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.

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

move.

Evadne and Thaddeus

out the champagne, his face beaming. “Congratulations, Mr. Abernathy, and Mrs. Abernathy. A

clinked their glasses, a sparkle in their eyes

together,” Evadne said, her eyes shimmering with unspoken emotions, her beauty

didn’t do much,

“It was all you, Evadne, with your careful planning and strategy. I just did my bit

like Jareth who could so openly embrace Marilla and call her his wife, without a care in the

He had missed too many

was a

be by

of the tongue and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around

out of the car, the mark of a good secretary being to see

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

into his ear, “As my

for Elmsworth, ended in

corrupt career was laid bare, igniting public outrage. Even the President took notice, ordering a thorough investigation of Gardners and any officials connected to them, to purge the rot of corruption.

was on edge, and Edgar was despised

its reputation tarnished,

through social 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,

at night, Jeff couldn’t sleep. He summoned

in, still drunk, until a sharp slap from his father

amusement, propping his head with his fist, enjoying the spectacle.

this! Who dares to target the Chambers Group?” Jeff

and even his shoe were lost. His anger wouldn’t be quelled without

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

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

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

blood boil. He despised comparisons to his

went, doing the jitterbug right

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

moving as he locked his icy gaze on Byron, a chilling threat simmering in his eyes.

fault! She operated on my leg for heaven’s sake. How does that mess with my manhood?

wouldn’t have flinched at Avery’s provocations. But now, crippled and out of favor both in the company and with their father, he didn’t have the guts to

“If Evadne wanted to harm you, she wouldn’t have saved your leg. She’d have left you paralyzed. Are you suggesting she cured your

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