His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 493

Witnessing the tender embrace shared by the two lovers, Elvis felt a wave of emotions but ultimately found peace in their happiness.

As their protective older brother, wasn’t his life’s mission to ensure Evadne’s joy?

And that happiness shouldn’t be measured by anyone else but her. It was her right to choose, her decision to make.

After weathering many storms, she had chosen Thaddeus without a second thought. To strip her of this love would be the real cruelty, the true destruction of her bliss.

“Avery’s been pulling strings from the shadows, manipulating Edith. We cornered her at that dinner party, pressured her for answers, but even then, she wouldn’t rat out Avery.”

Thaddeus’s gaze was dark and troubled, “I think it’s not so much her loyalty to Avery, as it is her genuine ignorance of who’s been feeding her lines, using her as a pawn.”

Evadne nodded in agreement.

Jareth’s eyes blazed with fury, his hands trembling with rage as they clenched on his knees, “I’m so sorry, Thad, Evadne. ‘Spare the rod and spoil the child, they say. It’s my fault, and mom’s, for spoiling her rotten!”

“Jareth, don’t be so hard on yourself. This isn’t your doing.” Thaddeus said with comforting warmth.

“A fine person she could’ve been, instead, she chose to be Avery’s lapdog!”

With a wrathful punch, Jareth shattered the ceramic teacup on the coffee table, “She’s so eager to follow that Avery guy, I ought to kick her over to him, let her grovel to her heart’s content!”

Evadne pressed her lips together, unsure of how to console him.

Indeed, having such a deceitful sister was a family tragedy.

“Look, I don’t mean to be crude, but just by looking at Miss Elsie’s looks, you can tell Avery’s a man of taste,” Elvis said, arms crossed as he leaned back on the couch. “With your sister’s looks, she won’t even get close enough to carry his shoes.”

The room fell silent, a pause hanging in the air as everyone processed Elvis’s crude joke.

“I reckon that Elsie is a sharp tool Avery keeps handy. After all, ‘a woman’s beauty is a sharp sword,” Evadne said, studying the face in the photo that so closely resembled her own. “This woman must have been by Avery’s side for a while now. That face is probably his masterpiece. It shows just how deep their relationship goes. Elsie must know plenty of Avery’s secrets.”

Jareth was flabbergasted, his standards once again lowered, “Damn. Avery can’t have Evadne, so he keeps a lookalike by his side to satisfy his vile desires? Does that make her Evadne’s substitute.”

Substitute.

Thaddeus was shocked and enraged at the thought of Avery keeping that woman as a substitute for Evadne, indulging his frustrated desires in the dark!

Feeling a cold rage, he pulled Evadne closer.

vile. But even as a

mountainside, watched them enter a secluded private club. It’s password–protected and strictly members–only. I didn’t follow them in, didn’t want

“Mountainside? A club?”

a man acquainted with such places, and Evadne, not being from Elmsworth, was even less so.

turned to

about The Velvet Haven?”

professional playboy,” Elvis teased with a snap of his fingers.

No matter the context, those words never felt like a compliment.

there countless times and is closely connected with many of Elmsworth’s elite. On the surface, it’s a club, but underneath, it’s a den of vice and corruption. Avery’s

“That’s like using a cannon to kill a mosquito! Elvis, don’t

worth doing for you?” Elvis’s deep–set eyes narrowed as he reached out, gently taking her hand, “Dont worry, an occasional use won’t raise alarms. Besides, I’m tired of wasting time on that sneaky Avery. I want

him, but

moved,

curling in Elvis’s palm, “Elvis, thank

clear his name with Emeric. Otherwise, forget marrying in-

Evadne frowned, “Elvis!”

heart of steel for

fell silent again, as if

eyelids, “Jareth, you do liven up the mood. But maybe keep it to

as

important figure by Avery’s side, let’s not touch her for now. It’d be best to

her is hardly enough.”

need to try and get Elsie on our side, into

years. If he hadn’t nurtured his own loyalists, die–hard followers, his influence couldn’t have expanded this big. That woman, knowing she’s

can’t we

gaze landed on Elvis’s face, “With me, Elvis, on the case, I’m not worried about winning over Elsie. The other night, she was out for blood with Elvis, armed to the teeth, looking like she was ready to send him to

and Jareth

family’s young miss was tough as nails, even willing to sacrifice her own brother!

the man raised an

what this woman is made of.”

smokes! He was really going

this what they

this

shooting she’ll try again on Elvis. She’s under Avery’s thumb and might use any dirty trick in the book. We can’t

yet to speak when Elvis scoffed dismissively, a wild and

world can

“Uh!”

screams echoed from the dank, musty basement of The Velvet Haven, making even the stoic guards

lace slip that was nearly transparent, the pure white satin almost dyed crimson