His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 773

Frederic stormed into the room, his face as dark as a thundercloud, his presence more intimidating than a Halloween ghoul.

“On such a sunny day, why do you have to look like you’re attending a funeral?” Hamilton chided, glancing away from his son’s gloomy expression with a tsk–tsk of disapproval. “Seeing you puts such a damper on my day, I swear it’s shaving years off my life!”

Frederic ignored the verbal sparring with his dad and made a beeline for Marilla, completely disregarding the Ashbournes, who were over for a visit.

“Marilla! You’re coming home with me right now!”

Marilla recoiled, her face pale as milk, clutching her teddy bear like a shield.

Just as Frederic’s hand was about to clamp onto her, another hand–veined and strong–caught his wrist in an iron grip.

Marilla’s eyes widened in shock, staring at the tall figure stepping protectively in front of her. “Aaron.”

Aaron met Frederic’s fiery gaze with a cold flicker in his eyes. “Mr. Frederic, let’s keep this civil. You’re scaring Marilla.”

Frederic, panting with anger and frustration, couldn’t immediately free his wrist from Aaron’s hold and bit back his rage with a snarl, ‘Let go!”

With a calm gaze, Aaron released him.

Frederic quickly stepped back, rubbing his wrist, which had turned an angry shade of purple.

“Mr. Hamilton, Mom, it’s about time. I promised Marilla we’d go out and have some fun,” Aaron said, trying to diffuse the tension as he turned to Hamilton.

“I just said Marilla has to come with me. She’s not going anywhere!” Frederic roared back, unable to contain his fury.

Hamilton bristled. “Marilla already made plans with Aaron. And here you are, making a scene in front of our guests! The Ashbournes have come with gifts, and you’re causing a ruckus!”

“You don’t understand the situation. If you did, you wouldn’t be taking this tone with me!”

line, my daughter is not to associate with the Ashbourne boy. I’ll

on a

cool gaze landing on Frederic. “You can’t leave us hanging, Mr. Frederic. If you’ve got something to say,

envy for Emeric. If only his own son could

contempt. “Suri, do you swear that you and your son approaching Marilla have nothing to do with Evadne’s bidding?”

brows knit together.

own gain Your antics at the Bartley’s event,

fell silent, the accusation hanging heavy in the

father or Aaron. She closed her eyes, her lashes quivering as she hugged her teddy bear even

in my daughter’s affairs, Suri. Especially at

was unfortunate, but it was their fate. For Evadne to interfere like this is crossing the line! Let me be clear, even without the Bartleys, I would never approve of Marilla getting back with Jareth. And you, with your

fists, the room’s tension palpable, but he restrained himself for the

when Suri, with a grace that belied her fierce words, said what was

‘I’m absolutely disgusted.”

flashed. “What did you say?”

measured sip of her tea.

but he held back. He was a man of stature, and a

in our children’s love lives. Frankly, I wasn’t too familiar with Marilla at first, but my son took a shine to her, and any mother worth her salt would give her boy a leg up in romance, am I right? Besides, the match you had set up for Marilla, what kind of folks were they? The Bartley clan buckled under the slightest pressure and called off the engagement in the dead of night. That tells you they’re nothing but social climbers, chasing after status and fortune. Do you really think mingling with such riff–raff wouldn’t tarnish the reputation of the Abernathy Group,

words struck a chord with Hamilton,

this matter. Now that I know both families have called off the engagement, I can just as well stop

fond of Marilla myself. The urgency I feel to

Aaron’s chest, coloring his

her luminous gaze filled with

too far with your words. Apologize to Suri now!” Hamilton glared at his son, clearly displeased by his

with frustration, but he refused to open

very idea of apologizing to the Ashbournes felt like

Frederic is just overly protective of his daughter, which can muddle

company, perhaps you should follow Emeric’s lead and spend more time taking care

gentle word from Suri, Frederic felt as if she was twisting a

forward, his gaze intense and deep like the ocean, “Mr. Frederic, you can doubt anything you like. But there’s one thing you shouldn’t question. I swear on my badge, on my honor, my feelings for Marilla are as true as gold. Even if you dislike me, I still have to tell you, my intentions with

fell silent.

never seen her son like this, and for a moment, she felt so moved she almost wanted to cry.

one more person in this world willing to protect your daughter with his life. One more defender is no loss to you.” Aaron smiled serenely, his bright eyes carrying a tremor of heartfelt

face softened, he had run out of objections.

“Marilla, let’s go.”

Aaron didn’t leave Marilla with a choice. He confidently

steps were wide, and Marilla, in her delicate grace, hustled

had left her feeling suffocated,

if Aaron hadn’t spoken up, she would have

front door in the blink of

deeply, his words carrying a weighty significance, “Suri, you’ve raised your son well. Compared to you, I’m shamed as a father.”

feeling like both Suri

left, Frederic endured another round of rebuke from his

thing–everything llanat does, she does for the good of this

sharply at him, “If you slander llana again, you’re no longer