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.

the DA’s men, his legs dragged

move.

street, Evadne and Thaddeus watched everything

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

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

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

much, it was

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

openly embrace Marilla and call

to complain. He had missed too many chances at happiness.

it was

would be content just to be by her side, even as an

tongue and moved closer, her graceful arm wrapping around his neck as she planted a kiss

of a good secretary being to see and hear

waist. “Evadne,

his ear, “As my man, you have been

ended in a bizarre spectacle.

the President took notice, ordering a thorough investigation

political arena was on edge, and

Group also suffered, its

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 windshield.

He summoned everyone to the living room for an emergency meeting.

a sharp slap from his father sobered

propping his head with his

dares to target the Chambers Group?” Jeff roared,

and even his shoe were lost. His anger

a big hit for us,” Matthew mused darkly. “First 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

Why?” Byron, bleary–eyed and clueless,

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

comparisons to his brother Avery, and despised even more any

doing the jitterbug right on top of

thanks to that quack, Evadne!” Byron spat out, his eyes ablaze and breathing like a bull in a ring, “If that self–righteous hack hadn’t botched my

tension, his pale lips barely moving as he locked

weak. “It’s all Evadne’s fault! She operated on my leg for heaven’s sake. How does that mess with my manhood? She must

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