His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

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Chapter 440

The crowd gasped in shock.

“Seriously? Edith, hitting herself?”

Her face was swollen, was she really that ruthless to her own self?

Edith’s face drained of color, her swollen cheeks turning ghostly pale, “Evadne, what the heck are you babbling about? Have I lost my mind to hit myself?”

“I think you’ve totally lost it,” Evadne tutted, shrugging her shoulders. “Not only have you gone bananas, but you’ve also scared the daylights out of me. I’m being generous not hitting you up for emotional distress compensation, and you’re trying to sling mud at me? Just because you’re a Fairhaven, you think you can spit venom?”

The room erupted in clamour!

Flashbulbs frenzied over Edith’s ashen face!

“Miss Ashbourne’s integrity is beyond question, right? She’s always been into charity and social work, even helped that poor Abernathy family servant with funeral expenses. She wouldn’t frame Edith, would she?”

“Even if Ms. Evadne did lash out, there must’ve been a reason, right?”

“Maybe it was a catfight over jealousy, but still, hitting someone is not okay! I have my reservations about Evadne’s character!”

Evadne was utterly sick of these petty female brawls. If Edith wanted to scheme against her, couldn’t she come up with something more sophisticated?

Innocence needed no defense. Being misunderstood didn’t faze her.

Besides, someone had swollen her own face; it seemed like a win for her.

Just as Evadne was about to leave the drama behind, an anxious shout came from outside the crowd.

“Edith! What happened to you? Who’s messing with you?”

The crowd parted, and Barry, surrounded by the Fairhaven family and flanked by bodyguards, hurried over.

“Grandpa. Mommy.” Edith’s eyes brimmed with tears, her lips quivering pitifully.

Seeing her daughter with hair askew and swollen cheeks, collapsed on the floor, and Evadne looking down with icy disdain, Mrs. Fairhaven naturally assumed Evadne was the bully.

“Someone help Edith up!”

At Barry’s command, bodyguards rushed forward, forming a human shield against the prying cameras.

“Oh, Edith!”

Mrs. Fairhaven embraced her daughter immediately, shooting daggers at Evadne with her eyes, “Ms. Evadne! If you have a beef with me, come at me, but why bully my daughter?”

“Mommy, don’t get upset, take care of yourself, I’m okay. I’m fine.” Edith comfortingly patted her mother.

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Such a heartbreaking scene.

At that moment, the Ashbournes arrived, stirring the atmosphere further.

Edith’s crude and dirty tricks had escalated things/pulling in the big guns.

“Chairman Emeric, your daughter sure has a fiery temper, lashing out in broad daylight,” Barry leaned on his cane, eyes coldly fixed on Emeric, his tone barely hiding his fury. “Clearly, you dote on her quite a bit. But isn’t everyone’s child their heart and soul? Evadne is, and my Edith is my treasure too! About this incident, you and your daughter owe me an explanation!”

The Fairhavens were not to be trifled with!

heiress. If it were anyone else, it would

he stared at Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving her closer into Mrs. Fairhaven’s

to clutch Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne, are you alright? You’re not hurt, are

mother and

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fine, Myra, don’t worry,” Evadne reassured her

that. Others might doubt,

pursed his lips, his brow furrowed as he looked at his daughter with

about Evadne hitting someone; if she had, so be it. His daughter had set many a mean

about diffusing this

how would others

someday, she needed a solid public image, credibility. Otherwise, people would leverage this against her, creating obstacles to her ascent.

see Evadne hitting anyone? We need evidence for

out, devoid of

Avery stride confidently toward his

was deep and cool,

wasn’t necessary. And if it were, she’d prefer

Not Avery.

Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?” Barry asked, his face

for Ms. Edith. A single lapse

his gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in

auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the wrath of the Fairhavens

can’t fathom what Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden boy of the

clean as a whistle, not a single mark on his record. Thaddeus, though? He’s like a rotten apple at the bottom of the barrel – nothing but flies and skeeters buzzing around him! First there was Acacia, then Edith.

she clutched her mother’s arm with a death

even though she had never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a strange sense of familiarity, including

almost crushing her, making

is lying?” Mrs. Fairhaven held her daughter close, her voice trembling with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that

face was the picture of innocence, but inside,

that corridor

heard something? Why else would he dare

icy sheen that

Edith’s voice choked.

you know. You have to stand by your words. Don’t wait until the truth is laid bare on the table because there’s no

fell silent, everyone waiting

like

irrational, but she was terrified of him, as though he held a knife to her throat. She

a disagreement with Ms. Evadne, it was my own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door, fell to the ground.” She dared not

enough to clear

actually hit herself, did

pressure on, and she folded.

and she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never

you’re still defending her? This is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith ever be able to show her

and Avery had managed to clear it

remained stoic, no signs of emotion, not even a hint

he nodded at Avery, displaying

around Evadne’s shoulders, and addressed Barry with a calm demeanor, “Mr. Fairhaven, I wonder if your granddaughter still requires my sister to explain herself. If you’re looking for an explanation, it’s not out of the question. We can meet after the derby, bring the lawyers from both families, and decide at

squinted his eyes,

Cassius, being young and passionate, was

panic, while Barry’s complexion turned dark as thunder.

we stir up. But if it wasn’t us, and someone’s trying to frame or slander

and the Fairhaven family members‘ faces couldn’t hide their embarrassment.

and it turned out to be slander when brought to

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