His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 698

Seeing Marilla dare to talk back, Edith felt a surge of rage so intense, her meticulously manicured nails almost digging into her own palms.

If it weren’t for the crowd around them, she would have slapped that fool across the face already!

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Edith’s red lips curled into a venomous smirk as she leaned close to whisper in Marilla’s ear, her voice dripping with mockery.

“That’s right, you’re not an idiot, you’re a lunatic.”

Lunatic.

She was calling her a lunatic.

A buzzing sound filled Marilla’s head, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.

And just then, the piano recital began on stage.

The flowing music filled her ears. That was to Marilla a torturous cacophony, only serving to heighten her psychological burden.

“Marilla, you wholeheartedly wish to be my brother’s wife. But do you think you’re worthy? You know your condition best. Do you really believe you can bear my brother a child with a sound mind?”

Edith struck right at her sore spot, each word a dagger to the heart!

Marilla hung her head low, her eyes reddening with moisture, her cotton dress wrinkled beyond recognition by her slender fingers. Just like her heart in that moment.

isn’t just your lover; he’s the heir to the

the Fairhaven Group to become a century–old prestigious family. If you want to be the lady of the Fairhaven group, it’s inevitable that you’ll need to ensure the succession of the Fairhaven

sure are you that you can give birth to a healthy child? What if your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want to leave the Fairhaven group without a successor? Do you want my brother to become the laughingstock

eyes tightly, sweat beading

having children… would he also give up on the Fairhaven

fragile heart, “The Fairhaven group is my father’s life’s work. If my brother cannot inherit the Fairhaven group, how could our father rest in peace? Do you think Grandpa would accept a woman like you as the future lady of the Fairhaven group? If my brother insists on marrying you, then he’ll only grow further from the role of heir. Grandpa might well change his mind and choose my uncle as the heir instead. If that happens, you’ll

a frost–edged blade, slicing

I’m saying,

said her piece, Edith rose to

Marilla spoke softly, her head still bowed but her each word clear!

pupils dilated, “What did you

so

I’ve been a

her teeth, Edith was

not like me, the Fairhaven group may not accept me, it doesn’t matter. I don’t seek a title, I

eyes shone with a brightness so compelling, they outshone the stars themselves.

and not wanting to let go!

jaw, her high heels clicking sharply as she walked away,

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Chapter 698

hallway until the

the doors opened, and students poured out with laughter and chatter.

hurried forward to meet