His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

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!

them, they were dealing with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it

to the core, driving her closer

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

words turned the Fairhaven mother and daughter green with

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Myra, don’t worry,” Evadne reassured her

hit someone. You’re too upright for that. Others might doubt, but we never will,” Myra suddenly turned, her icy stare piercing Edith’s

as he looked at his daughter with

wasn’t worried about Evadne hitting someone; if she had, so be it. His

concern was about diffusing this

this got out, how would others

she needed a solid public image, credibility. Otherwise, people would leverage

Fairhaven, where did you see Evadne hitting anyone? We need evidence for such

rang out, devoid of aggression but impossible

to see Avery stride confidently toward

gaze was deep and cool, silent.

it wasn’t necessary. And

Not Avery.

Are you suggesting our Edith

didn’t, that’s a question for Ms. Edith.

before Evadne, his gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who

master has eyes for Ms. Evadne, too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the

Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden boy of the

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. You just can’t

clutched her mother’s arm with

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

there was this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her, making it

daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that girl? I know your families are

was the picture of innocence, but inside,

had checked – that corridor had no security

or heard something? Why else would he dare to stand up for Evadne?

Edith,” Avery pressed closer, his dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen that sent shivers down her spine, “Did Evadne really hit you?”

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 antidote for regret.”

silent, everyone

like

it was irrational, but she was terrified of him, as though he held a knife to her throat. She had never felt this kind of fear, not even towards

with Ms. Evadne, it was my own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed

to clear Evadne’s name and enough to fuel

didn’t actually hit herself, did she? That’s just wicked!”

Chambers put the pressure on, and she folded. Did you see how loud she

someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never admit it. Let

is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith

managed to clear it

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

at Avery, displaying a rare smile

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 the

eyes,

couldn’t broach the subject himself, but Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned

Fairhaven clutched her daughter in panic, while Barry’s complexion turned dark

“The Ashbourne family never shirks the troubles we stir up. But if it wasn’t us, and someone’s trying to frame or slander my dearly beloved sister, I won’t let it slide lightly. I believe Mr. Fairhaven, who cherishes Ms. Edith, would agree.”

watching, and the Fairhaven family members‘ faces

it turned out to be slander when brought to the police, what then? If they refused, wouldn’t it