His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 773

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!”

dismissively, a clear sign of his impatience. “Bottom line, my daughter is not to associate with the

on a

through the tension like a knife, her cool gaze landing on Frederic. “You can’t leave us hanging, Mr. Frederic. If you’ve got

was unmistakable–the matriarch of the Ashbourne family, not to be trifled with. Hamilton watched, a pang of envy for Emeric. If only his own son could have a partner as formidable and

contempt. “Suri, do you swear that you

brows knit together.

the engagement with the Bartleys for your own gain Your antics at the Bartley’s event, embarrassing them in public, wasn’t that to ensure Marilla wouldn’t

fell silent, the accusation hanging

She closed her eyes,

Suri. Especially at the crucial moment of her engagement to

clear, even without the Bartleys, I would never approve of Marilla getting back with Jareth. And you, with your ulterior motives, I certainly won’t allow any contact between

palpable, but he restrained himself for

a grace that

‘I’m absolutely disgusted.”

flashed. “What did you say?”

admit, you’re a lucky man indeed, Suri said, taking a measured sip of her tea. “Otherwise, with that kind of

face reddened with rage, but he held back. He was a man of stature, and a public spat was

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

words struck a chord with Hamilton, and he

that’s the case, I only followed Evadne’s counsel in this matter. Now that I know both families have called off the engagement, I can just as well stop

with calm composure, “The reason for my visit is simple–I’m quite fond of Marilla myself. The urgency I feel

chest, coloring his ears a rosy hue.

her luminous gaze

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

gums aching with frustration, but he refused

the Ashbournes felt like the ultimate

overly protective of his daughter, which can muddle his thoughts. As a mother myself, I can

the company, perhaps you should follow Emeric’s lead and spend more time taking care of your health Constantly throwing obstacles in your children’s path to love–what’s the point?”

if she

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,

room fell

seen her son like this, and for a moment, she felt so moved she almost

daughter with his life. One

had run out of objections.

“Marilla, let’s go.”

with a choice. He

were wide, and Marilla, in her delicate grace,

with her father had left her feeling

up, she would have

the front door in the blink of an eye.

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

livid, feeling like both Suri and Hamilton were mocking

Frederic endured another round of rebuke from his father.

convinced of one thing–everything llanat does, she does for the good

at him, “If you slander llana

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