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!

dealing with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone else, it would have been a dead end!

Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving

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

turned the Fairhaven mother and daughter green with envy.

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

for that. Others might doubt, but we never will,” Myra suddenly turned, her icy stare piercing Edith’s

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

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

concern was about diffusing

got out, how would

she was to take over 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?

devoid of aggression

crowd turned to see Avery stride confidently toward his

deep and

out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it

Not Avery.

suggesting our Edith framed Ms.

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

before Evadne, his gaze filled with tenderness,

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

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

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

beat, and she clutched her mother’s arm with

crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a strange

fear, almost crushing her, making it hard

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

picture of innocence, but

checked – that corridor

Had he witnessed something, or heard something? Why else would

eyes glinting with an icy sheen that sent shivers down

Edith’s voice choked.

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

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

seconds felt like an eternity, pure torment.

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

disagreement with Ms. Evadne, it was my own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door, fell to the ground.” She

statement was enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough to

actually hit herself, did she? That’s just wicked!”

on, and she folded. Did you see how loud she was

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

her? This is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will

clear it up for Evadne without

emotion, not even a hint of

at Avery, displaying a rare smile of approval.

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

eyes, internally

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

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

family never shirks the troubles we stir up. But if it wasn’t us, and someone’s trying to frame

Fairhaven family members‘ faces

had backed them into a corner 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 the world

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