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 know how kind

because she was tricked by that Abernathy girl! How can you blame your own sister? If word gets out, Edith

When I asked her where she was going, she lied about going

admitted the necklace was forged by you. How

Mrs. Jareth’s eyes welled

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

“Edith!”

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

Evadne couldn’t become your sister–in–law, she’s not someone you can hurt or insult. And I believe in Evadne’s character. She may be stubborn, heartless, and vengeful, but she would never attack or hurt anyone unprovoked.

was so angry

should give up on Thaddeus. He likes Evadne.

angry her face turned red as a beet, she could feel the

to apologize to Ms. Evadne

cold command

should I

to her, then I’ll send you back to Aetheria tonight.

teamed towar

aback. She had heard rumors of her son’s demeanor, but when did he

sake of

“Jareth, come back!”

But Jareth, who had always

the

VIP room,

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

the door to the

any company, get

was irritated. He picked up his glass and

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

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

it.” Thaddeus showed

“Please come in.”

and walked

bowed and closed the door

into you?”

next to Jareth. “Didn’t Evadne dump you

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

deserve to

a cigarette from his pocket and putting it in his mouth. “Evadne never accepted you in the first place, so how could she dump you? At best, you’re just

tire- a useless tire! With you on,

remembered Edith calling Evadne a “slut“, and his heart felt suffocated. His eyes reddened, and he

any other woman, he would

he was, he couldn’t do

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

“The fake necklace that Glynnis used to bribe Ada was made by

pupils contracted slightly, but he stayed

not surprised at

“I guessed as much.”