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.

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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!

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

her to the core, driving

Emeric’s arm, rushing to clutch Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne, are you alright? You’re

mother and

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worry,” Evadne

Others might doubt, but we never will,” Myra suddenly turned, her

his lips, his brow furrowed as he looked at

be it.

was about diffusing this mess.

this got out, how would others view her?

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

Barry, Mrs. Fairhaven, where did you see Evadne hitting anyone? We need evidence for such claims.”

out, devoid of aggression but impossible to

turned to see Avery stride

gaze was deep and cool,

anyone to bail her out; it wasn’t necessary.

Not Avery.

Chambers, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed

Edith. A single lapse in

Evadne, his gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to

too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending

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

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 –

she clutched her

though she had never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a strange

inexplicable fear, almost crushing her, making it

her voice trembling with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that girl? I know your families are tight, but this is too

face was the picture of innocence, but inside, her mind

corridor had

heard something? Why else would he dare to stand up

closer, his dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen that sent

Edith’s voice choked.

adults here, you know. You have to stand by your words. Don’t wait until the truth is laid bare on the

silent, everyone waiting for Edith’s

seconds felt like an

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

had 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 mention the slap.

statement was enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough to fuel

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

and she folded. Did you see how loud she was just a

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

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

Avery had managed to clear it

of emotion, not even a hint of gratitude

he nodded at Avery,

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 or

squinted his eyes, internally cheering.

himself, but Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend his sister in such a way!

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

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

the Fairhaven family members‘ faces

turned out to be slander when brought to the police, what then? If they refused, wouldn’t it imply they had something to hide, and wouldn’t the world assume Edith was

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