His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 461

Frederic glared at his wayward son, his expression as stormy as a raging sea.

And trailing behind him, besides his loyal right–hand man Dennis and a phalanx of bodyguards, was Glynnis, looking like she’d just eaten a fly.

Truth be told, Glynnis would rather be anywhere but here to face Elspeth; she hadn’t set foot outside the Windermere Estate since the horse race debacle,

Elspeth, as her flesh and blood, had hung their dirty laundry out for all to see!

These days, she couldn’t even glance at the TV without cringing. A quick scroll through Facebook, and there they were, snide comments and jabs at Elspeth.

She even had to mute all those groups. But they never stopped gossiping about the mother–daughter duo.

[Now when I think about it, I feel sorry for poor Elspeth. Frederic probably hasn’t touched her in ages. Who else would be so desperate to touch themselves, and with such fervor?]

[Well, once you’ve had kids, you’re just another piece of furniture to men. Even Elspeth, with her star–studded past, couldn’t escape that fate.]

[What does middle age have to do with it? Elspeth’s on drugs, wetting herself. If I were Frederic, I’d be six feet under from the shame. What a family tragedy!]

[The real victim here is Glynnis. No decent beau and now her mom’s been carted off by the cops in broad daylight.]

[Which respectable family would want to tie the knot with that kind of scandal hanging over them? Talk about embarrassing.]

Those so–called friends of hers sure didn’t pull any punches when kicking her while she was down. More like ‘frenemies‘ if you might ask!

But right now, Glynnis had to play the part of the concerned daughter. No matter Frederic’s stance on Elspeth, she had to show her father that she was the dutiful, caring daughter, better than that simpleton Marilla by miles!

She had just witnessed Thaddeus throw a punch at Cedric, their words as clear as day to everyone present. Inside, she smirked.

Go ahead Thaddeus, make a spectacle for that woman. In the end, you’ll just be another disappointment to dad, and that CEO position will slip right from under you.

“What am I doing? You saw it clear enough,” Thaddeus said, icy and unyielding, his eyes narrowing with authority.

“Haven’t you realized who you are? This is a precinct! How are you any different from a street thug when you hit someone? It’s disgraceful! Foolish!”

Frederic had recently warmed slightly to his son, feeling a twinge of guilt for mistreating Cynthia. But seeing him now, so reckless and impulsive for Evadne’s sake, he found his son utterly repulsive.

The officers around, including Aaron, heard the patriarch of the Abernathy Group spout such nonsense and shook their heads in disdain.

“What sort of leadership is this? He runs a corporation? Ridiculous is what it is.”

“Yeah, hitting’s wrong, but to him, it seems more about losing face than morality. His values are all out of whack!”

really are heartless, parasites on

words and grew even

I am,” without hesitation Thaddeus returned to Evadne’s side, gripping

as he looked at her, “I’m the man of the Ashbourne family’s eldest daughter. My woman was bitten by this cur. I hit him is that

–

heart skipped a beat, her fingers curling

Frederic was

her face by such scum,

pride over everything else,

gasped! The Ashbourne father–son feud had

retort, was caught off guard when Glynnis stepped in, defending her father, “Thaddeus,

with dad giving you

couldn’t stand to see her man chastised by someone like Glynnis, but this was an Ashbourne family affair. Though she and Thaddeus were

Abernathy father and son. She didn’t fear Frederic’s disdain, but she worried for Thaddeus, who was already walking on thin ice at

at by everyone? You must mean Elspeth.” Thaddeus didn’t even glance at Glynnis, his voice threaded with a chilling threat, “I advise you to behave. If you persist in whitewashing your mom’s crimes, I’ll make sure you follow

for Glynnis but also for Frederic. The implication

Frederic’s arm, tears brimming, “Dad! What’s he talking about? He wants to kill my mom, your wife! He wants to kill not just mom but me too! What did I ever do to him, why does he want us dead?

her shaking and more confused than ever, could barely muster a response.

“Mr. Frederic Abernathy.”.

the rift between the father and

been utterly devoted to you, to the Abernathy Group. I’ve worked my fingers to the bone, given my all. You know this. I’m aware of the bad blood between Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy and your wife, but as a lawyer, I was merely doing my job. Yet Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy, because of his grudge, has taken it out on

sight of Cedric’s bloody face, couldn’t bear to look again and simply said, “Mr. Dempsey, I’m truly sorry for this.

utterly fed up with everything related to

let’s go

the same air as Frederic any longer. Taking Evadne’s hand, they walked out unabashed, ignoring the

bill them to my secretary.

throbbing

Thaddeus, her eyes fixed on his broad

utterly dumbfounded. His little sister had always been unconventional, not like other girls – bold and generous, shining bright like moonlight on a

presence, she was the picture of gentle and demure femininity – a

out coldly, stopping

as if to protect her from

Evadne asked,

that the public exposure at the last horse race, her arrest, and that doctor’s testimony had nothing

say

a/radiant, disarming smile, “How can it has nothing to do with me? It has everything to do with

crowd gasped. The Abernathy Group’s people were stunned, and even Thaddeus was surprised

I knew she was innocent; it was all your doing! How could you

longer stand it and was about to defend his sister when Evadne, ever poised, replied with a slow smile, “Mr. Abernathy, Victor indeed works for me. But from your wife’s approach to him for drugs, her addiction, and even her desperate actions at the horse race, it was all her choice. No one ever forced her. Indeed, it was a trap, but Elspeth had the

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the start.”

arm around Evadne and they left