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!

were dealing with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it

at Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving her

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

mother and daughter green with envy.

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don’t worry,” Evadne reassured her

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

lips, his brow furrowed as he looked

about Evadne hitting someone; if she had, so be it. His daughter

was about diffusing

got out, how would

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

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

out, devoid of aggression but impossible to ignore.

to see Avery stride

deep and

out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it

Not Avery.

to mean? Are you suggesting our

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

tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in awe.

It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the wrath of the Fairhavens – isn’t his stance

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

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

a beat, and she clutched her mother’s arm

though she had never crossed paths with Avery, he

almost crushing her, making it hard to

“My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that girl? I know your families

was the picture of innocence, but inside, her mind

that corridor had no security cameras!

something, or heard something? Why else would he dare to

sheen that sent shivers down her

Edith’s voice choked.

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

silent, everyone waiting for Edith’s

like an eternity, pure

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

lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door, fell to the ground.” She dared

enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough to fuel speculation.

herself, did she? That’s just

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

wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me,

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

it up for Evadne

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

relaxed, and he nodded at

“Mr. Fairhaven, I wonder if your granddaughter still 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 derby, bring the lawyers from both families, and decide at the police station whether to settle

his eyes, internally

Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend his sister in such

in panic, while Barry’s complexion turned dark as thunder.

But if it wasn’t us, and someone’s trying to frame or slander my dearly beloved sister, I won’t let it

watching, and the Fairhaven family

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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