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.

on his cane, eyes coldly fixed on Emeric, his tone barely hiding his fury. “Clearly, you dote on her quite a bit. But isn’t everyone’s child their heart and soul? Evadne is, and my Edith is

were not to be

heiress. If it were anyone else, it would

gaze darkened as he stared at Edith, unsettling her to the core, driving her closer into

to clutch Evadne’s hand tightly, “Evadne, are you alright?

words turned the Fairhaven mother and

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don’t worry,”

that. Others might doubt, but we never will,” Myra suddenly turned, her icy stare

furrowed as he

if she had, so be it. His daughter

about diffusing this mess.

got out, how would others view her?

over the conglomerate someday, she needed a solid public image,

did you see Evadne hitting anyone? We need evidence for such

devoid of

turned to see Avery stride confidently

gaze was deep and cool,

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

Not Avery.

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

question for Ms. Edith. A single lapse in judgment

filled with tenderness, oblivious to the onlookers who murmured in

auction, and

president of Abernathy Enterprises, and the other’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 parents would push

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

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

was this inexplicable fear, almost

with indignation. “My daughter has been beaten to a pulp, and you’re still defending that girl? I know your families are tight, but

innocence, but inside, her mind was racing.

checked – that corridor had no security cameras!

something, or heard something? Why else would he dare to

sheen that sent shivers down her spine,

Edith’s voice choked.

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

room fell silent, everyone waiting

seconds felt like an eternity, pure torment.

was irrational, but she was terrified of him, as though he held a knife to her throat.

had a disagreement with Ms. Evadne, it was my own fault, I lost my footing and accidentally crashed

one statement was enough to clear Evadne’s name and enough to fuel

she didn’t actually hit herself, did

obvious? Mr. Chambers put the pressure on, and she folded. Did you see how

she wimps, out when someone calls her bluff. If it were me, I’d never admit it. Let him show some proof!”

the Ashbourne family doesn’t let this slide, will

managed to clear it up for Evadne

no signs of emotion, not even a

furrowed brow relaxed, and he nodded at Avery,

herself. If you’re looking for an explanation, it’s not out of the question. We can meet after the

eyes, internally

being young and passionate,

in panic, while Barry’s complexion turned dark

curled slightly, “The Ashbourne family never shirks the troubles we stir up. But if it wasn’t us, and someone’s trying to frame or slander my dearly beloved sister, I won’t

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