Chapter 500

Edgar felt his world crumbling as the prosecutors approached him. His legs turned to jelly, and in full view of everyone, he collapsed to the ground!

All over social media, headlines blared the same news – Edgar was under arrest.

Quick to react, reporters swarmed Jeff.

“Mr. Chambers! What’s your take on your son–in–law’s arrest?”

“Were you aware of Mr. Gardner’s shady dealings?”

“Has Mr. Gardner been scratching your back during his tenure? Has he been funneling benefits to the Chambers Group under the table?”

Jeff felt his blood boil, his face ashen.

He’d thought Matthew would handle everything, but people from the DA’s office had still broken through, led by none other than Emeric’s second son, Arnold!

Both prominent moguls, yet here was Emeric’s boy, arresting his son–in–law, making a mockery of him!

If only he’d known, he would have slipped away in the confusion. What a blunder!

“Dad! Let’s get out of here!” Matthew rushed over, helping his father towards the exit.

The reporters were relentless, trailing them closely as Jeff struggled forward. In the chaos, Jeff’s shoe was trampled off!

“Oh, my shoe!” Jeff awkwardly lifted his bare foot.

“Dad! Who cares about your shoe at a time like this? We need to move!” Matthew, sweating profusely, dragged his father onward.

So Jeff hobbled away with one shoe, fleeing the scene in a sorry state.

“Look! Why’s there a shoe here?”

“Is that Jeff’s shoe? Was he so panicked that he lost it? So funny!”

The reporters snapped pictures of the shoe and erupted into laughter.

his legs dragged behind him as if

move.

and Thaddeus watched everything

brought out the champagne, his face beaming. “Congratulations, Mr. Abernathy, and Mrs. Abernathy. A power couple, indeed!”

clinked their glasses, a sparkle in their eyes as they looked at

It’s been a pleasure working together,” Evadne said, her

much, it was all-”

beat. He quickly corrected himself, “It was all you, Evadne, with

so openly embrace Marilla and call

had no right to complain. He had missed too many chances at

reunited, it was

be content just to be by her side,

over a slight slip of the tongue and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around

stepped out of the car, the mark of

deepened, his strong hand caressing her waist. “Evadne, stop tormenting me. My iron will crumbles before you.”

whispered promises into his ear, “As my

for Elmsworth, ended in a bizarre

President took notice, ordering a thorough investigation of Gardners and any officials

was on edge, and

suffered, its

scrolling through social media on his way home, saw his lost shoe turned into a viral meme – “Mogul’s Choice: You Deserve It!” – and in a fit of rage, he threw his phone, shattering his car’s

night, Jeff couldn’t sleep. He summoned everyone to the living room for an emergency meeting.

sharp slap from his father sobered him up.

watched with detached amusement, propping his head with his fist,

the Chambers Group?” Jeff roared, nearly

had never been so humiliated. His face and even his shoe were

gained through his position that could benefit the Chambers Group, we must destroy the evidence, and fast. The President’s involved now. It won’t be

Why?” Byron, bleary–eyed and

your brothers, not by a long shot! For the love of God, can you tell me how I ended up with a son who can’t even get it up?” Jeff’s patience with Byron had evaporated, and in a fit of rage, he hurled the insult like a dagger

of impotence made Byron’s blood boil. He despised comparisons to his brother

father went, doing the jitterbug right on top

in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack hadn’t botched my surgery, how

who did you just call a witch?” Avery’s voice sliced through the tension, his pale lips barely moving as he locked his icy gaze on Byron, a chilling threat simmering in his

the couch, his voice suddenly weak. “It’s all Evadne’s fault! She operated on my

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