His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 512

Avery’s expression froze.

Emeric hadn’t mentioned his name or pointed fingers at him directly, but every word seemed to be a direct attack aiming at him. And a burning anger surged from the depths of his heart, coloring his pale cheeks.

“Mr. Emeric, everything Thaddeus is doing now is just to please Evadne, to deceive her, Avery said, his fingers clenched so tightly that it seemed they might pierce his skin. “If he truly loved Evadne, after three years of marriage, day in and day out, with Evadne being such a beautiful and accomplished woman, how could any normal man not fall for her? But he heartlessly abandoned her in the end, which proved that he never truly cared for Evadne. It wasn’t love!”

“Wasn’t love?” Emeric raised an eyebrow.

“Have you ever considered when Thaddeus actually started having feelings for Evadne? Wasn’t it after their divorce when he found out that the wife he’d looked down upon for three years was actually the heiress to the K Group? As everyone knows, Thaddeus isn’t the legitimate son of Mr. Frederic. His mother got her position in a way that was far from honorable, and could be considered as illegitimate. If Mr. Frederic’s elder son hadn’t been ill, how could he let Thaddeus manage the Abernathy Group and take on such a responsibility? Now he’s doggedly pursuing Evadne. Do you really think his intentions are purely innocent? Isn’t there a hint of personal interest? Doesn’t he harbor any desire to use the Ashbourne family’s influence to change his own awkward situation?”

Avery’s eyes were filled with anxiety as he passionately spoke, almost wearing out his tongue, “He forced Evadne to divorce him, planning to marry someone else. Such behavior is despicable to the core. Once unfaithful, aren’t you afraid he’ll do it again and again? Are you really willing to gamble your precious daughter’s happiness to test Thaddeus’s character?!”

Mr. Dylan, listening silently by the side, furrowed his brow subtly and observed Avery.

He hadn’t noticed that before; but now it was clear that Mr. Avery had quite the silver tongue.

If such a tongue were used to distort truth and rumors, the potential for damage was not to be underestimated.

“Mr. Avery, you seem to know my daughter better than her own father.”

A smile still played at the corner of Emeric’s eyes, yet his tone carried a chilling edge, “If Thaddeus is, as you describe, a man who only values wealth over people, why would he have accepted my daughter who was hiding her true identity? He could have easily married into a wealthy family, couldn’t he?”

Stunned into silence, Avery had no response.

“I’m getting old. I can look after Evadne for a while but not for a lifetime. She chose this man, and she must walk her own path. If she’s mistreated, then she has only herself to blame. I can’t keep her as a keychain, hanging on my belt every day.”

Emeric’s dark humor made Mr. Dylan chuckle.

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Avery, on the other hand, was filled with intense resentment, and his pale, parched lips trembled as he struggled to speak, “Mr. Emeric.”

“If you’re still unwilling to give up on Evadne, then by all means, go pursue my daughter passionately and compete fairly with Thaddeus.”

Emeric withdrew his gaze from Avery’s tense face and spoke coldly, “But from now on, don’t come to me with this matter again. I have many children, and if I were to worry about each one like this, I doubt I’ll live for many more years.”

With that, Emeric and Dylan entered the grand gates of Silverlake Harbor, one after the other.

As the gates closed with a heavy thud, a chilling wind struck Avery like a harsh wake–up call.

Emeric felt inexplicably

a silver tongue.” he

it’s often not until a critical moment that you see what people are truly capable of,” Mr. Dylan

sarcasm.

admit faults, or say ‘I will treat Evadne well.‘ He stumbles over his words as if he’s still evolving from the

too much in favor

and the young lady together wasn’t far from a father’s

seems you quite appreciate Thaddeus.

misunderstood. I’m just stating the facts. The young lady is like a daughter to me since childhood, and

of praising Thaddeus,” Emeric

Dylan fell silent.

stopped in his tracks, standing by the window and gazing outside.

puzzled, followed his

they could see the

wasn’t enough to quell his anger; he then stomped on them, crushing the delicate

seems he’s got quite

and walked away.

wave of relief that the young lady hadn’t chosen to be with such a

Thaddeus. Now, Avery, who

like Avery, this was akin to

please, calm

it. Chairman Ashbourne has always held you in high regard. He wouldn’t suddenly dismiss you like that. At the very least, we’re still better

frustration. You just happened to

time, it’s

apart, “Emeric has implicitly approved of Evadne and Thaddeus. He won’t intervene anymore, much less help

to erect between them. Using Edith to

even so, he hadn’t managed to break the bond between Evadne and

cunning, Avery was now at

brink of collapse. After a

took a while for the call to

help me anymore.”

he was as humble

man on the phone scoffed, making no effort to conceal his mocking tone. “But all you’ve ever done is act like a good person

Ruin her?

Evadne was the love of his life; how could he

yet?” The

give me one more chance, the

a demon clawing its way out of hell, “Isn’t

you want that