His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

People's vibes really are a strange thing. From the moment Chasel laid eyes on this woman, he just didn't like her. She seemed fake, through and through.

On top of that, he'd heard some inside scoop about the Abernathy family from Cassius. He knew the Abernathy brothers were half-siblings, locked in their own rivalry, and Alexia was firmly in the older brother's camp. That made Chasel even warier around her.

"Dr. Bright, I've already explained everything to Ms. Evadne," Thaddeus said, his lips pressed into a thin, colorless line, voice low and flat. "We're done. I broke up with her."

Chasel's face drained of color. He stumbled back half a step, shocked.

"What did you just say?"

Alexia, standing off to the side, kept her face perfectly composed, but the tiniest flicker of a smirk tugged at the corner of her mouth.

"We broke up," Thaddeus repeated, even colder than before.

turning white with anger. "Evadne wasted her best years on you! She lost your child, she gave you everything! She's heartbroken, her health's wrecked-and just

anymore, don't you have any sense of responsibility? You think

tried so hard these past few days to keep it together, not to bring up anything that would tear open Evadne's wounds. He knew everyone around them was anxious, worried sick, but all those emotions would

agony of losing someone you love-how could you possibly

each other so fiercely, how is it possible to

frowned deeply, a storm of unreadable emotions flickering in his eyes-surprise,

blood? Because

to calm himself as he let go of Thaddeus's collar Even if you've stopped caring, those memories you shared-they're still real, aren't they? That was the woman you fought tooth and nail to be with. Now you're just tossing her aside-doesn't it hurt at all? Aren't you afraid you'll regret this for the rest

turned on his

rest of your

blurred. A sharp, splitting pain exploded

a balloon ready to burst. He staggered, clutching his