His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 698

Seeing Marilla dare to talk back, Edith felt a surge of rage so intense, her meticulously manicured nails almost digging into her own palms.

If it weren’t for the crowd around them, she would have slapped that fool across the face already!

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Edith’s red lips curled into a venomous smirk as she leaned close to whisper in Marilla’s ear, her voice dripping with mockery.

“That’s right, you’re not an idiot, you’re a lunatic.”

Lunatic.

She was calling her a lunatic.

A buzzing sound filled Marilla’s head, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.

And just then, the piano recital began on stage.

The flowing music filled her ears. That was to Marilla a torturous cacophony, only serving to heighten her psychological burden.

worthy? You know your condition best. Do you really believe you can bear my brother a child

at her sore spot, each

her cotton dress wrinkled beyond recognition by her slender fingers. Just like her heart in

brother isn’t just your lover; he’s the heir to the entire Fairhaven Group, the future head

icy, “My father’s dying wish was for the Fairhaven Group to become a century–old prestigious family. If you want

can give birth to a healthy child? What if your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want to leave the Fairhaven group without a successor? Do you want my brother to become the laughingstock

eyes tightly, sweat beading on

you, decides against having children… would he also give up on the Fairhaven

work. If my brother cannot inherit the Fairhaven group, how could our father rest in peace? Do you think Grandpa would accept a woman like you as the future lady of the Fairhaven group? If my brother insists on marrying you, then he’ll only grow further from the role of heir. Grandpa might well change his mind and choose my uncle as the heir instead.

uttered was like a frost–edged blade, slicing

understand what I’m saying, right? Think about

her piece, Edith rose to leave.

not leave Jareth, Marilla spoke softly, her head

pupils dilated, “What did you say?”

Jareth so very

meet Edith’s sinister stare, “All my life, I’ve been a coward, never fought for myself, never truly desired anything. But now, all I want is to

teeth, Edith was livid.

accept me, it doesn’t matter. I don’t seek a title, I only want to be with Jareth. As long as he

eyes shone with a brightness so compelling, they outshone the