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.

fell silent, his handsome

words are heavy with meaning, but family matters are not

a cold fire, and only

second son of the Ashbourne family?” Thaddeus finally asked, voicing

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

aback but quickly understood, “Mr. Ashbourne must hold a significant position within the conglomerate. If word got out, it could cause a chain reaction that could hurt the

because Emeric values family too much. Bevis is his only brother,

understanding, “Indeed, Chairman Emeric is a man of loyalty and honor. Without

wasn’t always like this.”

“Dad told me 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

never wronged him, never let him down. When he put his own greed above the wellbeing of the company, did he spare a thought for Dad? He

I will not! I won’t let

exchanged a look that was heavy with unspoken

well that Evadne, with her iron will, would never tolerate Bevis’

car’s heater was on, but the atmosphere remained chillingly tense.

Thaddeus searched for a safe topic of

a sharp suit

at once

“Dr. Bright gave it to

pleasure, even revealing a hint

a low whistle.

in his chest, his cheeks flushing with warmth. “Ahem, don’t get the wrong idea. He gave me the

flickered in surprise. “Misunderstanding?

up straighter, turning his face away,

no silver

they arrived at the hospital, it was the wee hours of the

tonight. After three grueling, sleepless even the strongest person would crumble, so

arrived, Suri hurried out to greet them.

“Evadne, you’re back!”

When Evadne saw Suri, her composure started to crack, her

embrace Suri, her tears flowing

into a sobbing mess?” Suri cooed,

role as the protective elder brother, could only

through so much. How’s Dad doing?” Evadne choked back her tears, sniffling with her nose

more peacefully tonight than the past

Where are my brothers? The heartless lot. If they don’t come now, then will they?”

sentence ddoon at the end of

forore?! diswept in never rooming with you again! Your loring sounds like a

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circles under his eyes, and his teeth in frustration. “You snore like freight train, dude!

a chance to retort, ‘And you thininyoute any better? if I’m a thunderstorm, u’re a jackhammer, mate. And you grind your teeth to

Elvis!” Evadne was moved to tears, feeling a cilt/tofon ter earlier

she have spoken so

kids had always been