His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 479

Edith felt dizzy after the punishment, stars exploding in her vision while the metallic taste of blood filled her mouth. Pain radiated from her ears, making her entire body convulse as she bared her teeth in agony.

In the face of excruciating pain, all concerns for maintaining her composure and her dignified heiress demeanor were thrown to the winds.

“Ah, Ah! My ear. My ear is killing me!”

After being struck twice on the right cheek, a piercing ringing filled her ear, and she howled with pain.

“Oh, Edith! My poor Edith!”

Barry’s eyes bulged in shock as he rushed to Edith’s side, his cane forgotten as he tried to help her up with trembling, bony hands.

But Edith had no strength left to rise. The ferocity of Jareth’s powerful blow was evident, and she could only collapse to the ground, weeping bitterly, “Grandpa Barry, my ear, it hurts so much. I can’t hear anything in my right ear.”

“Edith! What did you say?!” Barry turned pale with fright.

But even his loud voice, from such a short distance, barely registered as a faint whisper to Edith Trembling, she released her hand from her right ear, opening her palm to reveal. Drops of bright red blood stood out starkly, sending her into utter panic as she burst into tears, “My ear…I’ve gone deaf!”

Bodyguards and secretaries crowded around, shouting for doctors and calling for ambulances, creating a chaotic scene reminiscent of a disturbed henhouse.

Jareth watched the Fairhaven family’s pandemonium with icy detachment, as if an invisible barrier of cold ice stood between him and the Fairhaven Group.

Once, he had taken pride in being the eldest grandson of the Fairhaven Group. Now, he only felt shame and humiliation.

“Jareth! Have you lost your mind?!” Barry glared at him in disbelief, his vision darkening for a moment as he struggled to catch his breath, “Edith is your own sister! Your parents‘ only daughter! How could you strike her so cruelly?!”

A sinister smile curled Jareth’s lips, “As the eldest brother, I’m the patriarch in my father’s absence. Do you find something amiss in my disciplining her?”

The crowd gasped at his audacity. His words were outrageous yet carried an air of strange justification.

“You’re nothing but a thankless whelp!”

Barry, red–faced with anger, sputtered, “Edith is my granddaughter! I am the head of the Fairhaven family! How dare you raise your hand against your own sister in front of me? Do you still have respect for your elders?!”

“Of course.”

“It’s out of respect for you that I merely slapped her insolent mouth. Otherwise, I might have- killed

struck silent by the

always thought of him as a carefree playboy with a sense of loyalty. But now, seeing him risk his inheritance and face the possibility of alienation to defend Evadne and set things right, Cassius was overwhelmed with gratitude and regret for ever underestimating

trembled violently, seeking refuge in Barry’s embrace.

for words, choked with

your sister. Speaking so harshly not only reflects poorly on you but also wounds your family’s feelings. It’s a loss all around.”

hence attempting to exert his authority as an elder. His tone was advisory on the surface, but underneath lay a clear warning, “Besides, this matter ultimately‘ concerns my son and Ms. Ashbourne. It’s a dispute between the Abernathy family and the Ashbourne family, so perhaps you

Are you suggesting that Edith bears no responsibility for exposing Ms. Ashbourne’s private afflictions in front of all these people, for tearing open her wounds for public spectacle, just to satisfy her own vile vengefulness? Is that what you’re saying?” Jareth’s words cut deeply, stripping away Edith’s last shreds of dignity.

closed her eyes, and despite her best efforts to hold back, tears began to fall, each one striking Thaddeus’s heart with devastating force, leaving it almost a

walk over to you, to embrace and kiss you with all the fervor of those passionate nights. But do I still deserve to? Do I even have the right to hold

you insulting me?!” Frederic strained to

adopting a bored, dissolute demeanor as he casually cleaned his ear, “And Im acquainted with your son,

if he’d swallowed.something foul. Impressive, Mr. Jareth Fairhaven! What a

Frederic, shaking their

to stop Ms. Ashbourne from marrying Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy, and it is

not just for a lady of her stature but for any Jane Doe. Edith publicizing it like that? That’s lower than low, man – makes a stray mutt

Thaddeus. She’s out to burn it all down, take Evadne with her. If she can’t be happy, nobody

dogs would shake their heads at her. Who in their

Thaddeus. The Abernathy family a public restroom or what? He’s pulling in all the

late that even if he wanted to split Thaddeus and Evadne and shove Edith to his

going deaf? I don’t wanna be deaf. Take me to

go! Get her to the hospital

had barely barked the order when Cassius suddenly roared with an icy glare, “Who dares to

core, and Edith was so scared she

from his sister’s wrist, “Dad, what’s the use of getting mad at her now? You’re only playing into the hands of those conniving snakes. Besides, you’re hurting Evadne.

his daughter’s wrist had become, a sight

softly,

and pulled his sister close, “My princess, what nonsense are you spouting? You’ve

chuckled bitterly. How naive she had