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!

they were dealing with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone

Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving her

released Emeric’s arm, rushing to clutch Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne,

mother and daughter green with envy.

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worry,”

upright for that. Others might doubt, but we

he looked at

wasn’t worried about Evadne hitting someone; if she had, so be it. His daughter had set many a mean girl straight in her

was about diffusing

out, how would others

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

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

devoid of

see Avery stride confidently toward

gaze was deep

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

Not Avery.

to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?”

that’s a question for Ms. Edith. A single lapse

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

was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking

One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden

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 their

she clutched her

with Avery, he gave her a

then there was this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her, making it

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

the picture of innocence, but inside,

corridor had no security cameras!

or heard something? Why else would he dare to stand up for

Edith,” Avery pressed closer, his dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen that sent shivers down her spine,

Edith’s voice choked.

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

fell silent, everyone waiting

few seconds felt like an eternity, pure

she caved under the lethal pressure of the man before her – it was irrational, but she was terrified of him, as though

and accidentally crashed into the door, fell to the ground.” She dared not

statement was enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough

herself,

and she folded. Did you see how loud she was

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

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

Avery had managed to clear it up for Evadne without

stoic, no signs of emotion, not even a hint of

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

still requires my sister to explain herself. If you’re looking for an explanation, it’s not

his eyes,

subject himself, but Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend

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

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 Mr. Fairhaven, who cherishes Ms.

the Fairhaven family

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 to hide, and wouldn’t

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