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!

with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone else, it would have been

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

hand tightly, “Evadne,

words turned the Fairhaven mother and daughter green with envy.

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Myra, don’t worry,”

don’t believe you’d hit someone. You’re too upright for that. Others might doubt, but we never will,”

brow furrowed as he

if she had, so be it.

concern was about

out, how would others view her?

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

see Evadne hitting anyone? We need

clear voice rang out, devoid of

to see Avery stride confidently toward his flame.

gaze was deep

to bail her out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it were,

Not Avery.

supposed to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?” Barry

did or didn’t, that’s a question for Ms. Edith. A single lapse in

tenderness, oblivious to the

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

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

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 shake ‘em – what kind of parents would

skipped a beat, and she clutched her mother’s arm with a death grip.

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

this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her, making it hard to breathe.

Edith 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 girl? I know

the picture of innocence, but inside, her

– that corridor had no security cameras!

Had he witnessed something, or heard something? Why else would he dare

with an icy sheen that sent shivers

Edith’s voice choked.

to stand by your words. Don’t wait until the truth is laid bare on the

silent, everyone

few seconds felt like an eternity,

him, as though he held

my footing and accidentally crashed into the door, fell to the ground.” She dared not mention the

enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough

hit herself, did she? That’s just wicked!”

on, and she folded. Did you see

calls her bluff. If it were me,

This is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith ever be able to show her face again?”

managed to clear it up for Evadne without breaking a sweat.

signs of emotion, not even a hint of

furrowed brow relaxed, and he nodded at Avery, displaying a rare smile

forward, casually draping an arm 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

eyes, internally

passionate, was perfectly positioned

clutched her daughter in panic, while Barry’s complexion

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

Fairhaven family members‘ faces couldn’t hide

few words. If they agreed, and it turned out to be slander when brought to the police, what then? If

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