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.”

take care of Mr. Thaddeus‘ needs. And

and left, leaving Frederic

standing there, a mix of anger and

here?” Jareth approached him, clapping him on the shoulder. “Evadne’s leaving, and it’s not every day you get

breath hitched, and he felt as if

She had always been protected by her husband and

worry, Edith.” she reassured her daughter, “We won’t let this go. I’ll make sure

how?” Edith cried. “Jareth controls everything, and he’s so close with Thaddeus

he can’t be with that Abernathy girl. Your grandfather won’t

Marilla like she’s his heart. How can we get to

be a chance,” Mrs. Fairhaven assured her. “He can’t keep her by his side 24/7. There will be times

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and got into her car, she felt a sense of relief, as if she had escaped a poisonous environment. But as she drove

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 a hint of impatience on

lit up. He separated himself from the car, waving

to a halt in front

doing here?” Evadne asked, stepping out

Avery replied, a soft look in his eyes, like the rippling circles on a

For what?” she

to the Abernathy’s,” he explained. “I didn’t mean anything by

“I guess I was being silly. I couldn’t even get inside. But seeing

preferring her own company over others. The

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

pang of sorrow hit Avery as he was about to speak,

was so still, so white,

off as she was

of a sudden, she was pressed against Avery’s chest, feeling his ragged breath on her skin. His arm, wrapped around