His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 123

Suddenly, Jareth went pale as a ghost.

He didn't even see how Evadne's hand moved. By the time he realized what was happening, there was a knife in his throat!

A butterfly knife, one of the most infamous weapons out there, was sneaky and lethal. With a swift flick of the fingers, it could deliver a dangerous and wickedly cool effect.

A girl brandishing something like that at him like it was nothing? That's cold-blooded and ruthless!

"Back off, Jareth." Evadne squinted slightly, the gleaming blade of the knife lightly tapping his cheek, "Even if every other man in the world disappeared, I still wouldn't choose you."

"What if it was just me and Thaddeus left in the world, who would you choose?" Jareth asked, his heart pounding in his chest.

Evadne chuckled coldly, "Still not you."

In that moment.

The always arrogant Mr. Jareth's heart shattered like glass, scattering all over the floor.

Just then, the office door opened.

"Evadne, what's going on here?" Cassius stood at the doorway, looking surprised.

Evadne's eyes narrowed slightly, quickly stashing away the butterfly knife, and then smiled, "Brother, why didn't you let me know you were stopping by?"

Her facial expressions sure can change quickly!

Jareth stiffly stood up, his eyes red as he gave Evadne one last look before walking out, heartbroken.

Cassius shot him a glance, finding his usual arrogance completely gone, which left him feeling quite speechless.

In all of Elmsworth, the only woman who could make Mr. Jareth lose his cool like that was Evadne.

"Bro!" Evadne happily ran up and hugged Cassius around the neck, "How's your wound?"

"I've been unwrapped for a while now. What do you think?"

Cassius, like when they were kids, picked up his little sister and spun around, "It's just a flesh wound. I'm not that fragile."

His past profession would probably give even Emeric a scare.

Who would have thought that the leader of the largest underground gang in Windhelm, the man who controlled Skyrim, Elmsworth, and several other gangs in neighbouring countries, would be this gentle and cultured man?

At some point, he gave up his leadership position, quit the underworld, and cut ties with the dark forces.

Even Evadne couldn't understand how a man who had never killed, never bullied the weak, and didn't smoke or drink could have become a gang leader.

Beneath his gentle smile, there lay deep secrets.

"What happened with Mr. Jareth?"

Cassius chuckled helplessly, "I don't know how he treats others, but he's pretty sincere towards you. Even if you don't give him a chance, you shouldn't slap his face with a knife. Men have their pride, especially one who's the future heir of the Jareth group."

"If I didn't do that, he would keep chasing me."

Evadne rubbed her temples, looking tired, "People always say men care about their dignity, but considering how Jareth chases after me, he obviously didn't care about his. If I didn't take action, he would keep messing around with me. This can't go on forever. In short, now I'm back to be Evadne. I don't want to mess with Thaddeus's people anymore. I know I might have gone a bit overboard this time, but I didn't have any other choice. Short-term pain is better than long-term suffering, right?"

"Sometimes I wish you could be a bit more like Ilana." Cassius sighed lightly.

"That's impossible because I've already dealt with Ilana."

Evadne leaned tiredly against Cassius's leg.

Cassius smiled slightly, placing his hand on her temple and gently massaging it.

"Brother, do you have some new information?" Evadne closed her eyes, looking content.

"Clever Evadne, you can probably guess."

"Is it you've thought of some ways to deal with the Abernathy group?" Evadne asked lazily.

"If you're tired, I can take care of Ms. Acacia for you." Cassius kept his smile, his expression inscrutable.