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.

you when

taken aback once again and had to think for a

Frederic had been attracted to her because of her beauty and youthfulness. Most men

had forgotten one

Abernathy group, born with a golden spoon in his mouth, Frederic had had his pick of debutantes and starlets. Yet none of them

beauty couldn’t compare to Myra’s, and

chosen her out of all

want to protect you, to cherish you. With

Elspeth was stunned.

Innocent? Clear?

really be used to describe her? It sounded more like he was describing Cynthia Winter,

heard, the more it grated on

don’t need my protection. Even without me, you’ll find ways to get what you want, using every trick in the book to get back

now on. Don’t hurt innocent people anymore. Don’t cause any more trouble for me, or the Abernathy family.

a mix of shock and anger, her whole body

do you have some secret intentions for Emeric Ashbourne’s daughter? So, you’re taking your anger out on me, finding ways to get rid of me, to

you talking about!” Frederic was furious, his voice

a nerve, didn’t I? You’re

rumors about you two getting very close! They even said you gave her a lot of resources behind

his silence heavy as he

dream woman, isn’t she? I was just your second choice, right?”

held her silence for far too long, like a thorn lodged deep in her heart. Now, it was being forcibly removed. She was both angry

the man’s voice was icy, a vein bulging

stage during the grand celebration, you sat idly by. Why didn’t you rush to her defense like Emeric? Why didn’t you marry her?! Because you were afraid, afraid that such a disgraceful woman

“Elspeth!

disdain, “Your son pines for her daughter, while for Myra, the Ashbourne family really knows how to

lost control and

if her eardrums were about to rupture, tears streaming down her face in

recoiled, his trembling

first time he’d ever hit a woman. He’d been taught better, but Elspeth had pushed him too

“You hit me?”

jumped out of bed and ran towards the balcony in bare feet, “What’s the point of

widened,

secretary and bodyguard rushed in from outside the door. Startled, they grabbed Elspeth before she could leap, and

two maids take turns watching her, and you two stand guard outside. If anything happens to her, it’s

“Yes, Mr. Abernathy!”

frustration and plodded out of the room

legs trembling, her mouth

tantrums didn’t work, and now, even threatening to die in front of him didn’t make him stay. He didn’t even spare her a second glance. Frederic, did he not love her anymore? Or maybe, she was just a substitution for someone else. He never really

“Hahaha, hahaha!”