His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 797

Jareth's brooding gaze was obscured by his lowered eyelashes as his firm fingertips spun the executive pen that had signed off on the empire's destiny.

The assembled company directors cast sidelong glances at the disruptive woman, shaking their heads with a glint of scorn in their eyes.

"Edith went missing on her way to the hospital, and she still hasn't been found! It must have been you who took her!"

She stormed up to Jareth, pounding her fists on the table with a force that left the directors unacknowledged, "Jareth! Give me back my daughter! If you don't return her to me, I'll call a shareholders' meeting and have you ousted from Fairhaven Group! Give me back Edith!"

Jareth's pen paused mid-twirl, but he did not lift his eyes to face the "amiable" mother.

"Mrs. Fairhaven, what on earth are you doing?"

A director, unable to watch in silence any longer, interjected, "Ms. Fairhaven's disappearance could very well be her own doing; maybe she fled when the police were distracted. You should be taking this up with the authorities, not here."

"Exactly, we're in the middle of a board meeting. It's really not appropriate to bring personal matters to the table; it damages the reputation of the Fairhaven Group."

"Personal matters?"

The woman's eyes bulged with incredulity, as if she was on the verge of launching herself into a frenzied attack, "Are those even human words you're speaking?! Did you crawl out from under a rock? Would you be spouting such nonsense if it were your child missing?!"

The directors fell silent, their tongues tied. They thought of her, the person who had never been this unhinged even when Mr. Fairhaven was alive; widowhood at a young age must have driven her half-mad.

Jareth, the subject of the drama, finally spoke with a calm air, "That will be all for today. Meeting adjourned."

"Yes, Mr. Fairhaven!"

rose, eager to

of "Mr. Fairhaven" served to highlight the woman's earlier outburst, painting her as nothing more than a powerless, raging

leaving behind a

did you take

replied with a chilling indifference,

She's my flesh and

as your mom, but Edith is all I have left. Give her back to

silently watched

a life of meekness and vulnerability. But

She seemed to forget that he, too, was her flesh

and her daughter were not trampled upon, that they lived with dignity within the Fairhaven family. Seeing Jareth's unresponsive demeanor, she finally showed her true colors, her threat bared, "You won't comply? Fine, then I'll go to the police! I'll expose to the media all your misdeeds, the beatings, the kidnapping of your own sister! I'll have the court of public opinion condemn you, see you

table, and a video played on the screen, filling the room with the chilling sounds of cries and

watched in horror as her daughter was violated by three men. Her heart was shredded bloodily as she clutched her head, tearing

"My daughter!"

the poison you've nurtured." Jareth raised his hand and switched off the video with a flick of his finger, his pale lips slightly curling into an icy smirk, "You've failed to raise your daughter

crumbled completely. She laughed through her tears, muttering curses, her legs giving out beneath her. Dean had to call two security

VIP parking lot to ensure she

window, his back at Dean, his impassive tall silhouette looming large,

Dean caught on immediately.

of the Fairhaven Group, the whole world, to know that Mrs. Fairhaven had lost her mind. Anyone who gave credence

tape, the scene in the boardroom earlier?" Jareth's

Dean nodded, "Recorded everything."