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

move.

and Thaddeus watched

the champagne, his face beaming. “Congratulations, Mr. Abernathy, and Mrs.

a sparkle in their eyes as they looked at each other with

Evadne said, her eyes shimmering with

do much, it was all-”

his “wife“, his heart skipping a beat. He quickly corrected himself, “It was all you, Evadne, with your careful planning and strategy. I

envied those like Jareth who could so openly embrace Marilla and call her his wife, without a care in

complain. He had missed too many chances at happiness.

was a miracle.

by her side,

tongue and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around his neck

of

his strong hand caressing her waist. “Evadne, stop tormenting me. My iron

ear, “As my man, you have been strong. Tonight,

crucial for Elmsworth, ended in a bizarre spectacle.

ordering a thorough investigation of

was on edge, and Edgar was

Chambers Group also suffered, its reputation tarnished,

lost shoe turned into a viral meme – “Mogul’s Choice:

home late at night, Jeff couldn’t sleep. He summoned everyone to the

sharp slap from his father

with detached amusement, propping his head with his

clearly behind this! Who dares to target the Chambers Group?” Jeff

he had never been so humiliated. His face and even his shoe were lost. His anger wouldn’t be quelled without

things first, we need to cut all ties with him. Anything we 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 long before they’re knocking on our door.”

Byron, bleary–eyed and clueless, struggled to understand.

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,

to his brother Avery, and

doing the jitterbug right

breathing like a bull in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack hadn’t botched my surgery, how the hell would I be in this mess? She’s to blame, that witch!”

tension, his pale lips barely moving as he locked his icy gaze on Byron, a chilling threat simmering

voice suddenly weak. “It’s all Evadne’s fault! She operated on my leg for heaven’s sake. How does that mess

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