His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 502

Bertha, fueled by Avery’s provocation and a belly full of liquid courage, made her way to Skyrim in the dead of night.

Emeric was home that evening, with Dylan tending to his medications and Suri assisting in monitoring his blood pressure.

These past few days, Evadne had managed to send Emeric’s blood pressure through the roof. Yet, even as the formidable Chairman of the K Group, he couldn’t locate his elusive daughter.

Days slipped by, and his initial rage had subsided to mere worry for his daughter’s safety, his emotions gradually stabilizing.

He incessantly quizzed Cassius and the others for any news on Evadne, but they kept a tight lid on any information. After all, Cassius and Elvis knew that Emeric’s outbursts were born from a place of deep love and concern for Evadne. They figured that as long as Emeric was preoccupied with worry for her, his bitterness and hatred towards Thaddeus might be somewhat diverted.

“Emeric, I’m not trying to scare you, but you really need to take better care of yourself, Suri said as she packed away the blood pressure monitor, her brows knitted with concern. “You keep talking about being half in the grave, but I know you better than anyone. You want to live a long life, see your children happy and your grandchildren playing at your feet, to enjoy the fullness of your family. But if you keep neglecting your health like this, I’m afraid you might not see that day.”

Emeric’s response was to purse his lips, looking every bit the scolded boy.

ylan chuckled helplessly from the side.

Suri was the one person whose words could reach Emeric. Perhaps it was her commanding presence.

“I feel weaker by the day, and it’s all because of that damn girl Evadne! One of these days, she’ll be the death of me, then she can be all lovey–dovey with that cur Thaddeus every day, breeding a whole litter of…”

His rant was cut short as his heart clenched, and the words died on his lips.

The hushed study was enveloped in a sorrowful atmosphere.

“Emeric, please never speak such words in front of Evadne,” Suri’s voice grew stern. “You may be a lion outside, but don’t you dare bring that disrespect into this family. Otherwise, you’re nothing but a grumpy old man who’s lost his sense of decency.”

Emeric’s lips pressed into a thin line, his face etched with resistance.

“Evadne’s already suffering enough.”

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Suri’s eyes began to redden as she took a deep breath. “As her family, we should be supporting her. We shouldn’t be venting our own frustrations without considering her feelings, stabbing her in the heart. Emeric, I’ve been with you from the start, I’ve seen how Evadne has grown, how strong and sensible she’s been. She’s never asked you for anything, has she?”

Emeric’s face turned pale, the grip of his lips betraying his turmoil.

“She’s never asked you for anything, and now, all she wants is Thaddeus. Why can’t you just grant her that?” When Suri spoke these words, her own heart ached.

“She’s ruining herself for that boy! If I keep watching her waste away, am I even her father?” Emeric’s heart was softening, but his stubbornness was unyielding.

“But Evadne has never truly been happy until now.”

Suri’s voice broke with emotion. “It’s only when she’s with Thaddeus that I can see, truly see, that she’s happy from the bottom of her heart.”

“But,”

“Emeric, do you remember what Silvana told you on her deathbed?”

run down his spine, the

course, he remembered.

to lose his sight and speech, suffer brain damage, he would never forget her face, her laughter. Even on his deathbed, the memories of the times they shared would bring a youthful smile to

lived a moment

live freely, not like me, but have the power to chase their own happiness.”

Their own happiness.

happiness our daughter chose truly hers? What should I do? If you’re watching over us, send

knock on the study door interrupted his thoughts.

from the Chambers family is here, causing a ruckus demanding to see

she

at our door late at night, treating the Ashbourne family home

she’s so drunk she can’t even speak straight. She keeps saying it has nothing to do with her,

eyes narrowed as she rose swiftly, a chill in the air, “She thinks she can talk her way out of it because she believes Myra is soft–hearted and

aback. “Suri, what exactly is

was nearly compromised by Byron’s scheme, and that Miss Chambers played no small part in

but that witch Bertha and her cronies blocked the door, and they beat him to

Emeric and Aviana

with his eye bandaged in the past few days, but they never

away than Bertha came out to block

Emeric raged, his forehead throbbing with anger, as he grabbed an antique cup

dare that shameless wench bully my godson? I’ll give her a piece of my mind!”

he could storm off, the

dark and solemn as she turned to Aviana,

yard, Bertha was relentless, tugging at the butler like a fishwife, insisting on seeing

butler initially treated her with courtesy but eventually lost his patience. A firm shove sent her

“Ah!”

Bertha’s legs gave out beneath her, and she ended up on her backside, her

not wanting to

Just then-

drenching Bertha from head to toe, sending a chill to her bones.

and she almost threw up her

is this smell?”

was enough to make her

Who did this. WHO?” Bertha howled to the heavens like an

from the front door with her chin held high, her stride confident. “Looks like heaven itself can’t stand you, gave you a

glared, shivering as the cold wind bit at

folks just reap

the sharp tang of sauerkraut, which she fermented in her

last year’s batch of sauerkraut

her

Bertha turned as white as a sheet,

could’ve taken you to task, but you should’ve stayed quietly in your hole instead of making a scene at our doorstep. Mr. Ashbourne doesn’t even care to see your father anymore, let alone you. Beat it

and would gain nothing from the night’s events, Bertha spat on the

to leave the Ashbourne estate

“I see.”

her story, Emeric finally connected the dots. “I was wondering why the Chambers family was suddenly in the clear and then, out of the blue, the finger pointed at Jeff. So it

to avenge Nydia, to show the Chambers that not one