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.

escorted out of the venue by the DA’s men, his legs dragged behind him as

move.

street, Evadne and Thaddeus watched everything unfold.

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

eyes as they looked at each other

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

didn’t do much, it was all-”

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

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

no right to complain. He had missed too

reunited, it was a miracle.

content just to be by her side, even as

and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around

of the car, the mark of a good secretary being

deepened, his strong hand caressing her waist. “Evadne,

sweet, whispered promises into his ear, “As my man, you have been strong. Tonight, I’ll

gala, crucial for Elmsworth, ended

ordering a thorough investigation of Gardners and any officials connected to them, to purge the rot of corruption.

arena was on edge, and Edgar was despised more than ever.

Group also suffered, its reputation tarnished, under close scrutiny.

turned into a viral meme – “Mogul’s Choice: You Deserve It!” – and in a fit of rage, he threw his phone, shattering his

sleep. He summoned everyone to the living room for

still drunk, until a sharp slap

head

this! Who dares to target the Chambers Group?”

he had never been so humiliated. His face and even his shoe were lost. His anger wouldn’t

Anything we gained through his position that could benefit the Chambers Group, we must destroy the evidence, and fast. The President’s involved

bleary–eyed and clueless, struggled to

fool! All you care 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 for Byron’s pride.

blood boil. He despised comparisons to his brother Avery, and despised even more

went, doing the jitterbug right on top of his landmines.

Evadne!” Byron spat out, his eyes ablaze and breathing like a bull in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack

did you 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. “Say it again. Who’s the witch?”

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

out of favor both in the company and with their father, he didn’t have the guts to confront

his lips. “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 leg only to cripple your sex life? Hilarious. Keep that kind of stupidity within the family, will you? Don’t go embarrassing the

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