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?”

Don’t you

in her arms. “Even if Edith 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

I asked her where she was going, she lied about going to a fashion show. If you truly are

How can you deny it now? If our father knew how low you’ve

this!” Mrs. Jareth’s eyes welled

Edith 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 that woman. I’m nothing to

“Edith!”

into her. His single utterance of her name was enough to make

and vengeful, but she

so angry she could

likes Evadne. Anyone with eyes can

was so angry her face turned red as a beet, she could feel the bile rising in

to Ms. Evadne with me, face

command

Why should I apologize to Evadne!

you don’t apologize to her, then I’ll send you back to Aetheria tonight. Without my permission, you don’t even think about

teamed towar

had heard rumors of her son’s demeanor,

for the sake of

“Jareth, come back!”

But Jareth, who had always

the Sapphire

the VIP room, drinking one shot

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

the door to the room

any company, get the

irritated. He picked up his glass

it’s Mr. Thaddeus who’s looking for

voluptuous figure moved aside. “Sorry, Mr. Thaddeus, Mr. Jareth

used to it.”

“Please come in.”

and walked into

and closed the

gotten into

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

Evadne, don’t you?” Jareth took a deep breath, seeing his glass was empty, he grabbed the bottle and

deserve to use that

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

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

a “slut“, and his heart felt suffocated. His eyes reddened, and he smashed the bottle

were any other woman, he

was his beloved sister. No matter how angry he was, he couldn’t do anything about it.

off his cigarette, his eyes turning cold. “You’re

“The fake necklace that Glynnis

contracted slightly, but

surprised at

“I guessed as much.”