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.

venue by the DA’s men, his legs dragged behind him as if stricken with polio,

move.

Evadne and Thaddeus watched everything

champagne, his face beaming. “Congratulations, Mr. Abernathy,

clinked their glasses, a sparkle in their eyes as they

a hand. It’s been a pleasure working together,” Evadne said, her eyes shimmering with unspoken

didn’t do much,

himself, “It was all you, Evadne, with

envied those like Jareth who could so openly embrace Marilla and call her

no right to complain. He had missed

was

by her side,

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

of the car, the mark of a

“Evadne, stop tormenting me. My iron will crumbles

promises into his ear, “As my man, you have been

crucial for Elmsworth, ended in a

a thorough investigation of Gardners and any officials connected to them, to

was on edge, and Edgar

Group also suffered, its reputation tarnished, under

media 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 phone,

late at night, Jeff couldn’t sleep. He summoned everyone to the

sharp slap from his father sobered him up.

head with his fist, enjoying the spectacle.

dares to target the Chambers Group?”

humiliated. His face and even his shoe were lost. His anger

with 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.

bleary–eyed and clueless, struggled to understand.

about is booze and women. You couldn’t hold a candle to your 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

despised comparisons to his brother Avery, and

jitterbug right on top of

and breathing like a bull in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack hadn’t botched my surgery, how the hell would I be in this mess? She’s to blame, that

just call a 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.

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 with my manhood? She must

crippled and out of favor both in the company and with their

your leg. She’d have left you paralyzed. Are you suggesting she cured your leg only to cripple

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