His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 16

"Hey, who's that guy next to the pretty girl? Don't tell me it's Cassius, the CEO of the K Group from Skyrim."

Jareth raised an eyebrow, "I always heard Cassius was a high-minded guy who never went to parties like this. I didn't expect him to show up tonight."

It's not surprising that Thaddeus and Jareth got it all wrong.

Because Evadne had four brothers, all quadruplets. Cassius and Arnold, in particular, look so similar that they're easy to mix up if you're not familiar.

"I'm green with envy. Such a knockout should be mine. What's the point of being with Cassius? He's nowhere near as fun as me!" Jareth was getting carried away.

Downstairs, Ilana, her smile sweet as honey, directed at that man.

Thaddeus felt a sudden suffocation in his heart.

Once upon a time, that smile was his alone.

What pissed him off more was that all the negative news seemed to have no effect on her, she was still in the mood to be happy.

Meanwhile, he was like a walking ball of stress, either busy handling problems or thinking about how to explain things to her.

"Maybe tonight, I'll sweep her off her feet. I don't care if she's Cassius' woman." Jareth licked his lips in anticipation.

"Knock it off. She's my wife."

Jareth's eyes widened in surprise, "What?!"

"Ex-wife," Thaddeus added, the words felt like a thorn in his throat, causing a painful burn.

"What are you talking about?! She's your cold-hearted ex-wife?! Are you blind or just plain dumb? She's a total babe, way better than your Acacia!"

Thaddeus gave Jareth a cold glance, Jareth immediately shut up, "I only said that because I saw her. You never let me meet her before, I thought she was as ugly as a dragon, didn't expect...where are you going?!"

Before he could finish, Thaddeus stormed out of the door.

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On the other side, Evadne and Arnold had already had three drinks, her cheeks as red as ripe peaches.

"Evadne, are you okay?" Arnold asked, noticing her tipsy state.

"Another round! Let's play dice!" Evadne's alcohol tolerance was decent, but she was slightly annoyed, hence the quick intoxication.

Just then, Arnold's phone rang. It was a call he had to take, possibly an important task, so he said, "Evadne, wait for me, I'll be back soon after this call."

Evadne waved him off casually, "Sure!"

Once Arnold left, the men around her, like sharks smelling blood, started moving closer.

Evadne lazily surveyed them, as though she was picking out merchandise.

This one's too short, that one's too skinny, this one's nose is too flat, that one's eyes are too small...

None of these men could compare to her ex-husband.

Pity that the handsome man turned out to be all talk, dashing all her hopes and passion.

Then, Evadne noticed a group of rich kids playing in a corner, one of them pouring drinks for a girl.

The man with the oily face was Acacia's brother, Ives!

What upset her more was that her sharp eyes spotted one of the men discreetly slipping something into the drink and passing it to Ives.

She was immediately furious and made a beeline for them.

"Wow! A beauty is coming!" The rich kids drooled at the sight of Evadne.

Ives lost interest in the girl in his arms as soon as he saw her.

"You guys seem to be having fun, mind if I join?" Evadne's eyes were alluring, adding to her charm.

"Babe, I can accompany you however you want to play." Ives licked his lips lasciviously.

Evadne picked up the spiked drink, "Simple, drink this."

Everyone went quiet. Ives' greasy face darkened.

Everyone knew the drink was spiked with a strong sedative, only a fool would drink it!

"You don't want to drink? Then I'll help you!"