His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

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Gary glared at his wife with a mix of irritation and disbelief. Her timing couldn’t be worse.

Even though Marilla was Elspeth’s daughter, she was undoubtedly Frederic’s progeny–a true heiress to the Abernathy estate.

Although Gary had his designs on using the girl for his own schemes, deep down, he didn’t want Jareth to actually marry into the Abernathy family’s daughter. Such a union would legitimize their alliance, making Frederic Jareth’s father–in–law!

Wouldn’t that just give the young wolf more teeth?

No, Gary needed a dual strategy.

Either use the girl as leverage to block Jareth from ascending to the CEO position or, as a concession, allow Jareth to become CEO but prevent a marriage with the Abernathy conglomerate at all costs!

Jareth’s words cast a pall over the dining room atmosphere.

Barry’s silvery eyebrows tightened, but he did not look at his grandson.

Barry hadn’t spoken yet, but Mrs. Fairhaven, unable to contain herself, burst out, “Jareth, don’t you understand the rules of a family banquet? Only Fairhaven blood should be present. Bringing an outsider, what does that say about us?”

“Outsider?”

A flame flickered in Jareth’s heart, and his eyes narrowed, a frost settling over his handsome features. “Never mind, Marilla will soon be no outsider. She will be my wife, and thus, a member of the Fairhaven family.”

Mrs. Fairhaven’s throat tightened, “Jareth, now is not the time for this!”

“I came tonight precisely to discuss this.”

Jareth slowly stood, his imposing figure turning towards Barry, eyes blazing with resolve,

*Grandpa, I’ve come to inform you and everyone here. I intend to marry Marilla, I ask for your blessing.”

With those words, Jareth bowed deeply to Barry.

Barry now directed his gaze at his grandson, his pupils dilating with shock!

Jareth, the unruly prince of the family, had never before shown such deference or seriousness,

For the sake of the Abernathy lady, he was willing to bend his proud head,

girl is not

escape the fact that they are the daughters of a murderer. Elspeth has been sentenced to death. The footage of her trial is all over the internet. Marrying her daughter, what does that signal? Are you

nodded vigorously in

engrossed in their steaks and wine, couldn’t help but show sly smirks at

as if in a

even Thaddeus. What woman couldn’t you have? Why settle for a murderer’s daughter? If word gets out, who knows what ridicule we

his head, his face stern, “This match is not fitting. I cannot

The mistakes Elspeth made are her own, what

voice rose, his forehead veins bulging, “Moreover, Marilla wasn’t even born when Elspeth committed her crime. She’s innocent. You can’t judge her

previous generation should not fall on the next. But the actions of the parents can

longer leaving room for sentiment, “What good can come from a daughter raised by Elspeth? Not to mention her elder sister, Glynnis, who paraded her parents‘ influence to bully my granddaughter! Your mother hid this from me for a long time. They are blood sisters. How much better can the younger be than the older?”

“Dad, you’re absolutely right! Everything you’ve

her. You haven’t taken

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jaw, his blood boiling

hear a single word against her!

built for her. What she didn’t know was that just one step outside that world, she would be facing a barrage of slander and

shield her from all harm, to have the entire Fairhaven family recognize her status, not keep her hidden

to be much more difficult than he had

be the CEO of the Fairhaven Group, the face of our family. It didn’t matter how you played around before, but

“There are no outsiders here, so let me speak frankly. Your grandpa worked incredibly hard to build what we have. He still bears two long scars on his back from his days fighting in the trenches. You ought to know the origin story of the Fairhaven Group like the back of your hand. All the blood, sweat, and tears 1, not to mention my older brother, put into whitewashing Fairhaven’s name–Jareth, you’re well aware of it all. Now, with the Fairhaven Group’s stock teetering and our reputation

husband, who had tragically died in a helicopter crash, her eyes filled with

struck a chord with Barry, “Jareth, marriage isn’t child’s play, you can’t just follow your whims! And that Ms. Marilla, cut ties with her pronto. She’s nowhere near

fine, Uncle

them again, there was a resolve in his gaze as if he could move mountains, “But I’ve made up my

defiant face, his

was as stubborn as his father

here to listen

took his seat, his fists clenched tightly under the table, “Most of Fairhaven’s projects and assets are under my control. And if I were to cash out my shares, along with my father’s, or if I were to transfer them to someone else, it’d

and Gary

a girl, and now

my decision, then the future of Fairhaven is bright. If not, I’ll have to resolve this

lips curled into a mischievous smile, “The projects I hold could just as easily go to Mr. Thaddeus or President Ashbourne. No big deal, we’re all friends here. I scratch their

lost your mind? What are you saying?” Mrs. Fairhaven

eyes, tension crackling between them!