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.

But do you think you’re worthy? You know your condition best. Do you really believe you can bear my

at her sore spot, each word a

hung her head low, her eyes reddening with moisture, her cotton dress wrinkled

to the entire Fairhaven Group, the future head of it.”

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

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 of the entire

closed her eyes tightly, sweat

brother dotes on you, indulges you, decides against having children… would he also give

group is my father’s life’s 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. If that happens, you’ll be the one who ruined

she uttered was like a frost–edged blade, slicing mercilessly

must understand what I’m saying, right? Think about it carefully. If you really

piece, Edith rose to leave.

spoke softly, her head still bowed

dilated, “What did you

love Jareth so

lifting her gaze, Marilla mustered all her strength to meet Edith’s sinister stare, “All my life, I’ve been a coward, never

teeth, Edith was livid.

not like me, the Fairhaven group may not accept me, it doesn’t matter. I don’t seek a title, I only want to be with Jareth. As long as

spoke, her eyes shone with a brightness so compelling, they outshone the stars themselves.