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.”

Mr. Frederic.” Alva responded, “I only take care of Mr. Thaddeus‘ needs. And I believe Elspeth wouldn’t

turned and left,

there, a mix of anger and regret

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

as

been protected by her husband and son, and had

let this go. I’ll

everything, and he’s so close with Thaddeus and

that Abernathy girl. Your grandfather won’t let

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

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

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

leaned against his electric blue sports car, standing there with grace and poise. There was no telling

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

a halt

doing here?” Evadne asked, stepping out of her car, eyes

a soft look in his eyes,

me? For

pulled some strings and found out you were headed to the Abernathy’s,” he explained. “I didn’t mean

he added, “I guess I was being silly. I couldn’t

of emotions. She had always been an independent soul, preferring

a den of lions. I lived here for three years, after all. I can come and go

pang of sorrow hit Avery as he was about to

with melancholy. He was so still, so white, that

cut off as she

against Avery’s chest, feeling his ragged breath on her skin. His