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?”

Edith grow up. Don’t you

decision, it’s because she was tricked by that Abernathy girl!

was going, she lied about going to a fashion show. If you truly are

by you. How can you

Mrs. Jareth’s eyes welled up with tears at the mention of her

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

“Edith!”

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

I believe in Evadne’s character. She may be stubborn, heartless, and vengeful, but she would never attack or hurt anyone unprovoked. If what you said is true, it’s likely

angry

should give up on Thaddeus. He likes Evadne. Anyone with eyes can

a beet, she could feel the bile

Ms. Evadne with

cold command and

should I apologize to Evadne! I

you back to Aetheria tonight. Without my permission, you don’t even think about stepping foot

teamed towar

had heard rumors of her son’s demeanor,

sake of

“Jareth, come back!”

voice hoarse from shouting. But Jareth, who had always doted on

the

alone in the VIP

he thought about Glynnis’s accusations against Edith, Jareth’s heart achèd so badly that he could feel it pulsating. The liquor churned in his stomach,

the door to the room

don’t need any company, get the hell

his glass and

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

Mr. Thaddeus, Mr. Jareth is in a bad mood tonight.

it.” Thaddeus showed

“Please come in.”

walked into

and closed the door behind

gotten into you?”

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

a deep breath, seeing his glass

Hey, you don’t deserve

pocket and putting it in his mouth. “Evadne never accepted you

a flat tire- a useless tire! With

finished speaking, Jareth suddenly remembered Edith calling Evadne a “slut“, and his heart

any other woman, he would have

matter how angry he was, he couldn’t do anything about it. He couldn’t even

cigarette, his eyes turning cold. “You’re not acting like

“The fake necklace that Glynnis used to bribe Ada

pupils contracted slightly, but he

surprised at

“I guessed as much.”