His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 440

Chapter 440

The crowd gasped in shock.

“Seriously? Edith, hitting herself?”

Her face was swollen, was she really that ruthless to her own self?

Edith’s face drained of color, her swollen cheeks turning ghostly pale, “Evadne, what the heck are you babbling about? Have I lost my mind to hit myself?”

“I think you’ve totally lost it,” Evadne tutted, shrugging her shoulders. “Not only have you gone bananas, but you’ve also scared the daylights out of me. I’m being generous not hitting you up for emotional distress compensation, and you’re trying to sling mud at me? Just because you’re a Fairhaven, you think you can spit venom?”

The room erupted in clamour!

Flashbulbs frenzied over Edith’s ashen face!

“Miss Ashbourne’s integrity is beyond question, right? She’s always been into charity and social work, even helped that poor Abernathy family servant with funeral expenses. She wouldn’t frame Edith, would she?”

“Even if Ms. Evadne did lash out, there must’ve been a reason, right?”

“Maybe it was a catfight over jealousy, but still, hitting someone is not okay! I have my reservations about Evadne’s character!”

Evadne was utterly sick of these petty female brawls. If Edith wanted to scheme against her, couldn’t she come up with something more sophisticated?

Innocence needed no defense. Being misunderstood didn’t faze her.

Besides, someone had swollen her own face; it seemed like a win for her.

Just as Evadne was about to leave the drama behind, an anxious shout came from outside the crowd.

“Edith! What happened to you? Who’s messing with you?”

The crowd parted, and Barry, surrounded by the Fairhaven family and flanked by bodyguards, hurried over.

“Grandpa. Mommy.” Edith’s eyes brimmed with tears, her lips quivering pitifully.

Seeing her daughter with hair askew and swollen cheeks, collapsed on the floor, and Evadne looking down with icy disdain, Mrs. Fairhaven naturally assumed Evadne was the bully.

“Someone help Edith up!”

At Barry’s command, bodyguards rushed forward, forming a human shield against the prying cameras.

“Oh, Edith!”

Mrs. Fairhaven embraced her daughter immediately, shooting daggers at Evadne with her eyes, “Ms. Evadne! If you have a beef with me, come at me, but why bully my daughter?”

“Mommy, don’t get upset, take care of yourself, I’m okay. I’m fine.” Edith comfortingly patted her mother.

NOSA

Such a heartbreaking scene.

At that moment, the Ashbournes arrived, stirring the atmosphere further.

Edith’s crude and dirty tricks had escalated things/pulling in the big guns.

barely hiding his fury. “Clearly, you dote on her quite a bit. But isn’t everyone’s child their

were not to be trifled with!

for them, they were dealing with the/Ashbourne heiress. If it were anyone else, it would

her to the core,

tightly, “Evadne, are you

Fairhaven mother and

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fine, Myra, don’t worry,” Evadne

You’re too upright for that. Others might doubt,

he looked at his daughter

if she had, so be it. His daughter had set many a

was about diffusing this mess.

how

if she was to take over the conglomerate someday, she needed a solid public image, credibility. Otherwise, people

Evadne

rang out, devoid of aggression but

Avery

deep and cool,

her out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it

Not Avery.

supposed to mean? Are you suggesting our Edith framed Ms. Evadne?” Barry

didn’t, that’s a question for Ms. Edith. A

filled with tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in awe.

Ms. Evadne, too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the wrath of

just can’t fathom what Chairman Emeric is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden boy of the Chambers family.”

his record. Thaddeus, though? He’s like a rotten apple at the bottom of the barrel – nothing but flies and skeeters buzzing around him! First there was Acacia, then Edith. You just can’t shake ‘em – what kind of

skipped a beat, and she clutched her mother’s

she had never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a strange sense of familiarity,

then there was this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her, making it hard to

that Edith is lying?” Mrs. Fairhaven held her daughter close, her voice trembling with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp,

face was the picture of innocence, but inside, her mind was racing.

checked – that corridor had no security cameras!

Avery’s confidence? Had he witnessed something, or heard something? Why else would he dare to stand up for Evadne?

Avery pressed closer, his dark eyes glinting with an icy sheen

Edith’s voice choked.

words. Don’t wait until the truth

silent, everyone waiting for Edith’s

seconds felt like an eternity, pure torment.

man before her – it was irrational, but she was terrified of him, as though he held a knife to her throat. She had never felt this kind of fear,

with Ms. Evadne, it was my own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the

to clear Evadne’s name

she didn’t actually hit herself, did she? That’s

Chambers put the pressure on, and she folded. Did you see

girl, and she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never admit it. Let

is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will Edith ever be

had managed to clear it up

Evadne remained stoic, no signs of emotion, not

nodded at Avery, displaying a rare smile

addressed Barry with a calm demeanor, “Mr. Fairhaven, I wonder if your granddaughter still requires my sister to explain herself. If you’re looking for an explanation, it’s not out of the question. We can meet after the derby, bring the lawyers from both families, and decide at the police station whether to

his eyes, internally cheering.

young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend his sister in such a

panic, while Barry’s complexion turned dark

trying to frame or slander my dearly beloved sister, I won’t let it slide lightly. I believe Mr. Fairhaven, who cherishes Ms. Edith, would agree.”

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