His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 613

In the restaurant, the tension was palpable – the air felt like it could freeze solid at any moment.

Barry and Jareth were at an impasse, the situation spiraling into an ungainly mess.

“Ahaha. Oh come on, Dad, Jareth, it’s not every day we get to have a family dinner together. Let’s not do this!” Gary chuckled as he walked behind Barry, gently guiding him back into his chair and kneading his shoulders. “Dad, Jareth’s been running the Fairhaven empire for us, working tirelessly from dawn till dusk. The kid’s been a real hero for our family.”

Jareth glared at Gary’s weaselly grin, not for a second believing he had anything worthwhile to say.

“Just think about it, over the years, has Jareth ever asked you for anything?”

། ཇ ཞུ འཎྜཆ ད ན ཝཿནཇཇ ཨེཇ ཚ ར ཆ

Barry’s brows knitted together as he pondered. His eldest son had passed away early, leaving only Jareth. The boy had shouldered the responsibility of caring for his mother and sister from a young age. And throughout the years, he had been making his own way in the world, his investment projects raking in profits, his business ventures in Elmsworth expanding wildly. Indeed, he had never once asked for a handout from the family patriarch.

pressed on with a grin, “Now, Jareth wants to marry the heiress of the Abernathy family. It’s rare to see him reaching out to you for something he wants. Let’s make

in surprise, lips pressed

hadn’t expected Gary, who had vehemently opposed his plans earlier,

taking his

he gone out for a breath of fresh air and cleared his head

genuine Abernathy heiress. The Abernathy Group reigns supreme in Elmsworth, and an alliance through marriage could only benefit us. Since

We know

his tongue, disgusted

the family, what of it? Give it a couple of years, and Jareth will tire of her, finding her more of a nuisance than anything. By then, we’ll have milked the Abernathys for all they’re worth, and the marriage will have run its course. You know how these things go. We’ve got the upper hand, being the men in the family. We can’t lose.”

far to overhear the conversation, Jareth could only watch as Barry’s face visibly relaxed.

out with some reluctance, “But I won’t go to the

and April were stunned, one looking at her father–in–law, the

wild joy dancing in his

bri youthful smile.