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.”

the air, “Whatever tricks you and Cedric have up your sleeves, bring them on. But no matter what you do, there

the parking lot, Evadne hacked into the hotel’s surveillance system once more, bearing witness to the clash between

see Thaddeus defend her without hesitation, but the increasingly strained father–son relationship posed a significant risk to his position.

doted on his, age

in good form, the Abernathy Group’s future was

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

Knock, knock, knock-

car window pulled her from her thoughts, and she quickly closed her laptop, turning to face

stood outside, with two cups of coffee in hand, his gaze filled with adoration.

allowing him to slide in and hand

“Spying again?”

with both hands, “Well. I can’t have you getting bullied,

I look good?” Thaddeus’s hand gently brushed the top of her

leaned in, planting a kiss on

media, my influence

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

Thaddeus lifted her chin, a smile tugging at his

“I’m serious.”

deserves, I promise you, as long as Frederic doesn’t target your

Thaddeus’s phone rang.

the screen, his eyes softening with complexity, “Evadne, it’s Grandpa. He wants

the way to Havenbrook Villa, both of them harbored

knew how much Hamilton cherished

a critical time–had he learned of Thaddeus’s intervention at the press conference? Had Frederic already complained, summoning them for a

work. No one wished to see their legacy waver in

beat. Without a moment’s hesitation, she dashed across the room and enveloped the silver–haired figure of Hamilton in an embrace that could rival

Oh, I’ve missed you so much!”

I miss you terribly!” Hamilton’s laughter hadn’t been

raised an eyebrow ever

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

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

have to make extra then, you know Frank loves it too.” Hamilton patted her head with affection.

thing, no

Thaddeus,

her charm to shield Thaddeus from any

botched your dad’s

Grandpa.” Thaddeus’s voice was calm, betraying not

loafer and flung it at his grandson. Thaddeus caught it mid–air, his expression tight. “Grandpa, let’s talk this out. Don’t get

Hamilton scolded, his

then Hamilton continued, “You should have come to me first before acting on your

“Grandpa, I.”

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