His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 601

“Ms. Archer, it’s been ages. You’re still a sight for sore eyes, the man said, his gaze lingering on Elsie’s face, which as a winter’s moon. His smile was light as a feather

“Thank you for the compliment, sir Elsie replied her eyes modestly lowered, her tone neither servile nor overbearing

Truly a testament to Mr. Chambers years of careful guidance: Gentle and poised, elegant and dignified. Sometimes even feel like you are the spitting image of Ms. Evadne Ms Archer you are the most perfect substitute I’ve ever encountered.”

Elsie’s expression remained unchanged, but her eyes darkened with the weight of his words.

The term “substitute turned all his preceding praise into biting sarcasm

Avery didn’t pick up on the awkward moment but instead opened a case to reveal an antique vase. This is an ancient piece, latticework revolving vase I secured for you at the Aethena auction. A small token, I hope you f Lit acceptable” Alexia raised a

an eyebrow

She had been tracking this vase for the gentleman as well, which had sold for a fortune to an anonymous domestic buyer. She hadn’t expected that buyer to be Avery

Avery was indeed a consummate pleaser, a loyal hound to the end

extra care with the dad0044

The man nodded slightly “Mr. Chambers, you are thoughtful as always. I’ll be counting on you to take extr project

Avery bowed deeply. Rest assured. I will spare no effor

After the two men left, the room, filled with the scent of incense, sank into silence.

“Sir, do you find the face you gave me beautiful, or is Elsies, which resembles Evadre’s to a striking degree, more stunning?” Alexia’s hands gently rested on the man’s shoulders as she leaned in to whisper seductively in his ear

The man’s eyes curved into a smile, and he patted his knee twice.

Alexia, understanding her cue, knelt before him, her radiant face lifted to his, her eyes rippling with tender waves

“Elsie may resemble Evadne, but she will never be her. She’s just a low–grade substitute created to satiate Avery’s desires” The man leaned forward, his fingertips tracing her jawline, tilting her face up. “But you, you are my meticulously crafted masterpiece. How could a mere imitation compare to the object by my side?”

A flicker of darkness flashed through Alexia’s eyes.

This man was like a deity gazing down upon the mortal realm, and in his eyes, all beings were merely his possessions. Thus, being referred to as an “object” didn’t bother her.

be so bold; Alexia said, kneeling beside him, her hands skillfully massaging his legs. I think there’s no better time than now for you to make your move. As Avery said, the best way to manipulate a man is to exploit his pity.

chuckled lightly. “He

that Elspeth has been utterly toppled, Glynnis has no significance in

you hold and ensnare them both in one fell swoop? Useless pawns are nothing but eyesores on the board.”

will you know

taken aback

me not to be wasteful, that thrift is

man reclined comfortably, “So I intend to use each pawn to

teachings.”

help but sneer. “Your full potential includes Avery,

and elegantly lifted his teacup to sip, Texpect him to deliver a satisfactory report on the medical trials. Otherwise,

day of judgment. Elspeth filed

later, the second trial confirmed the

though she had gone blind. She spent her days curled in the darkest corner of her

her life, undeniably once glorious. But with each step up the social ladder, someone had to be her stepping

was the first person she

woman, dead for twenty years,

truth, she had regretted it.

wasn’t necessary: what difference

adoration, had

love was nothing but a ludicrous mirage

plucking out strands of gray, the intense pain snapping her into a bitter clarity, seeing

never

probably hadn’t

why had he so readily accepted the so–called truth of her suicide

blurred eyes, muttered

comeuppancem you’ll pay for your disloyalty! I’ll be watching

you have a visitor.”

Because she was

high–security prisoner, Elspeth was brought into the visiting

deteriorated drastically due to neural stress and overuse, unable to distinguish anything beyond three

lost, stood frozen in

that there was i was

she

“Who is it?”

“Mom.