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!

the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone else,

stared at Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving

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

the Fairhaven mother

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fine, Myra, don’t worry,” Evadne reassured her softly.

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

he looked at his daughter

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

concern was about diffusing

this got out, how would

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

Barry, Mrs. Fairhaven, where did you see Evadne hitting anyone? We need

of

Avery stride

was deep

anyone to bail her out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it were, she’d prefer

Not Avery.

that supposed to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed

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

Evadne, his gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in

the charity auction,

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

ask me, it’s gotta be 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 kind of parents would push

a beat, and she clutched her mother’s arm with

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

almost crushing her, making it hard

insinuating that 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

innocence, but inside, her mind was

checked – that corridor had

Why else would

an icy sheen that sent shivers down her spine, “Did

Edith’s voice choked.

You have to stand by your words. Don’t wait until the truth is laid bare on the table because there’s no

silent, everyone waiting for Edith’s reply.

like an eternity, pure torment.

was terrified of him, as though he held a knife to her throat.

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

enough to clear Evadne’s

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

folded. Did you see how loud she was just a moment ago?”

just a little girl, and she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If

Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide,

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

not even a

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

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

his eyes, internally cheering.

passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend his sister

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

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 Mr.

the Fairhaven family members‘

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 to hide, and wouldn’t the world assume Edith

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