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.

has a fiery temper, lashing out in broad daylight,” Barry leaned on his cane, eyes coldly fixed on Emeric, his tone barely hiding his fury. “Clearly, you dote on

not to be trifled with!

If it were anyone else, it would have been a

unsettling her to the core, driving her closer into Mrs. Fairhaven’s

Emeric’s arm, rushing to clutch Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne, are you

Fairhaven mother and daughter

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worry,” Evadne reassured her

might doubt, but we never will,” Myra

his brow furrowed as he looked at his daughter with a

had, so be it. His daughter had set many a mean girl straight in her time.

concern was about diffusing this mess.

got out, how would others view her?

she needed a solid public image,

you see Evadne hitting anyone? We need evidence for such claims.”

voice rang out, devoid of aggression but

to see Avery stride confidently toward his flame.

was deep and

didn’t want anyone to bail her out; it wasn’t necessary. And if it were,

Not Avery.

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

for Ms. Edith. A single lapse in

tenderness, oblivious to the

family’s young master has eyes for Ms. Evadne, too. It was obvious at the charity auction, and now he’s defending her, risking the wrath of the Fairhavens

is thinking. One’s the president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’s the golden boy

Chambers all the way. The guy’s as clean as a whistle, not a single mark on 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,

skipped a beat, and she clutched her mother’s arm with a death

reason, even though she had never crossed paths with Avery, he gave her a strange sense of

this inexplicable fear, almost crushing her,

daughter close, her voice trembling with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that girl? I know your families are tight, but this is too much!”

picture of innocence,

that corridor

something? Why else would he

an icy sheen that sent shivers down her spine, “Did Evadne really

Edith’s voice choked.

adults here, you know. You have to stand by your words. Don’t wait until the truth is laid bare on

everyone waiting for Edith’s

seconds felt like an eternity,

pressure of the 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

own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed into the door,

to clear Evadne’s name and enough

herself, did she?

put the pressure on, and she folded. Did you see how loud she was

wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d

her? This is slander. If the Ashbourne family doesn’t let

to clear it up for Evadne

remained stoic, no signs of emotion, not even a hint of gratitude towards him.

and he nodded at Avery, displaying a rare

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

squinted his eyes, internally

broach the subject himself, but Cassius, being young and passionate, was perfectly positioned to defend his sister in such a

while

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

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