His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 576

Several yards away, Thaddeus’s gaze was like ice, locking with Frederic’s in a silent standoff.

Rows of black chairs stood between them, like a thicket of brambles fraught with the turbulent whispers of secrets and deceit.

The air pressure in the banquet hall plummeted, leaving Dennis and the manager dumbstruck, their scalps tingling with an inexplicable chill.

“Thaddeus, what are you doing here? What the hell is going on?” Frederic had his suspicions, but anger compelled him to seek confirmation.

“The answer is quite obvious, isn’t it, Mr. Abernathy?”

Clad in a tailored grey suit, Thaddeus stood his ground, his aura of insurmountable pride and cold aloofness pressing down on Frederic–the kind of pressure that made the seasoned corporate mogul struggle to catch his breath.

The scales were tipping. Thaddeus was soon to be the wave that would crush him upon the shore. The intimidation and oppression he felt now surpassed anything he had known in his youth.

For a fleeting moment, he was grateful no outsiders were present to witness their confrontation.

“The reporters you invited? I sent them packing. It seems they’d rather cross you than dare to cross me,” Thaddeus’s lips curled into a frosty smirk.

“You, why would you do this?” Frederic’s blood boiled, his ears ringing with the surge of his pulse. “Is it that bitch from the Ashbourne family pulling your strings? Have you truly forsaken your own family’s dignity and reputation for her, not seeing she’s playing you for a fool?”

Thaddeus’s handsome visage darkened, a tempest swirling in his eyes, “My actions are my own, and they are unrelated to Evadne. I will not allow you to insult the woman I am to marry.”

Frederic’s pupils constricted in shock!

Dennis and the manager, upon hearing this, were petrified!

“Besides, even if Evadne were toying with me, what of it? If it brings a smile to the face of the one I love, then I welcome it with open arms.”

“Madman, you’re out of your mind!” Frederic, the tycoon at the helm, resorted to the coarsest of language in his fury.

“At least that’s better than you, harboring a criminal, losing all sense of right and wrong,” Thaddeus retorted without a flinch.

Frederic, consumed by wrath, exclaimed, “I am the chairman of the Abernathy Group. Every decision I make is for the benefit of our family and corporation! You selfish fool, engrossed in your romantic delusions, how can you understand the sacrifices I’ve made?”

In Thaddeus’s eyes lay a cold desolation.

He wished he had never existed rather than to learn that his mother’s love and trust had been bestowed upon a man of such callous hypocrisy.

“Tomorrow morning at nine, we’ll settle this in court.”

them on. But no matter what you do, there will

system once more, bearing witness to

her without hesitation, but the increasingly strained father–son relationship posed a significant

grandfather doted on his,

return in good form, the Abernathy Group’s future was uncertain.

claims of indifference, Evadne couldn’t help but consider his well–being. After all, it was the empire he had built. If he lost his throne for her

Knock, knock, knock-

window pulled her from her thoughts, and she quickly closed her laptop, turning to face the source.

coffee in hand, his gaze filled with adoration.

opened the car door, allowing him to slide in and hand her a warm

“Spying again?”

lips together, holding the coffee cup with both hands, “Well. I can’t

the top of

planting a kiss on his cheek.

you one for today. Without you representing the K Group and pressuring the media, my influence alone wouldn’t have kept all the city’s reporters

but firm, “Promise me, once this Elspeth matter is settled, try to avoid direct conflicts with your father.

lifted her chin, a smile

“I’m serious.”

you, as long as Frederic doesn’t target your

phone

softening with complexity, “Evadne, it’s Grandpa. He wants to

Havenbrook Villa, both of them harbored

much Hamilton cherished them.

at the press conference? Had Frederic

work. No one wished to see

Evadne stepped through the door of Hamilton’s cozy cottage, her heart skipped with a mischievous beat. Without a moment’s hesitation, she dashed across the room and enveloped the silver–haired figure of Hamilton in

Oh, I’ve missed

you terribly!” Hamilton’s laughter

Thaddeus raised an eyebrow

had once claimed Evadne as his granddaughter to bridge the gap between them, but now that he knew they were an item, why hadn’t he corrected himself? It

you a thorough exam, then I’ll whip up your favorite soup, how’s that sound?” Evadne knelt

you know Frank loves it too.” Hamilton patted her

thing, no

to Thaddeus, his eyes suddenly

up her charm to shield Thaddeus from any blame, but it

botched

Thaddeus’s voice was calm, betraying not a hint of fear.

anyone could blink, he had slipped off his loafer and flung it at his grandson. Thaddeus

scolded, his temper flaring.

come to me first before acting on your own. What, got

“Grandpa, I.”

dad had done this, I’d be ticked off too. But he didn’t consult me before going ahead with it,