His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 14

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Thaddeus led Acacia into the CEO's office.

As soon as the door was closed, Acacia threw herself into his arms in tears. "Thaddeus, I'm glad you came to pick me up, I was really scared..." Thaddeus, with his deep, ink-like gaze, raised his hands to Acacia's shoulders and slowly pushed her away.

"Thaddeus…" Acacia was puzzled.

"Why'd you do this?" Thaddeus' tone was frosty, his gaze piercing.

"Do what?"

"Why'd you go spilling our marriage news to the Elmsworth Daily?" Thaddeus asked.

Acacia breathed a sigh of relief and tried to embrace him again, "Because I can't wait to marry you. Don't you want to marry me?"

"I'd like to, but it's not appropriate." Thaddeus looked serious, and his usual gentleness was gone. "Why not? You're already divorced from Ilana!"

"My divorce hasn't been finalized yet. We've promised grandpa to wait until his 80th birthday to get a formal divorce."

Thaddeus subconsciously stepped back, "Until then, she's still my wife, in name at least. You airing our marriage news would stir up trouble for everyone. Grandpa won't be pleased."

His thinking was straightforward, always considering the pros and cons first. He had always been lacking in emotions, the only bit of tenderness he had was for Acacia. Yet his words were still somewhat harsh.

But, he thought Acacia would understand him. After all, they had known each other for quite a while.

However, the woman did not understand his point at all, her eyes turned red, "Am I causing trouble for everyone? Thaddeus, are you upset because people online are saying Ilana was the other woman? Are you feeling sorry for her?!"

"I'm not feeling sorry. It's just that Ilana wasn't the other woman. Things shouldn't have escalated to this point." Thaddeus rubbed his temples, his headache was killing him.

"Isn't she the homewrecker? She is!" Acacia stomped her foot in anger, her voice sharp and piercing, making Thaddeus' headache even worse.

"Had it not been for her, we would've been together a long time ago! She's been meddling in our affairs! She's been hogging my spot by your side for three whole years!" Acacia continued.

"Ilana was my wife in name for three years, and that's what it took to get grandpa to back down. Without her, you and I wouldn’t ever be together."

Thaddeus finished speaking, his heart gave a painful throb.

That's right. If Ilana hadn't left him after the three years were up, how could grandpa have allowed him to be with Acacia?

That woman, she always welcomed him home with a smile, helping him change, preparing his bath, taking care of everything without a word of complaint.

She never fought for anything, never made a fuss, not even a word of complaint when she signed the divorce papers and left his home.

Even though Ilana eventually chose Cassius, she had fulfilled her duties as a wife in the past three years. It was him who treated her like a maid, always looking forward to the end of the three years so he could be with the one he loved.

If anyone owed anyone, he definitely owed her more.

"Thaddeus, are you... speaking up for that woman now?" Acacia was shocked. She felt like she couldn't understand this man anymore.

"No, I'm just discussing the issue at hand."

Just then, his phone rang. Thaddeus pulled out his phone and saw that it was a call from grandpa. His face turned grim.

He opened the door and Gordon was standing outside.

"Gordon, send more people to escort Ms. Acacia home."

"Yes, Mr. Thaddeus." Gordon gestured for Acacia to go ahead.

"Thaddeus! I don't want to go back... I'm scared!" Acacia's eyes filled with tears as she clung to his hand.

"Don't be afraid. Don't accept any media interviews for the next few days. I'll handle the rest."

Thaddeus firmly sent Acacia out and shut the door. He then picked up his grandpa's call, rubbing his throbbing temples.

"Grandpa."

"Thaddeus! You dare to betray our agreement! Are you that desperate to marry that woman?!"

Hamiltion roared in anger, "If you want to marry a woman from the Stirling family, I, Hamiltion, disown you as my unfilial grandson!"