His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chatper 440

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.

NOSA

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!

the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone else,

gaze darkened as he stared at Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving her closer

to clutch Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne, are

words turned the Fairhaven mother and daughter green with

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fine, Myra, don’t worry,” Evadne

Others might doubt, but

lips, his brow furrowed as he looked at

be it. His daughter had set many a mean girl straight in her

about

out, how would others view

a solid public image, credibility.

did you see Evadne

of aggression but impossible to ignore.

crowd turned to see Avery stride confidently toward

gaze was deep and cool,

her out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it were, she’d

Not Avery.

suggesting our Edith

or didn’t, that’s a question for Ms. Edith. A single lapse in judgment could be her downfall.”

tenderness, oblivious to

for Ms. Evadne, too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the wrath of the Fairhavens – isn’t

fathom what Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the

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

beat, and she clutched her mother’s arm

she had never crossed paths with Avery, he

almost crushing her, making it hard to

with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that girl? I know your families

innocence, but inside, her mind was racing.

checked – that corridor

something, or heard something? Why else would

an icy sheen that

Edith’s voice choked.

your words. Don’t wait until the

room fell silent, everyone waiting

seconds felt 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

was my own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door, fell to

statement was enough to clear Evadne’s name and

herself, did

on, and she folded. Did you see how

just a little girl, and she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never admit it. Let him show some proof!”

Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith ever be able to

had managed to clear it

of emotion, not

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

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 police station whether to settle this publicly

squinted his eyes, internally cheering.

Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend

her daughter in panic, while Barry’s

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

family members‘

into a corner in just a few words. If they agreed, and it turned out to be slander when brought to the police, what then? If they refused, wouldn’t it imply they had something

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