His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

chapter 355

Mrs. Fairhaven choked abruptly, her heart pounding erratically in her chest.

Evadne snorted, “You can’t even outtalk Elspeth, and yet you dare to challenge me?”

“Evadne!” Edith protested, clutching Barry as if her life depended on him. “How dare you disrespect my mother like that? She’s your elder!”

Thaddeus‘ eyes hardened at the sound of Edith’s voice, his disdain for her evident.

“Just because she’s older doesn’t mean she’s an elder,” Evadne shot back, her cold gaze causing Edith to shrink back in fear.

Edith trembled, her lips quivering as she decided it would be best not to retort, for fear of invoking Evadne’s wrath.

Mrs. Fairhaven knew that Barry wouldn’t cause a scene over something so trivial, but she couldn’t help but express her dissatisfaction to Jareth through her gaze, urging him to step in.

Jareth coughed awkwardly, and began to speak. “Evadne, I…”

Evadne’s icy gaze landed on him, causing Jareth to stutter and quickly change his statement. “I’ll drive you home. It’s late, and it’s not safe.”

“No need. I have my car.”

With that, Evadne left the mansion, the clicking of her high–heels echoing as she walked away.

Jareth scratched his head awkwardly, much to the annoyance of Barry, who grumbled about how his grandson was so submissive before the Ashbourne family’s girl. “Let’s go.” Jareth announced, and the Fairhaven family followed suit.

“Oh, my head. I feel so dizzy,” Elspeth moaned, leaning onto Frederic as if she were boneless.

“Always playing the victim or the damsel,” Alva muttered, rolling her eyes at Elspeth. “With your acting skills, I’m surprised Myra kept you under her thumb for so long.” Elspeth heard every word and was fuming, smoke practically escaping from her ears.

Frederic, his face pale, whispered to Alva, “Help her to her room.”

of Mr. Thaddeus‘ needs. And I

turned and

standing there, a mix of anger and

What are you still doing here?” Jareth approached him, clapping him on the shoulder. “Evadne’s leaving, and it’s not every day you get to see her.

he felt as if his feet were made of

been protected by her

“We won’t let this go. I’ll make sure you

how?” Edith cried. “Jareth controls everything, and he’s

with that Abernathy girl. Your grandfather won’t let the Fairhaven family’s reputation be tarnished. He’ll make

protested. “And he protects Marilla like she’s his heart. How can we

keep her by his side 24/7. There will be times when he

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car, she felt a sense of relief, as if she had escaped a poisonous environment. But as she drove away, her hands

against his electric blue sports car, standing there with grace and poise. There was no telling how long he had been waiting, but there was not

deep–set eyes lit up. He separated himself from the car, waving eagerly

car screeched to a

doing here?” Evadne asked, stepping

replied, a soft look in his eyes, like

For what?” she asked,

he explained. “I didn’t mean anything by it, just didn’t want you

guess I was being silly. I couldn’t even

an independent soul, preferring her own company over others. The thought of someone silently tracking her movements

forcing a smile. “The Abernathys aren’t a den of lions. I lived here for three years, after all. I

pang of sorrow hit Avery as he

filled with melancholy. He was so still,

only to be cut off as she was abruptly pulled into

pressed against Avery’s chest, feeling his ragged breath on her skin. His arm, wrapped around her slender waist,