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!

it were anyone else, it would have

her to the core, driving her closer into Mrs. Fairhaven’s

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

Fairhaven mother

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worry,” Evadne reassured

doubt, but

as he looked at his

someone; if she had, so be it. His

concern was about diffusing this

got out, how would others view her?

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

you see Evadne hitting anyone? We need evidence

out, devoid of

to see Avery stride confidently toward

gaze was deep and cool,

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

Not Avery.

mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms.

Edith. A single

tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in

was obvious at the charity auction,

Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of

The guy’s as clean as a whistle, not a single mark on his record. Thaddeus, though? He’s like a rotten apple at the bottom of

clutched her mother’s

reason, even though she had never crossed paths with Avery, he

there was this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her, making

her daughter close, her voice trembling with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that

the picture of innocence, but inside, her mind was

that corridor had

Why else would he dare to stand

his dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen

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

everyone waiting

like an

as though he held a knife

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

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

actually hit herself, did

obvious? Mr. Chambers put the pressure on, and she folded. Did

her bluff. If it were me, I’d never admit it. Let him show

Ashbourne family doesn’t let this

Avery had managed to clear it up for Evadne without breaking a

remained stoic, no signs of emotion, not

Emeric’s furrowed brow relaxed, and he nodded at Avery,

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

eyes, internally cheering.

being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned

while Barry’s complexion

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

the Fairhaven family members‘ faces couldn’t hide

slander when brought to the police, what then? If they

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