His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Mrs. Fairhaven choked abruptly, her heart pounding erratically in her chest.

Evadne snorted, “You can’t even outtalk Elspeth, and yet you dare to challenge me?”

“Evadne!” Edith protested, clutching Barry as if her life depended on him. “How dare you disrespect my mother like that? She’s your elder!”

Thaddeus‘ eyes hardened at the sound of Edith’s voice, his disdain for her evident.

“Just because she’s older doesn’t mean she’s an elder,” Evadne shot back, her cold gaze causing Edith to shrink back in fear.

Edith trembled, her lips quivering as she decided it would be best not to retort, for fear of invoking Evadne’s wrath.

Mrs. Fairhaven knew that Barry wouldn’t cause a scene over something so trivial, but she couldn’t help but express her dissatisfaction to Jareth through her gaze, urging him to step in.

Jareth coughed awkwardly, and began to speak. “Evadne, I…”

Evadne’s icy gaze landed on him, causing Jareth to stutter and quickly change his statement. “I’ll drive you home. It’s late, and it’s not safe.”

“No need. I have my car.”

With that, Evadne left the mansion, the clicking of her high–heels echoing as she walked away.

Jareth scratched his head awkwardly, much to the annoyance of Barry, who grumbled about how his grandson was so submissive before the Ashbourne family’s girl. “Let’s go.” Jareth announced, and the Fairhaven family followed suit.

“Oh, my head. I feel so dizzy,” Elspeth moaned, leaning onto Frederic as if she were boneless.

“Always playing the victim or the damsel,” Alva muttered, rolling her eyes at Elspeth. “With your acting skills, I’m surprised Myra kept you under her thumb for so long.” Elspeth heard every word and was fuming, smoke practically escaping from her ears.

Frederic, his face pale, whispered to Alva, “Help her to her room.”

care of Mr. Thaddeus‘ needs. And I believe Elspeth wouldn’t

Alva turned and left,

a mix of anger and regret on his

the shoulder. “Evadne’s leaving, and it’s not every day you get to see her. Go explain the situation between

breath hitched, and he felt as if his

Mrs. Fairhaven was still seething. She had always been protected

her daughter, “We won’t let this go. I’ll

cried. “Jareth controls everything, and he’s so close with Thaddeus

won’t let you be with Thaddeus, then he can’t be with that Abernathy girl. Your grandfather won’t let the Fairhaven family’s reputation be tarnished. He’ll make sure you marry

Jareth’s so guarded!” Edith protested. “And he protects Marilla like she’s his heart. How

keep her by his side 24/7. There will

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Estate and got into her car, she felt a sense of relief, as if

sports car, standing there with grace and poise. There was no telling how long he had been waiting, but there was not a hint of impatience on his

deep–set eyes lit up. He separated himself from the car,

to a halt in

you doing here?” Evadne asked, stepping out of her car, eyes wide

in his eyes, like the rippling circles on a pond’s

For what?”

you were headed to the Abernathy’s,” he explained. “I didn’t

guess I was being silly. I couldn’t even

of emotions. She had always been an independent soul, preferring

den of lions. I lived here for three years, after

Avery as he was about to speak, his face

He was so still, so white, that he seemed to blend

I…” Evadne began, only to be cut off as

his ragged breath on her skin. His arm, wrapped around her slender waist,