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

move.

Evadne and Thaddeus watched

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

their glasses, a sparkle in their eyes as

Thad, for lending me a hand. It’s been a pleasure working together,” Evadne said, her eyes shimmering with

do much, it was all-”

slipped and called her his “wife“, his heart skipping a beat. He quickly corrected himself, “It was

could so openly embrace Marilla and call her his wife, without

He had missed too many chances at happiness.

it was a miracle.

to be by her

flustered over a slight slip of the tongue and moved closer, her graceful

of the car, the mark of

caressing her waist. “Evadne, stop

whispered promises into his ear, “As my man, you have been strong. Tonight,

ended in a

public outrage. Even the President took notice, ordering a thorough

and Edgar

also suffered, its reputation tarnished, under close scrutiny.

home, saw his lost shoe turned into a viral meme – “Mogul’s Choice: You Deserve It!” – and in a fit of rage,

summoned everyone to the living room

sharp slap from

head with his

to target the Chambers Group?” Jeff roared, nearly smashing the expensive coffee

His face and even his shoe were lost. His anger wouldn’t be quelled without

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

Byron, bleary–eyed and clueless, struggled to

damn fool! All you care about is booze and women. You couldn’t hold a candle to 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

Byron’s blood boil. He despised comparisons to

the jitterbug right on top of his

and 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?

through the tension, his pale lips barely moving as he locked his icy gaze on

Evadne’s fault! She operated on my leg for heaven’s sake. How does that mess

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