His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 450

On the other side of the racetrack, in the rest lounge No. 2.

The horse racing event had just concluded when Elspeth, barely containing her excitement, rushed to meet Victor.

“Victor. Victor. I’m here!”

Sometimes, Elspeth felt that ever since she met Victor, not only had she undergone a personal renaissance, but she also became more daring and fearless.

For over two decades, she had feigned the part of the dutiful wife within the Abernathy family, concealing her true self while tirelessly pandering to Frederic, living a life so exhaustingly pretentious.

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Day in and day out, placating a man whose very presence she had grown to loathe to her core, she had had enough.

Victor’s arrival was like a torrential downpour on parched soil, an intoxicating deluge that soaked her to the bone, from which she could not, and would not extract herself.

With a heart pounding with anticipation, and hands trembling with need, Elspeth knocked on the door of the rest lounge. But when no one answered, her impatience got the better of her. She pushed the door open and swiftly locked it behind her. To her surprise, the room was empty.

“How can this be? Where is he?”

Puzzled, her gaze landed on a lone table where a syringe lay. She knew all too well what it was – her lifeline, her elixir!

Breathless with delight, she rushed to grab it, but her phone rang at that precise moment. It was as if Victor had eyes on her, the timing of his call couldn’t have been more exact.

“Victor! Where are you?!” Elspeth’s voice was laden with a desperate hunger.

“Mrs. Abernathy, the track is crowded and eyes are everywhere. If we were caught together, I fear even a silver–tongued devil couldn’t talk his way out.” Victor’s voice carried both care and consideration, “I can handle the gossip, but to see your reputation tarnished would be a sorrow too great.”

Tears of emotion welled in her eyes, “Victor! You are the only one who truly cares for me. I have only you!”

“I know you’ve been without your medicine, struggling through these days. So, I’ve left it as a gift for you. I hope it brings you some comfort.”

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After a brief exchange of tender words, they ended the call. Elspeth couldn’t wait any longer. She uncapped the needle, her bloodshot eyes wide with craving, and injected every last drop of the substance into her veins.

“Ah.”

melted to the floor, a mess of tears and snot – a grotesque, twisted sight. In that moment, she was no aristocratic lady of wealth, but a slave to her addiction.

coursing through her, she looked radiant, her

sent a jolt through Elspeth, her hand clutched to her chest as she

act.

are you in

She was grateful that

a

a moment, she took a deep breath and

“What is it?”

“I needed rest, found a spot. What are you looking at? Do you suspect I’m hiding someone?” Elspeth crossed her arms defensively, leaning against the door with a mocking sneer, “You have such a filthy mind, suspecting everyone. Go on then, sniff around with your hound’s nose, look around with your hound’s eyes! If you don’t dig up some philanderer, I

you misunderstand. I meant

politely, “Mr. Abernathy requests your presence immediately. Everyone was

a sea of undercurrents and whispers at

death. From her earliest memories, Duke had always been at her grandfather’s side, involved in countless shady dealings, always emerging unscathed. How had Thaddeus caught him so quickly? It was inconceivable!

were equally stunned, minds reeling.

be you?!” Barry’s large frame stumbled, and Gary rushed to support him.

orphanage and groomed with great care. Officially an assistant, but to Barry, he was like an

“Mr. Barry, Ah!”

his waist sent him tumbling to the ground,

narrowing. She hadn’t expected Gordon, usually the silent, unassuming figure behind Thaddeus, to

gently encircled her waist, and he asked softly, “Did it

sent tingles through her body. “Usually, I’m

he is the one

fluttered slightly as the man’s magnetic voice sent a warm breath tingling her ear, tempting her to shyly lower her gaze. It was as if an electric current

fierce kick to Duke’s ribs, his eyes blazing with fury, “You filthy mongrel! How dare you lay a hand on Mrs. Abernathy?! Are you tired of

hand against a member of the Fairhaven family?!” Gary roared, his features

standing menacingly behind Barry, their eyes locked on Gordon. Some seemed eager to jump in, just waiting for their boss’s command to take

Fairhaven Group, his eyes filled with a chilling wrath. He stood like a King with the power to crush all present

fell around them.

red with excitement. His lips quivered, and tears welled up in his eyes as he looked up at his boss, his fierce demeanor crumbling

the Fairhaven family to this state. Who put him up to this? Now any low creature can step on the Fairhaven family’s head?!” Barry’s thick white brows furrowed in anger, “And what do you mean by saying that one

you please? Careful, words can bring disaster. I might just sue you for slander!” Gary pointed directly at Thaddeus’s impassive face,

her rounded shoulder and protecting his

Group were accusing others of lawlessness? That was

have you even investigated properly before making such accusations?” Elspeth, led back by Dennis, dove headfirst into criticizing Thaddeus, the villainous edge in her voice as smooth as silk, “The Abernathy family and Fairhaven family are old allies; you and Jareth are like brothers. How can you harbor such suspicions? It’s damaging to the harmony between our families, and surely Mr. Jareth Fairhaven wouldn’t be