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!

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

to the core, driving her

Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne, are you

mother and daughter green with

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worry,” Evadne

hit someone. You’re too upright for that. Others might doubt, but

brow furrowed as he looked at his daughter

she had, so be it. His

was about

out, how would others view her?

trivial; if she was to take over the conglomerate someday, she needed a solid public image, credibility. Otherwise, people would leverage this

did you see Evadne hitting

out, devoid of aggression

turned to see Avery stride confidently toward his

gaze was deep and cool, silent.

didn’t want anyone to bail her out; it wasn’t necessary.

Not Avery.

Chambers, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?” Barry asked, his face clouded.

or didn’t, that’s a question for Ms. Edith. A

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

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

just can’t fathom what Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden

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

she clutched her mother’s

never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a

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

“My daughter has

face was the picture of innocence, but inside, her mind

checked – 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

Edith’s voice choked.

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

fell silent, everyone waiting for Edith’s

like an

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

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

to clear Evadne’s name and

actually hit herself, did she? That’s just

and she folded. Did you see

she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never admit it. Let him

slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith ever be able to show her

clear it up

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

brow relaxed, and he nodded at Avery, displaying a rare smile of

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 explanation, it’s not out

eyes,

and passionate, was

clutched her daughter in panic, while Barry’s

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.

the Fairhaven family members‘ faces

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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