His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 704

Marilla couldn’t even bring herself to look at the man before her, let alone respond to his words.

She hunched her shoulders, wishing she could just vanish into thin air

Jareth’s eyes were icy daggers, silently targeting the jovial face of Alston.

But Alston, seemingly oblivious to the hostility, reached out with a friendly hand to Marilla. “Hey Marilla, it’s me, Alston, remember? We were in the same class in junior high. Do you

With a slap!

Jareth’s gaze somber as he swatted the man’s hand

The atmosphere was tensed to extreme.

member me?”

away. “I believe my wife does not remember you”

Yet, hidden within, Edith couldn’t help but anicker to herself.

It seemed that messing with Jareth and teasing the idiot had become the sole joy in her life.

Alston nursed his stung fingertips, a flash of anger in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, staring intently at Marilla. “Marilla, you’re married to Mr. Fairhaven? How come I never saw any news about it?”

Before Jareth could speak, Edith Interjected, “Alston, you’ve just returned from abroad, there are a lot of things you don’t know. He and Marilla have been living together for quite a while now. Even if they are not married, they might as well be.”

She raised her voice for the last sentence deliberately.

All the surrounding and guests could hear her loud and clear!

“What? Marilla Abernathy, the precious daughter of the Abernathy Group, living with a man without being married? Even if she has lost her mother, isn’t her father Mr. Frederic still around? How could he stand for it?”

“Hey, that’s no ordinary man–that’s Jareth Fairhaven, heir to the Fairhaven Group!”

man, right? And with his reputation around Elmwood, everyone knows he’s a playboy. Living together without tying the knot just screams he’s not Into marriage. Sure, Jareth can play the field with all the power and wealth at his disposal, even if he were to divorce eight times, there’ll be women lining up. But what about Ms. Marilla? Once she’s past her prime, her virginity lost, her reputation in tatters–even as

inexperienced, too naive, and too foolish!”

series of explosions by Marilla’s ears, drenching her smooth

heard it all, his fierce gaze sweeping over, scaring the gossipers

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then feigned realization,

you see?”

were cold and piercing as he fixed his store on Edith’s smug face, “Edith, the entire Fairhaven family knows I’m going to engage with Marilla. The ceremony’s all set, and the invites have been sent. Is

crowd murmured in

with shame and anger, turning

“Mr. Fairhaven, don’t you think you’re being a

all.”

judge? Mind your own damn business!” Jareth’s eyes blazed red with fury!

the moment he saw Alston, he had wanted to

this guy blabbered even half a word more, he didn’t care if he was the mayor’s son

throw him down!

face turned an angry shade of purple as he stared at the imposing man.

with a long history of government officials. He was indeed a high

held back from retaliating against Jareth–for the

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There

“Marilla, let’s go.”

his arm around Marilla’s tense shoulders and turned to

“Marilla!”

with a smile, “I’ve just gotten back from Aetheria not long ago, and I’m planning a little

deep breaths, trying to

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veins throbbing as he glared at him.

flock together. My wife belongs to a much higher circle than yours. You’re not worthy of her attention.” Edith and Alston were frozen in place, their expressions so grim they could hardly

made their entrance, they instantly became the center

intention to overshadow everyone else, but their every move was

the men were all looking at Evadne, the women at Thaddeus. Such breathtaking individuals, rarely seen together in public, were like a pair of wandering saints,