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!

dealing with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone else, it would have been a dead end!

he stared at Edith, unsettling her to the core,

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

mother and daughter green

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fine, Myra, don’t worry,”

I don’t believe you’d hit someone. You’re too upright for that. Others might doubt, but we never will,” Myra suddenly turned, her icy stare piercing

furrowed as he looked

someone; if she had, so be it. His daughter had set many a mean

was about

out, how would others view her?

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

Fairhaven, where did you see Evadne hitting anyone?

rang out, devoid of aggression but impossible

to see Avery stride

was deep and

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

Not Avery.

Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?” Barry asked, his

a question for Ms. Edith. A single lapse in judgment could

stepped before Evadne, his gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to the

for Ms. Evadne, too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now

thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden boy of the Chambers family.”

Mr. Chambers all the way. 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 the barrel – nothing but flies and skeeters buzzing around him! First there was Acacia, then Edith. You just can’t shake ‘em – what

and she clutched her mother’s arm with a

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

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

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

was the picture of innocence, but

corridor had no security cameras!

Avery’s confidence? Had he witnessed something, or heard something? Why else would he dare to stand up for

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

Edith’s voice choked.

words. Don’t wait until the truth is laid bare on

room fell silent, everyone waiting

felt like an eternity, pure torment.

of him, as though he held a

lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door,

enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough

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

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

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

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

Avery had managed to clear it up for Evadne without breaking

stoic, no signs of emotion, not even a

brow relaxed, and he nodded at Avery, displaying a rare smile of approval.

you’re looking for an explanation, it’s not out of the question. We can meet after the derby, bring the lawyers

eyes, internally cheering.

couldn’t broach the subject himself, but Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend his sister in such a way!

daughter in panic, while

curled slightly, “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

eyes were watching, and the Fairhaven family members‘ faces couldn’t

to the police, what then? If they refused, wouldn’t it imply they had something to hide, and wouldn’t the

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