burning sensation filling his throat, spreading down to his heart..

Jareth smirked, at least she acknowledged him as a person, saving him some face.

“Mr. Jareth, if you have something to say, say it. I have a meeting soon and don’t have time to waste here.” Evadne drawled, crossing her long legs, her red high heels adding to her allure.

She was like a villainess straight out of a comic, regal and captivating.

Thaddeus’s deep gaze inevitably landed on Evadne’s slender white ankle peeking out from beneath her trousers.

His jaw clenched, his throat dry, and he had to swallow hard.

This was the woman he had been so foolish to let go of.

Now, she seemed to glow from the inside out. Every strand of her hair and every inch of her skin was beautiful..

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And Edith played the part of the innocent victim perfectly, her face as white as a sheet, her lips trembling as if she had been wronged by Evadne.

“Evadne, no, President Ashbourne.”

Jareth corrected himself immediately, seeing Evadne’s expression change. “We came here to apologize to you. The necklace that Glynnis gave to Ada at the auction was a replica that my sister had found in Aetheria.”

As Jareth’s voice trailed off, he kept a watchful eye on Evadne’s reaction.

“Oh, I knew that a long time ago.” Evadne replied calmly.

The Fairhaven siblings were taken aback!

Thaddeus merely frowned

Ashbourne had eyes and ears everywhere. Edith’s little schemes were nothing compared to

you find out?” Edith asked urgently, unable to hold

“The day you went to Tyler and paid him a hefty sum to

keep up her act

betray me for the right price. Your thinking is too narrow. Just

Thaddeus inhaled sharply.

That stung.

Aetheria, he understands the value of respect and loyalty. He would

cold smirk. “So from the start, your plan was flawed, Ms. Edith. You were wrong to judge others by your

was the noble one was clear

lips twitched upwards, his

having a hard

himself, knowing full well how

never expected it to sting this

so

smiling face, making herself look like a cornered hen. “You knew from the start that I went to Tyler and yet you played dumb. You even calculated that Glynnis would give the necklace to Ada, and waited until the charity auction to expose everything, just to see her fall! Evadne, how can you

sob, making it seem

for Thanksgiving?” Evadne rolled her eyes, annoyed by

furious to

woman

spew such words. Did she

point fingers. Is it really that hard to admit your

with a stern look. “President Ashbourne, even if you don’t punish Glynnis and Edith, I will. Even if your brother didn’t push you here, I would have.

her gaze, sweeping a complex look over

indeed not giving any leniency to

it matter to

enraged, tears dropping

gentle brother who used to hold her hand and stroll around the park with a

was completely bewitched by Evadne. He

apologize or not?” Evadne

President Ashbourne

gritted her teeth, her voice barely

raised a delicate

“I’m sorry!”

his large

force and had no choice but to lower her head to Evadne, a

get her revenge,

Evadne stood

Evadne.”

Edith’s misconduct on behalf of the Fairhaven Group. Calculate the compensation amount later, including damages for copyright infringement, emotional distress, and so on. List them all and let Mr. Jareth review them.” Evadne turned around and

as cold and detached as an immortal, seeing things in black and white, free

work,

a part–time lawyer, Mr. Jason had already prepared a list with a huge amount. It was

was the price to pay for copying Alea’s

the compensation agreement, Jareth sighed heavily, his throat

wasn’t that he couldn’t afford the money,

Even if they couldn’t become lovers, he had hoped to be friends with

the word “friends” seemed to be getting further and further away from

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