His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 583

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!

scaring the soul out of Yolanda, “Sounds can be made by any object

sternly, “Your Honor, I object to the

avoid hypothetical questions,

a suspect, but not definitively the murderer. Moreover, you claimed my client attempted to poison the victim with fentanyl, but fentanyl is not a poison. It’s a commonly available anesthetic, even obtainable at clinics abroad,

an anesthetic, but as you know, an overdose can be lethal.”

was sophistry and retorted fiercely, “Anything lethal carries significant risk. The defense should

client was present, but no one can directly link Cynthia’s death to

witness disappeared for twenty years before testifying. After twenty years,

on Cedric’s infuriating face,

her cheeks twitching with the effort to restrain herself.

She was terrified

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that she might lose control and laugh out

me in life, what makes you think you can in death? Ridiculous!”

furious red, his heart unwilling

why all 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

too gentle with him. I should’ve ripped his tongue out, make him a mute lawyer!” she

mother’s plight, sighed, “Killing someone is too easy. But then, the world would never know the true cause of Thaddeus’s mother’s death,

Frederic to regret his

who didn’t even 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

hung over the courtroom, Thaddeus remained as composed as a statue beneath water, his serenity bordering

moment, his penetrating and unfathomable gaze shifted

debate had come to an

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

invite the prosecutor to cross–examine the defendant,” Ivan,

Arnold’s eyes, sharp

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

over the last

of soft roses, pursed slightly. Behind her sunglasses, her clear eyes sparked

moved

defendant, Elspeth,” Arnold announced, his voice resonating through the courtroom as his steely gaze fixed upon her, menacing and

pounded like a drum, her throat dry as she swallowed hard.

the Elmsworth District Attorney’s office–a tough nut to crack, impervious to bribes and

get–out–of–jail–free card when it mattered most. While many

breed. Not only was he a crusader for

His pocket change could bury