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.”

Frederic.” Alva responded, “I only take care of Mr. Thaddeus‘ needs. And I believe Elspeth wouldn’t want me to assist

Alva turned and left, leaving Frederic

left standing there, a mix of anger and regret on his

here?” Jareth approached him, clapping him on the shoulder. “Evadne’s leaving, and it’s not every day you get to see

as

been protected by her husband and

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

everything, and he’s so close with Thaddeus and

with that Abernathy girl. Your grandfather won’t let the Fairhaven family’s reputation be

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

Fairhaven assured her. “He can’t keep her

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

grace and poise. There was no telling how long he had been waiting, but there was

separated himself from the car,

to a halt in front of

Evadne asked, stepping out of her

look in his eyes, like the

for me? For

he explained. “I didn’t mean anything by it, just didn’t want you to be alone, without

I was being silly. I couldn’t even

a mix of emotions. She had always been an independent soul, preferring her own company

handling some personal matters,” she said, forcing a smile. “The Abernathys aren’t a den of lions. I lived here for three years, after all. I can come and go as I

he was about to speak, his

his handsome face filled with melancholy. He was so still,

only to be cut off as

ragged breath on