His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

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Yolanda spilled every secret she’d been harboring, and once she’d purged twenty years of pent–up frustration and oppression, she slumped back into her chair, her entire body drenched in sweat.

In that moment, she was consumed with genuine self–reproach and regret.

She despised herself for not revealing the truth for twenty long years!

If only she hadn’t been so greedy back then, if she had had the courage to stand up to Elspeth’s threats and accuse that viper of murder, Cynthia might rest in peace, and she wouldn’t have suffered two decades of a life in turmoil.

She had been foolish beyond belief. Elspeth was just Mr. Abernathy’s mistress back then. Why did she fear a woman so vile?

If only Mr. Abernathy and his wife had reconciled, Elspeth would never have risen to power or remained within the Abernathy family. Even if she had been carrying Mr. Abernathy’s child, her fate would have been nothing more than a forced disappearance, leaving the child behind.

But it was too late for regrets.

The members of the Ashbourne family, present at the hearing, felt as if they had witnessed Thaddeus’s mother’s death with their

own eyes.

The three ladies and Nydia were already tear–stricken, Aaron looked gravely solemn, and even the usually stoic Cassius had a telltale redness rimming his eyes.

He, his brothers, and Evadne, had all lost their mothers at a young age. But compared to Thaddeus, they were fortunate.

The greatest agony wasn’t a mother dying from illness, but dying with eyes wide open, without peace.

“Your Honor, I have several questions for the witness regarding this case,” Cedric said, his eyes dark as he rose to his feet.

Evadne and Thaddeus knew he was bound to cause a commotion, desperate to protect Elspeth for the sake of his future. Despite being prepared, their hearts clenched in anticipation.

Judge Ivan nodded gravely, “Proceed.”

Cedric approached Yolanda, his gaze chilling, “Witness, you’ve accused my client of being the true perpetrator of Elspeth’s murder. Did you actually see my client push her down the stairs with your own eyes? A simple ‘yes‘ or ‘no‘ will suffice. Nothing

more.”

Jason’s brows furrowed in an instant, his fists clenching.

Yolanda could only answer truthfully, “No, I didn’t, but I clearly heard.”

Bang!

soul out of Yolanda, “Sounds can be made by any object upon impact. If people outside heard this bang, would they think I’m committing murder?”

sternly, “Your Honor, I object to the defense attorney’s

Ivan spoke, “Please avoid hypothetical questions,

the last person to see the victim alive, a suspect, but not definitively the murderer. Moreover,

anesthetic, but as you know,

fiercely, “Anything lethal carries significant risk. The defense should stick to the facts

from a fall. My client was present, but

at Judge Ivan, “Your Honor, the plaintiff’s witness cannot serve as a direct witness to this case. Plus, this witness disappeared for twenty years before testifying. After twenty years, how reliable can her memory be? Could she have

courtroom fell silent, all eyes on Cedric’s infuriating face, anger simmering in

hung her head low, desperately managing her expression, her cheeks twitching with the effort to restrain herself.

She was terrified

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that she might lose control and laugh out

best me in life, what makes

down, his eyes a furious red, his heart unwilling to

this fuss? We should’ve handled it from the start, like with Byron, strangled her in her cell, or drowned her in a toilet bowl, and be done with it!” Aviana seethed with rage.

mouth! I was too gentle with him. I should’ve ripped his

sighed, “Killing someone is too easy. But then, the world would never know the true cause

regret his

bother to investigate the death of the woman he loved, who blindly spent twenty years married to a murderer, what kind of regret could he possibly have? He’s too proud and arrogant for that. If I were Mrs. Winter, even if Frederic came

as composed as a statue beneath water, his serenity bordering on terrifying.

moment, his penetrating and unfathomable gaze

come to an end.

comeback, only to be checked by Cedric’s relentless counter–attack.

new evidence to present, then I invite the prosecutor to cross–examine the defendant,” Ivan, the presiding judge,

Arnold’s eyes, sharp

falcon’s, rose slowly. He bowed solemnly to the bench and to the gallery.

resettled into his chair, his piercing gaze inadvertently swept over the last row, resting on Camille’s fair and comely face.

her clear

Arnold’s gaze retreated, her lips moved

questions for the defendant, Elspeth,” Arnold announced, his voice resonating through the courtroom as his

as she swallowed hard. Cedric, too, felt

heard the rumors about Arnold from the Elmsworth District Attorney’s office–a

power. Many a tycoon sought to woo them, hoping for a get–out–of–jail–free card when it mattered most. While many

was he a crusader for

bribe him? His pocket change could bury