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.

Edgar was escorted out of the venue by the DA’s men, his legs dragged behind him as if stricken with polio, too terrified to

move.

and

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

glasses, a sparkle in their eyes as they looked at each

for lending me a hand. It’s been a pleasure working together,” Evadne said, her eyes

didn’t do much, it was all-”

quickly corrected himself, “It was all you, Evadne, with your careful planning and

could so openly embrace Marilla and

had no right to complain. He had missed too many chances at

it was a

would be content just to be by her

of the tongue and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around his neck as she planted a kiss on his jaw.

the car, the mark of a good secretary being to see and hear

strong hand caressing her waist. “Evadne, stop tormenting me. My iron will

whispered promises into his ear, “As

Elmsworth, ended in a bizarre spectacle.

took notice, ordering a thorough investigation of Gardners and any officials connected to

and Edgar was despised more than ever.

Group also suffered, its reputation tarnished, under close

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

summoned everyone to the living

drunk, until a sharp slap from his father sobered him

amusement, propping his head with his fist,

this! Who dares to target the Chambers Group?” Jeff roared, nearly smashing the

had never been so humiliated. His face and even his shoe were lost. His anger wouldn’t be quelled without

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

Arrested? Why?” Byron, bleary–eyed and clueless,

brothers, not by a long shot! For the love of God, can you tell me how I ended up with a son who can’t even get it up?” Jeff’s patience with Byron had evaporated, and in a fit of rage, he hurled the insult like a dagger straight for

made Byron’s blood boil. He despised comparisons to his

doing the jitterbug right on

a bull in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack hadn’t botched my surgery,

witch?” Avery’s voice sliced through the tension, his pale lips barely moving as he locked his icy gaze on Byron, a chilling threat simmering in his eyes. “Say it again. Who’s the witch?”

all Evadne’s fault! She operated on my

out of favor both in the company and with their father, he

have saved your leg. She’d have left you paralyzed. Are you suggesting she cured your leg only to cripple your sex life? Hilarious. Keep that kind of stupidity within

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