Chapter 500

Edgar felt his world crumbling as the prosecutors approached him. His legs turned to jelly, and in full view of everyone, he collapsed to the ground!

All over social media, headlines blared the same news – Edgar was under arrest.

Quick to react, reporters swarmed Jeff.

“Mr. Chambers! What’s your take on your son–in–law’s arrest?”

“Were you aware of Mr. Gardner’s shady dealings?”

“Has Mr. Gardner been scratching your back during his tenure? Has he been funneling benefits to the Chambers Group under the table?”

Jeff felt his blood boil, his face ashen.

He’d thought Matthew would handle everything, but people from the DA’s office had still broken through, led by none other than Emeric’s second son, Arnold!

Both prominent moguls, yet here was Emeric’s boy, arresting his son–in–law, making a mockery of him!

If only he’d known, he would have slipped away in the confusion. What a blunder!

“Dad! Let’s get out of here!” Matthew rushed over, helping his father towards the exit.

The reporters were relentless, trailing them closely as Jeff struggled forward. In the chaos, Jeff’s shoe was trampled off!

“Oh, my shoe!” Jeff awkwardly lifted his bare foot.

“Dad! Who cares about your shoe at a time like this? We need to move!” Matthew, sweating profusely, dragged his father onward.

So Jeff hobbled away with one shoe, fleeing the scene in a sorry state.

“Look! Why’s there a shoe here?”

“Is that Jeff’s shoe? Was he so panicked that he lost it? So funny!”

The reporters snapped pictures of the shoe and erupted into laughter.

men, his legs dragged behind him as if

move.

Evadne and Thaddeus watched everything unfold.

face beaming. “Congratulations, Mr. Abernathy, and Mrs. Abernathy. A power

a sparkle in their eyes as they

lending me a hand. It’s been a pleasure working together,” Evadne said, her eyes shimmering with unspoken emotions, her beauty taking his

didn’t do much, it was

called her his “wife“, his heart skipping a beat. He quickly corrected himself, “It was all you,

so openly embrace Marilla and call her his wife, without a care in

complain. He had missed too

it was a miracle.

be by her side, even as an

flustered over a slight slip of the tongue and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around his neck as

car, the mark of a good secretary being to

caressing her waist. “Evadne, stop tormenting

voice, soft and sweet, whispered promises into his ear, “As my man, you have

crucial for Elmsworth, ended in a

bare, igniting public outrage. Even the President took notice, ordering a thorough investigation of

political arena was on edge, and Edgar was

Chambers Group also suffered, its reputation tarnished, under

on his way home, saw his lost shoe turned into a viral meme – “Mogul’s Choice: You Deserve It!” – and in a

home late at night, Jeff couldn’t sleep. He summoned everyone to the living room for an emergency meeting.

sharp slap from his father sobered him up.

his head with

target the Chambers Group?” Jeff roared, nearly smashing the

humiliated. His face and even his shoe were lost. His anger wouldn’t

Edgar arrested, it’s a big hit for us,” Matthew mused darkly. “First things first, we need to cut all ties with him. Anything we gained through his position that could benefit the Chambers Group, we must destroy the evidence, and fast. The President’s involved now. It won’t be long

and

long shot! For the love of God, can you tell me how I

to his brother Avery,

the jitterbug right on top of

eyes ablaze and breathing like a bull in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack

pale lips barely moving as he locked his icy gaze on Byron, a chilling threat simmering in his eyes. “Say it again.

stumbled back into the couch, his voice suddenly weak. “It’s all Evadne’s fault! She operated on my leg for heaven’s sake. How does that mess

Avery’s provocations. But now, crippled and out of favor both in the company and

Dad says you’ve got crap for brains, and you’re in such a rush to prove him right?” Avery adjusted his glasses, a scornful smirk on his lips. “If Evadne wanted to harm you, she wouldn’t have saved your leg. She’d have left you paralyzed. Are you

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