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

move.

and Thaddeus

already brought out the champagne, his face beaming. “Congratulations,

in their eyes as they looked at each other

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

much, it

nearly slipped and called her his “wife“, his heart skipping a beat. He quickly corrected himself, “It was all you, Evadne, with your

so openly embrace Marilla and call her his wife, without

no right to complain. He had missed too many chances

reunited, it was a

be by her side, even

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

stepped out of the car, the mark of a good secretary being

waist. “Evadne,

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

Elmsworth, ended in a

Even the President took notice, ordering a thorough investigation of Gardners and any officials connected to them, to purge the rot of

political arena was on edge, and Edgar was despised

also suffered, its reputation tarnished, under close scrutiny.

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

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

still drunk, until a sharp slap from

his head with his fist, enjoying

dares to target the Chambers Group?” Jeff

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

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

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

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

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

his father went, doing the jitterbug

quack, Evadne!” Byron spat out, his eyes ablaze 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,

a witch?” Avery’s voice sliced through the tension, his pale lips barely moving as he locked

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 him.

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

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