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.

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!

it were anyone else,

unsettling her to

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

words turned the Fairhaven mother and daughter green with

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worry,” Evadne

you’d hit someone. You’re too upright for that. Others might doubt, but we never

brow furrowed as he looked at

Evadne hitting someone; if she had, so be it. His daughter had set many a mean girl straight in her time.

about

got out, how

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

Evadne hitting anyone? We need

of aggression

turned to see Avery stride

gaze was deep and cool, silent.

her out; it wasn’t necessary. And

Not Avery.

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

a question for Ms. Edith.

his gaze filled with tenderness, oblivious to the

young master has eyes for Ms. Evadne, too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking

can’t fathom what Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy

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 kid into a swamp like

and she clutched her

she had never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her

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

indignation. “My daughter has been

face was the picture of innocence, but

that corridor

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

Edith,” Avery pressed closer, his dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen that

Edith’s voice choked.

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

fell silent, everyone

like an eternity, pure torment.

she caved under the lethal pressure of the man before her – 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,

fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door,

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

didn’t actually hit herself, did she?

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

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

you’re still defending her? This is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith ever be able to show her face

and Avery had managed to clear it up for

stoic, no signs of emotion, not even a hint of gratitude towards him.

and he nodded at Avery, displaying a rare smile of

arm around Evadne’s shoulders, and addressed Barry with a calm demeanor, “Mr. Fairhaven, I wonder if your granddaughter still requires my sister to explain herself. If you’re looking for an

squinted his eyes, internally cheering.

and passionate, was perfectly positioned to

panic, while Barry’s complexion turned dark

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.

Fairhaven family members‘ faces couldn’t

they agreed, and it turned out to be slander when brought to the

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