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?”

Jareth! You’ve watched Edith grow up. Don’t you know how kind and good she is?”

because she was tricked by that Abernathy

went to Aetheria on a private jet before 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

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

insult your sister like this!” Mrs. Jareth’s eyes welled up with tears

so self–righteous now, but you’re just standing up for Evadne! You only have eyes for that woman. I’m nothing

“Edith!”

utterance of her name was enough to make her shrink back into

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

so angry

give up on Thaddeus. He likes Evadne. Anyone

red as a beet,

you’re going to apologize to Ms.

his cold command and then turned to

should I apologize to Evadne! I won’t!” Edith screamed

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

teamed towar

heard rumors of her son’s demeanor, but when did he become so cold–hearted

sake of

“Jareth, come back!”

Jareth, who had always doted on her, didn’t

at the Sapphire Nights

sat alone in the VIP room,

heart achèd so badly that he could feel it pulsating. The liquor

then, the door to the

I don’t need any company, get the

picked up his glass

Thaddeus who’s

gave an embarrassed smile, and her voluptuous figure moved aside. “Sorry, Mr. Thaddeus, Mr. Jareth is

to it.” Thaddeus showed no

“Please come in.”

and walked

and closed the door behind

into

“Didn’t Evadne dump you already?

think it’s funny that I got dumped by Evadne, don’t you?” Jareth took a deep breath, seeing

deserve to use that

putting it in his mouth. “Evadne never accepted you in the first place,

you’re a flat tire- a useless tire! With you on, even a Ferrari can’t

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

any other woman, he would have slapped her by

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

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

necklace that Glynnis

contracted slightly,

surprised at

“I guessed as much.”