His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 239

Glynnis‘ ears were ringing, as if she’d been struck by lightning. She was frozen in place.

“Mom, save me! Mom!”

Seeing her daughter being dragged away by the police, Elspeth threw all pretense of a wealthy lady’s dignity to the wind. She even tried to obstruct the police! “My daughter is innocent! How could you, as police officers, handle the case like this? How could you mistakenly arrest an innocent person?!!

Jareth watched the overly dramatic mother–daughter duo with cold eyes, silently hoping the police would hurry up and spare them the noise. “Elspeth, if you don’t let go, we’ll charge you with obstructing justice!” The policeman’s tone was icy towards Elspeth.

“My daughter was framed! By her, by the daughter of the Fairhaven family, Edith!” Elspeth shouted, both terrified and furious, her gaze fixed on ‘Edith with a malicious intensity.

“What does this have to do with me? Even if I did forge the necklace, it’s just a case of copyright infringement. A little compensation and it’s over. But I didn’t get involved in any of the commercial secret leaks!”

Edith’s words were cut short as her heart gave a painful jolt. She slapped a hand over her mouth.

Damn, she’d slipped up! In her haste to distance herself from Glynnis, she’d let the cat out of the bag about the necklace!

She felt like a target, a pair of sharp painful arrows piercing her chest.

Edith slowly turned around, meeting Jareth’s gaze full of anger, shock, and disappointment.

“Mr. Jareth! Your sister is not as innocent as you think! She’s full of deceit and she’s lied to both you and me!”

Glynnis‘ shriek echoed through the Fairhaven estate, chilling as a wailing banshee. “Edith! You used me as a scapegoat. I’ll never forgive you, just you wait!” “Edith! Quick, come to me!” Mrs. Jareth called, clearly frightened by Elspeth and her daughter.

“Mummy!”

Edith, still in shock, tried to run towards her mother, but was forcefully stopped by Jareth grabbing her wrist.

“Jareth.” She was trembling.

“Edith, why did you do it? Was it to get back at Ms. Evadne?” Jareth asked, his eyes red with

anger.

“It’s all Glynnis‘ nonsense!”

“You’re still denying it!”

Jareth bellowed, his grip tightening, making Edith cry out in pain. “Ouch, Jareth, let go! It hurts! Mummy, help me!”

“Jareth! Let her go! Are you trying to break your sister’s wrist?”

Mrs. Jareth rushed over in a panic, prying Jareth’s hand off her daughter and pulling Edith into a protective embrace. “Can’t we talk this out?”

“Talk it out? I gave her a chance to explain, but what was she doing?”

Jareth was seething, staring at Edith’s tear–streaked face, which still held an angelic innocence..

A sharp pain echoed in his chest, spreading through his nerves. “She’s been lying and plotting with Glynnis, trying to frame Ms. Evadne! What did Evadne do wrong? Why are you targeting her? Because she’s Thaddeus‘ ex–wife? Is that your reason?”

up. Don’t you know how

made a bad decision, it’s because she was tricked by that Abernathy girl! How can you blame your own sister? If word gets out, Edith will also be held

Glynnis and Ada’s contract signing. When I asked her where she was going, she lied about going to a fashion show. If you truly are innocent, why did you lie

voice was as deep and thunderous as a storm. “You’ve already admitted the necklace was forged by you. How can you deny it now? If our father knew how low

this!” Mrs. Jareth’s eyes welled up with tears at the mention of

was both embarrassed and angry, overwhelmed by fear and injustice. “Evadne has repeatedly embarrassed me in front of Thaddeus and everyone else! What’s wrong with giving her a taste of her own medicine? You’re so self–righteous now, but you’re just standing up for Evadne! You only have eyes for

“Edith!”

eyes bore into her. His single utterance of her name was enough to make her shrink back into her mother’s

someone you can hurt or insult. And I believe in Evadne’s character. She may be stubborn, heartless, and vengeful, but she would

so angry she could

more thing, you should give up on Thaddeus. He likes Evadne. Anyone

a beet, she

you’re going to apologize to Ms. Evadne with me, face

his cold command and then turned

mad? Why should I

Aetheria

teamed towar

heard rumors of her son’s demeanor, but

the sake

“Jareth, come back!”

shouting. But Jareth, who had always

at the Sapphire Nights

VIP room, drinking one shot

Edith, Jareth’s heart achèd so badly that he could feel it pulsating.

the door to the room

I don’t need any company, get the

was irritated. He picked up his glass and smashed it on

Jareth, it’s Mr. Thaddeus who’s looking for

embarrassed smile, and her voluptuous figure moved aside. “Sorry, Mr. Thaddeus, Mr. Jareth is in a bad mood tonight. Please

it.” Thaddeus

“Please come in.”

walked into the

closed the door

into you?”

brows, sitting down next to Jareth. “Didn’t Evadne dump you already? Why are you acting like

funny that I got dumped by Evadne, don’t you?” Jareth took a deep breath, seeing his glass was empty, he grabbed

Hey, you don’t deserve to

chuckled, taking out a cigarette from his pocket and putting it in his mouth. “Evadne never accepted you in

I’m a backup, then you’re a flat tire- a useless tire! With

“slut“, and his

were any other woman, he

who had insulted Evadne was his beloved sister. No matter how angry he was, he couldn’t do anything about it. He couldn’t even bear to punish her

eyes turning cold. “You’re not acting like

“The fake necklace that Glynnis used

pupils contracted slightly, but he stayed

surprised

“I guessed as much.”