His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 512

Avery’s expression froze.

Emeric hadn’t mentioned his name or pointed fingers at him directly, but every word seemed to be a direct attack aiming at him. And a burning anger surged from the depths of his heart, coloring his pale cheeks.

“Mr. Emeric, everything Thaddeus is doing now is just to please Evadne, to deceive her, Avery said, his fingers clenched so tightly that it seemed they might pierce his skin. “If he truly loved Evadne, after three years of marriage, day in and day out, with Evadne being such a beautiful and accomplished woman, how could any normal man not fall for her? But he heartlessly abandoned her in the end, which proved that he never truly cared for Evadne. It wasn’t love!”

“Wasn’t love?” Emeric raised an eyebrow.

“Have you ever considered when Thaddeus actually started having feelings for Evadne? Wasn’t it after their divorce when he found out that the wife he’d looked down upon for three years was actually the heiress to the K Group? As everyone knows, Thaddeus isn’t the legitimate son of Mr. Frederic. His mother got her position in a way that was far from honorable, and could be considered as illegitimate. If Mr. Frederic’s elder son hadn’t been ill, how could he let Thaddeus manage the Abernathy Group and take on such a responsibility? Now he’s doggedly pursuing Evadne. Do you really think his intentions are purely innocent? Isn’t there a hint of personal interest? Doesn’t he harbor any desire to use the Ashbourne family’s influence to change his own awkward situation?”

Avery’s eyes were filled with anxiety as he passionately spoke, almost wearing out his tongue, “He forced Evadne to divorce him, planning to marry someone else. Such behavior is despicable to the core. Once unfaithful, aren’t you afraid he’ll do it again and again? Are you really willing to gamble your precious daughter’s happiness to test Thaddeus’s character?!”

Mr. Dylan, listening silently by the side, furrowed his brow subtly and observed Avery.

He hadn’t noticed that before; but now it was clear that Mr. Avery had quite the silver tongue.

If such a tongue were used to distort truth and rumors, the potential for damage was not to be underestimated.

“Mr. Avery, you seem to know my daughter better than her own father.”

A smile still played at the corner of Emeric’s eyes, yet his tone carried a chilling edge, “If Thaddeus is, as you describe, a man who only values wealth over people, why would he have accepted my daughter who was hiding her true identity? He could have easily married into a wealthy family, couldn’t he?”

Stunned into silence, Avery had no response.

“I’m getting old. I can look after Evadne for a while but not for a lifetime. She chose this man, and she must walk her own path. If she’s mistreated, then she has only herself to blame. I can’t keep her as a keychain, hanging on my belt every day.”

Emeric’s dark humor made Mr. Dylan chuckle.

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Avery, on the other hand, was filled with intense resentment, and his pale, parched lips trembled as he struggled to speak, “Mr. Emeric.”

“If you’re still unwilling to give up on Evadne, then by all means, go pursue my daughter passionately and compete fairly with Thaddeus.”

Emeric withdrew his gaze from Avery’s tense face and spoke coldly, “But from now on, don’t come to me with this matter again. I have many children, and if I were to worry about each one like this, I doubt I’ll live for many more years.”

With that, Emeric and Dylan entered the grand gates of Silverlake Harbor, one after the other.

As the gates closed with a heavy thud, a chilling wind struck Avery like a harsh wake–up call.

After finishing his business with Avery, Emeric felt inexplicably lighter on his feet.

sure has a silver

are truly capable of,” Mr. Dylan replied with a smile that carried

sarcasm.

But when he’s in front of me, all he does is swear oaths, admit faults, or say ‘I will treat Evadne well.‘ He stumbles over his words as if he’s still evolving from the Stone Age,” Emeric shook his head, displaying a disdainful expression as if pinching half–closed eyes. Mr. Dylan, catching the drift, laughed, “But with all his faults, Mr. Thaddeus does have one good quality. Mr. Avery, being the childhood friend and a formidable rival in love, has yet to hear Thaddeus

much in favor of

Thaddeus and the young lady together wasn’t far from a

seems you quite

lady is like a daughter to me

another way of praising Thaddeus,” Emeric

fell

in his tracks, standing by the window and

puzzled, followed his

could see the outside of

he had prepared for his daughter onto the ground. But that wasn’t enough to quell his anger; he then stomped on

he’s got quite the

sneered disdainfully and

couldn’t help but feel a wave of relief that the young lady

with a bruised ego was only Thaddeus. Now, Avery, who had never imagined he’d be in such a situation, joined the ranks of those who suffered Emeric’s

like Avery,

please, calm down!”

to soothe Avery with a trembling voice, “Don’t overthink it. Chairman Ashbourne has always held you in high regard. He wouldn’t suddenly dismiss you like that. At

for his frustration. You just happened to walk into the line of

time, it’s

a beast ready to tear life apart, “Emeric has implicitly approved of Evadne and Thaddeus. He won’t

was the toughest barrier he had managed to erect between them. Using Edith

he hadn’t managed to break the bond between Evadne and Thaddeus,

Avery was now at his

turned ashen, like an ice mountain on the brink of collapse. After a moment’s hesitation, he took out his phone and, with shaking fingers, dialed the number of

while for the call to be

Thaddeus. He won’t help me anymore.” Avery, usually dignified and

of “Sir,” he was as humble as a dog.

no effort to conceal his mocking tone. “But all you’ve ever done is act like a good person in front of her, dreaming that one day she’ll give up on Thaddeus and be with you. You’re so foolish. If subtlety fails, resort to tyranny. If you can’t

Ruin her?

life; how could

next plan. Have you decided yet?” The man’s lazy voice carried a

give me one more chance, the last

he exuded an eerie aura, like a demon clawing its way out of hell, “Isn’t your research facility developing a drug that can induce immediate cardiac arrest?

do you

laughed mockingly, “You’re not thinking of