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.”

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

Alva turned and left, leaving

a mix of anger and

it’s not every day you get to see her. Go explain the situation between you and my sister to

hitched, and he felt as if his feet were made

the drive home, Mrs. Fairhaven was still seething. She had always been protected by her

worry, Edith.” she reassured her daughter, “We won’t let this go. I’ll make sure you get

controls everything, and he’s so close with

Thaddeus, then he can’t be with that Abernathy girl. Your grandfather won’t let the Fairhaven family’s

he protects Marilla like she’s his heart. How can we get to

will be a chance,” Mrs. Fairhaven assured her. “He can’t keep her by his

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of relief, as if she had escaped

sports car, standing there with grace and poise. There was

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

car screeched to a

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

you,” Avery replied, a soft look in his eyes, like the rippling

for me? For what?”

strings and found out you were headed to the Abernathy’s,” he explained. “I didn’t mean anything by it, just didn’t want you to

being silly. I couldn’t even

been an independent soul, preferring her own company over others. The thought of someone silently tracking her movements made her

a smile. “The Abernathys aren’t a den of lions. I lived here

Avery as he

melancholy. He was so still, so

be cut off

ragged breath on her skin. His