His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 358

The atmosphere in the hospital room was thick with tension.

Elspeth used to be Frederic’s darling, his world. The man might not always stay to look after Hamilton, but whenever Elspeth felt even the slightest discomfort, Frederic would make it a point to visit her daily, no matter how busy he was.

Three days without a visit was, until now, unthinkable.

“Frederic.”

Elspeth leaned weakly against the bed, her lips trembling as she dabbed away a smear of pale lipstick, her eyes misty as she looked at Frederic, “You’ve been busy lately, haven’t you? With the company affairs and all, I understand. There’s nothing serious of me, just a perforated eardrum. I’ve already had the surgery.”

Before she could finish, Frederic cut her off, his tone somber, “Elspeth, I’ve come here to ask you something. Is what Evadne said that day true?”

Elspeth froze, her pupils quivering, “Frederic, do you still doubt me? I am your wife! You know how I am with you! I bore you two daughters, and nearly died giving birth to Marilla. I’ve given so much for you. How could I possibly have a hidden agenda, have something to do with a murder suspect! Frederic! Could it be that you don’t love me anymore? When you stop loving someone, everything they do seems suspicious; everything they do seems wrong!”

She spoke with anger, but her heart was pounding with fear.

Her indignant questions were nothing but a cover for her inner panic.

“I’m not talking about that man, Alex. Whatever is going on between you two, I’ll find out for myself.”

Frederic’s gaze was steady, “I’m talking about Myra. Was the attack on Myra orchestrated by you?”

“No! No! It wasn’t me!”

Elspeth’s voice was hoarse as she frantically denied it, “Why would I hurt her? What would I gain from it? Why would I take such a risk!”

Frederic just looked at her, his hand clenching the phone that had long since warmed from his touch.

Over the past three days, he had secretly looked into the relationship between Elspeth and Alex, and although it wasn’t as Evadne had said, where Elspeth had given her necklace

to Alex as a token of their love, there was some truth to it. Elspeth did know Alex, and they had contacted more than once.

And one more thing, although there were no call records between Elspeth and Alex on her phone, he had also checked Glynnis’s call history.

In it, there was a number that didn’t match up with her daughter’s social circle.

After some digging, the number wasn’t registered under a real name, but the location of the number matched the area where Alex was staying. Frederic’s heart sank.

His daughter, a golden child, had been socializing with elites since born and never known anyone from the slums, let alone going there.

Hence, there was only one possibility for using Glynnis to contact Alex.

about you when we met?” Frederic took a deep breath and asked

aback once again and had to

to her because of her beauty and youthfulness. Most men were like

she had

the heir to the Abernathy group, born with a golden spoon in his mouth, Frederic had had his pick of debutantes and starlets.

an unknown actress. Her beauty couldn’t compare to

had Frederic chosen her out of all the women in

want to protect you, to cherish you. With you,

Elspeth was stunned.

Innocent? Clear?

words really be used to describe her? It sounded more like he

more she heard, the more it grated

find ways to get what you want, using every trick in the book to get back

yourself from now on. Don’t hurt innocent people anymore. Don’t cause any more trouble for me, or the Abernathy family. Or else, I’ll have to send

her away, Elspeth was a mix of shock and anger, her whole body

what do you mean? You don’t want me anymore? You want to make me a cast–off wife? Just because of a few words from Evadne?! Or do you have some secret intentions for Emeric Ashbourne’s

talking about!” Frederic was furious, his

I? You’re feeling guilty, aren’t you?”

there were rumors about you two getting very close! They even

contracted, his silence heavy as he clenched his

your dream woman, isn’t she? I was just your

lodged deep in her heart. Now, it was being forcibly removed. She was both angry and relieved, “If it wasn’t for Myra’s downfall due to drug abuse, she could have been the lady of the Abernathy family,

voice was icy, a vein

to her defense like Emeric? Why didn’t you marry her?! Because you were afraid, afraid that such a disgraceful woman would tarnish your reputation as the CEO of Abernathy

“Elspeth!

her daughter, while for Myra, the Ashbourne family really knows

lost control and

as if her eardrums were about to rupture, tears streaming

recoiled, his trembling hand clenched in

a woman. He’d been taught better, but

“You hit me?”

the balcony in bare feet, “What’s

eyes widened, “Someone

they grabbed Elspeth before she could leap, and held her up like a criminal. Elspeth cried bitterly, her face streaked with tears, devoid of any

you two stand guard outside. If anything happens to her, it’s on

“Yes, Mr. Abernathy!”

shook his head in frustration and plodded out of the room somberly

to the floor, her legs trembling, her

stay. He didn’t even spare her a second glance. Frederic, did he not love her

“Hahaha, hahaha!”