His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 306

The banquet hall was a ghost town, with barely a handful of guests scattered around. It was a sad, lackluster scene.

Aside from the few waitstaff and the pianist, there wasn’t a single woman in sight! All those high society women, who would usually fawn over Elspeth and the power of the Abernathy Group, were noticeably absent. It was as they had all conspired to avoid this party.

Elspeth was livid, and if it weren’t for the gaggle of reporters watching with keen interest, she might have lost her cool fight then and there.

Frederic gave a slight frown, his lips pressing into a thin line, but otherwise, he was hard to read.

Their daughter, Glynnis, looked shocked. She knew her mother wasn’t the most liked person in their circle, but she hadn’t realized the extent of it until now.

The reporters were having a field day with the desolate party. “Quick, take more pictures! This is headline material!” they chattered amongst themselves.

The reporters probed their heads and shot wildly at the desolate banquet hall.

“The title is ‘The Abernathy Group Chairperson’s Wife’s Birthday Banquet is So Empty, Is the Beauty No Longer Beautiful?”

“She just said that she invited a lot of people, so she immediately slapped herself in the face. It’s really funny!”

Elspeth was so angry that both legs under her gorgeous skirt shivered. She glared hard at Glynnis and let her be her mouth instead.

Glynnis hurriedly faced the reporters and said with a smile, “Dear reporters, my mother’s birthday banquet will start soon. We are going in to greet the guests. Everyone, take your time. We will give you gifts at the door later!”

The bodyguards coaxed and hurried the reporters out.

Some reporters also complained when they received the gift, “Hiss, we were asked to rush over in the heavy snow before, but now we are asked to leave. Obviously, they feel ashamed and don’t want to be seen!”

“You still greet guests? Where are there any guests?

The birthday party had just begun, but it was so depressed that it seemed to be over.

Elspeth was seething. Her anger was barely concealed by her elaborate makeup, and her face was tense with rage.

And to add salt to the wound, the few guests that were present were mostly Frederic’s friends, who merely gave her a cursory birthday wish before engaging in jovial conversations with Frederic, completely ignoring her.

could this be

pale. “I just found out that all our invited guests

had suspected as much, was still taken aback and nearly

little minx! Why is it always

looked up, her eyes complicated as she heard her

family, and the other half because of the Chambers family. And since the

fueling her intelligence. “And some guests who weren’t invited by the Ashbournes, somehow

my party and degrade me

eyes turned to

“Jareth.”

and happiness as she looked at Jareth. His eyes, shining like a hawk’s, were holding her gaze steadily, not

1. go.

plainly and barely noticeable, he could always

Jareth?” Elspeth and

with the guests, also showed surprise as he saw Jareth strut in, clad in a burgundy velvet suit, looking as dashing as

her poised–to–attack hand, her feelings a whirlpool of

face. She wished nothing more than to be with him, even if

why did

Mr. Jareth, we are so happy you could come! We have been waiting for you!” Elspeth was delighted as Jareth approached and hurried to accommodate him. “Quickly, get Mr. Jareth some

he was here for Marilla, added color to her birthday

I am not here for the party,” Jareth said, his hands

why are you here?”

to

Everyone was stunned.

on his face,

a picture of shocked embarrassment as though they had been doused with cold

teddy bear in hand, looking like a bride

her dismissively, as if she

in pain, almost losing her

“Marilla.”

stood in front of Marilla, gazing at her flushed face. “You look

Marilla’s heart raced.

why not come with me?” Jareth extended his