His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

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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, it would have been a dead

her to the core, driving her closer into Mrs.

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

mother and daughter

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worry,” Evadne

that. Others might doubt, but we never will,” Myra suddenly turned, her icy stare

his lips, his brow furrowed as he looked at his daughter with a complex

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

concern was about diffusing

got out, how would others

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

Fairhaven, where did you see Evadne hitting

out, devoid of

see Avery stride confidently toward his

deep

bail her out; it wasn’t necessary. And

Not Avery.

that supposed to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?” Barry asked, his

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

gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in awe.

charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the wrath of the Fairhavens

thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and

record. Thaddeus, though? He’s like a rotten apple at the bottom of the barrel – nothing but flies and skeeters buzzing around

she clutched her mother’s arm with a death grip.

never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a strange sense

there was this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her,

trembling with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re

picture of innocence,

– that corridor

confidence? Had he witnessed something, or heard something? Why else would he dare to stand

dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen that sent shivers down her spine, “Did Evadne really

Edith’s voice choked.

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

room fell silent, everyone waiting for Edith’s reply.

few seconds felt like an

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

was my own fault, I lost my footing and

one statement was enough to clear

didn’t actually hit herself, did

it obvious? Mr. Chambers put the pressure on, and she folded. Did you see how loud she was

a little girl, and she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never

slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let

to clear it up for Evadne without breaking a

stoic, no signs of emotion, not even a hint

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

requires my sister to explain herself. If you’re looking for

squinted his eyes,

being young and passionate, was

while Barry’s complexion

“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

watching, and the Fairhaven family

turned out to be slander when brought to the police,

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