His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 358

The atmosphere in the hospital room was thick with tension.

Elspeth used to be Frederic’s darling, his world. The man might not always stay to look after Hamilton, but whenever Elspeth felt even the slightest discomfort, Frederic would make it a point to visit her daily, no matter how busy he was.

Three days without a visit was, until now, unthinkable.

“Frederic.”

Elspeth leaned weakly against the bed, her lips trembling as she dabbed away a smear of pale lipstick, her eyes misty as she looked at Frederic, “You’ve been busy lately, haven’t you? With the company affairs and all, I understand. There’s nothing serious of me, just a perforated eardrum. I’ve already had the surgery.”

Before she could finish, Frederic cut her off, his tone somber, “Elspeth, I’ve come here to ask you something. Is what Evadne said that day true?”

Elspeth froze, her pupils quivering, “Frederic, do you still doubt me? I am your wife! You know how I am with you! I bore you two daughters, and nearly died giving birth to Marilla. I’ve given so much for you. How could I possibly have a hidden agenda, have something to do with a murder suspect! Frederic! Could it be that you don’t love me anymore? When you stop loving someone, everything they do seems suspicious; everything they do seems wrong!”

She spoke with anger, but her heart was pounding with fear.

Her indignant questions were nothing but a cover for her inner panic.

“I’m not talking about that man, Alex. Whatever is going on between you two, I’ll find out for myself.”

Frederic’s gaze was steady, “I’m talking about Myra. Was the attack on Myra orchestrated by you?”

“No! No! It wasn’t me!”

Elspeth’s voice was hoarse as she frantically denied it, “Why would I hurt her? What would I gain from it? Why would I take such a risk!”

Frederic just looked at her, his hand clenching the phone that had long since warmed from his touch.

Over the past three days, he had secretly looked into the relationship between Elspeth and Alex, and although it wasn’t as Evadne had said, where Elspeth had given her necklace

to Alex as a token of their love, there was some truth to it. Elspeth did know Alex, and they had contacted more than once.

And one more thing, although there were no call records between Elspeth and Alex on her phone, he had also checked Glynnis’s call history.

In it, there was a number that didn’t match up with her daughter’s social circle.

After some digging, the number wasn’t registered under a real name, but the location of the number matched the area where Alex was staying. Frederic’s heart sank.

His daughter, a golden child, had been socializing with elites since born and never known anyone from the slums, let alone going there.

Hence, there was only one possibility for using Glynnis to contact Alex.

most about you when we met?” Frederic took a

was taken aback once again and had to think

of her beauty and youthfulness. Most men were like that, prioritizing

she had forgotten

his mouth, Frederic had had his pick of debutantes and starlets. Yet none of them had

an unknown actress. Her beauty couldn’t compare to Myra’s, and her family background was nothing

out of all the women in the

clear and innocent look in your eyes. I loved your lack of cunning. You made me want to protect you, to cherish you. With you, I could find the sense of pride

Elspeth was stunned.

Innocent? Clear?

used to describe her? It sounded more like he was describing Cynthia Winter, Thaddeus’s

she heard, the more it grated on

to get what you want, using every trick in the book

on. Don’t hurt innocent people anymore. Don’t cause any more trouble for me, or the Abernathy family. Or else, I’ll have to send you abroad, far away from the disputes and grudges of Elmsworth, to live in

was a mix of shock and

You don’t want me anymore? You want to make me a cast–off wife? Just because of a few words from Evadne?! Or do you have some secret intentions for Emeric Ashbourne’s daughter? So, you’re taking your anger out on me, finding ways to get

nonsense are you talking about!” Frederic

didn’t I? You’re feeling

as she glared at Frederic, “When Myra was still on the runway, there were rumors about you two getting very close! They even said you gave her a lot of resources

silence heavy as he clenched his

Myra, is your dream woman, isn’t she? I was just your second choice,

had held her silence for far too long, like a thorn lodged deep in her heart. Now, it was being forcibly removed. She was both angry and relieved, “If it wasn’t for Myra’s downfall due to drug abuse, she could have been the lady of the Abernathy family,

was icy, a vein bulging on his

she humiliated herself on stage during the grand celebration, you sat idly by. Why didn’t you rush to her defense like Emeric? Why didn’t you marry her?! Because you were afraid, afraid that such a disgraceful woman would tarnish your reputation as the

“Elspeth! Shut

pines for her daughter, while

and humiliated, lost control and slapped

to rupture,

his trembling

was the first time he’d ever hit a woman. He’d been taught

“You hit me?”

out of bed and ran towards the balcony in bare feet, “What’s the

widened, “Someone

outside the door. Startled, they grabbed Elspeth before she could leap, and held her up like a criminal. Elspeth cried bitterly, her

stand guard outside. If anything happens to her, it’s on you,” Frederic

“Yes, Mr. Abernathy!”

orders, Frederic shook his head in frustration and plodded out of the room somberly without

collapsed to the floor, her legs trembling, her mouth open in

now, even threatening to die in front of him didn’t make him stay. He didn’t even spare her a second