His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 161

Elspeth was sweating bullets and full of worry as she headed back to the restaurant.

Acacia, whom she'd raised with her own hands, was at that moment controlling her!

Originally, she wasn't worried about those trifling matters as there was no concrete evidence to back her statements.

But things had changed. Frederic was no longer as close to her as before. If anything else were to exacerbate the conflict at that point, her position in the Abernathy family would be even more precarious! At that moment, she had to help Acacia with her debts without dipping into her own pocket, which meant acting all pitiful in front of Frederic.

"Frederic, although Acacia has done wrong, she's still the child you've watched grow up. You know how obedient she was in the past. Now, my sister's been arrested, my brother-in-law is in a vegetative state. The Stirling group is facing financial difficulties, Acacia's too scared to go home and is hounded by debt collectors daily. She is, after all, the one I raised. I can't help but feel heartbroken."

Elspeth placed her hand on Frederic's tense one, her eyes welling up with tears as she tried her best to convince him to help Acacia, "Frederic, you've always been generous. Let's help Acacia through this tough time as a form of charity. We've done our best."

Frederic's brow relaxed a bit, seemingly moved by her words.

Suddenly, Thaddeus pulled out a recorder from his pocket and tossed it in front of them, saying, "if you want to help Acacia, listen to this first, then make your decision."

Elspeth's heart raced; unsure what Thaddeus was up to.

Frederic picked up the recorder with a puzzled look and pressed play.

Two voices, one of George, and the other being Acacia!

"Don't touch Evadne yet wait for my signal. Things have improved a lot. I've regained Thaddeus's trust and he's been by my side these past few days. Plus, Mr. Frederic has agreed to our marriage. We should be getting engaged soon."

"Since you're now confirmed with Thaddeus, that fifty thousand."

"You're rushing me over such a petty amount? I'll send you five thousand first. Once things are settled with Mr. Thaddeus and we've had our engagement ceremony, I'll send you the rest."

The recording ended, and the restaurant fell silent.

Elspeth's face turned pale, regretting pleading for Acacia.

Acacia was such a fool! Leaving such a big clue when things weren't even settled yet. She deserved to be where she was for her foolishness!

"Elspeth, is this the good child you've raised?"

Thaddeus's eyes were icy, "You should be thankful, my ex-wife was smart enough to nip your niece's plot in the bud. Otherwise, if Evadne had met with misfortune, Acacia's situation wouldn't be as it is now. I have the means to make her life a living hell."

Elspeth took a sharp intake of breath, staring unbelievingly at Thaddeus's cold eyes.

She thought Thaddeus was like his father, hesitant and unable to easily let go when it came to emotions.

After being entangled with Acacia for so many years, even if Acacia betrayed him, it wouldn't be easy to break free from a decade's worth of emotional entanglement.

But she didn't expect Thaddeus to be that ruthless! His past feelings for Acacia had suddenly disappeared without a trace!

"Acacia only sees me and the Abernathy family as her steppingstones and ATMs. Who can guarantee that she'll actually use this money to save the Stirling group and Mr. Stirling, rather than doing something unreasonable."

Thaddeus wiped his mouth, elegantly stood up and coldly looked at them, "If Mr. Frederic wants to do charity, there are many welfare homes and old folks’ homes in this city, and countless impoverished primary schools nationwide. Aren't they in more need of your help? Why should you spend money on a scheming woman?"

With that, Thaddeus left the restaurant with an indifferent expression.

Watching Thaddeus’ cold figure, Elspeth couldn't help but shiver.

At that moment, Frederic pulled his hand out of hers and stood up sternly as he said,

"Thaddeus is right, the Stirling group brought trouble upon themselves! We, the Abernathy family, have done our best to help them in the past. Now they've again made a big mess themselves. If I were to help again, it would be condoning bad behavior! From now on, you will stop meddling in the Stirling family's affairs. It's time to cut off ties with such harmful relatives!"

With that, Frederic left the table in a huff.

"Why are you helping her, mom? Acacia should be left to reap what she's sown," Glynnis expressed her confusion while munching on her steak.

"You only know how to eat! What do you know!"

Elspeth, no longer caring about maintaining the ladylike demeanor of a noblewoman, threw a piece of bread at Glynnis in anger.

She had underestimated Thaddeus, who was even colder and more ruthless than his father!

It seemed that she would have to use her own private money to resolve the problems of the Stirling family.

What a difficult situation! Just thinking about it made her heart ache for the money!

After dinner, Thaddeus went to the garage alone and drove to Havenbrook.

Having resolved Acacia's problem, his mood wasn't as light as he'd expected it to be.

From the day he took over the Abernathy group, he'd always hoped to do everything well, to cover all bases.

The result was, he seemed to have messed up everything.