His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 620

“What on earth has Bevis been up to now?” Evadne asked with a steely tone, her eyes deep and unfathomable as the depths of a dark lake.

Thaddeus couldn’t help but feel that Bevis, a distant cousin of the Ashbourne Group and the only brother of Chairman Emeric, seemed to be anything but well-behaved.

He had always thought the Ashbourne family to be a rare example of unity and harmony, but it seemed even they were not immune to having a black sheep in their midst.

“Bevis got into some backdoor stock options to make a quick buck, but then the stock market of Country M took a nosedive and he lost a fortune,” explained Cassius, his brow furrowed in disapproval. “He could have backed out in time to save himself, but he got some wild idea that the government of Country M was going to stabilize the market, so he doubled down on his options. Only he didn’t have the funds, so he started eyeing the company’s money.”

“Bevis is the king of fools! His brains are worth less than the cobblestones!” Evadne fumed, her fist thudding against the car window.

Thaddeus took her hand in his, sharing her sentiment, “Options trading is a high-stakes game, it’s like throwing dice with no chance to win. Just six months ago, one of our execs at Abernathy Group got in so deep he ended up jumping from his office building.”

Jason was equally livid, dropping all formalities, “A few days ago, when Ruby was goi over the financial reports, she found two discrepancies that screamed fraud. She reported it straight to President Ashbourne, and that’s how Bevis got caught. If it were for that, we would’ve been in an even bigger mess. As it is, we’re still down by over five million!”

Ruby was the finance director, a trusted protégé personally mentored by Cassius.

The reason KS Group had dominated the business world and remained at the pinnacle of Skyrim’s elite for decades was because the Ashbourne patriarchs had a keen eye for talent and knew how to place the right people in the right positions.

“Heh, Cassius, you practically saved Bevis’ life.

Evadne clenched her teeth, “Otherwise, he’d be the next one taking a dive off the roof!”

Cassius sighed helplessly, “I tried to handle this quietly, but word still got back to Dad. You can imagine how furious he was.”

“And to make matters worse, Bevis had the audacity to argue back, refusing to repent and even said some outrageous things. It was enough to give Dad a stroke,” Evadne hissed, shuddering with rage.

“In front of Mr. Ashbourne?” Thaddeus asked gravely.

“Yes, Dylan was there too. Thank God he was. He got Dad to the hospital in time to save his life,” Cassius replied, his eyes reflecting the chill of his words.

his handsome

heavy with meaning, but family matters are not my place to comment,”

cold fire, and only Thaddeus’ embrace kept her from losing all composure.

with this second son of the Ashbourne family?” Thaddeus finally asked, voicing the question both he

couldn’t contain his anger anymore, his foot pressing hard on the accelerator, “Bevis’ debt, that fifty million hole, Chairman Emeric covered it with his own money! And he’s keeping it under wraps, minimizing the whole ordeal. In other words, he doesn’t

position within the conglomerate.

because Emeric values family too much. Bevis is his only brother, they grew up together. He’s always been protective, too soft-hearted to

honor. Without such traits, how could the Ashbourne family have

wasn’t always like

once that when they were kids, because he was so stubborn and rebellious, he often got punished by Granddad. He’d get locked in the chapel to copy scriptures, with no food or sleep. Back then, Bevis was a crafty little chap. He’d stand up for Dad in front of Granddad and sneak into the chapel at night to feed him and even help him copy scriptures. His imitation of other people’s handwriting was so good, he copied dozens of pieces and Granddad never noticed the difference.

let him down. When he put his own greed above the wellbeing of the

slide, but I will not! I

Cassius exchanged a look that was heavy with

with her iron will, would never tolerate Bevis’

on, but the atmosphere remained chillingly tense.

lighten the mood, Thaddeus searched for a

that’s a sharp

brother, recognizing at once

smiled faintly, “Dr. Bright gave it to me,”

pleasure, even revealing a hint of bragging

let out a low

cheeks flushing with warmth. “Ahem, don’t get the wrong idea. He gave me the clothes to thank me for looking after

flickered in surprise. “Misunderstanding? What

straighter, turning his face away, his

was no silver

the hospital, it was the wee hours of the morning.

After three grueling, sleepless even the strongest person would crumble, so she took turns with

that Evadne and the others had arrived, Suri hurried

“Evadne, you’re back!”

started to crack, her eyes

Suri, her

little queen turned into a sobbing mess?” Suri cooed, comforting her while casting an accusing

his role as the protective elder brother, could only

so much. How’s Dad doing?” Evadne choked back her

more peacefully tonight

The heartless lot. If they

ddoon at the end of the hallway swung

Your loring sounds like a freakin’ thundersternov vo urving to kill

un

circles under his eyes, and his teeth in frustration. “You

to retort, ‘And you thininyoute any better? if I’m a thunderstorm, u’re a jackhammer, mate. And you grind your teeth to boot Whoever marries you is pning up for

to tears, feeling a cilt/tofon ter

have spoken so about her brothers?

had always been solid, always