His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 181

Just like that, three days flew right by.

Ada arrived in Elmsworth on schedule, causing quite a stir in the local and international scene.

On the day of the banquet, Glynnis had her eye on a fancy purple haute couture dress early on. She took great care with her hair, looking as stunning as always.

Elspeth also dressed to the nines, pinning her hair up and accessorizing with a pair of top-notch emerald earrings and a massive jade pendant. She looked like she was wearing a house's worth of money on her.

"Mom, didn't you have a better-quality jade piece? Why aren't you wearing that one?" Glynnis asked curiously.

"Don't even get me started. It breaks my heart!"

Elspeth clenched her teeth and the jade, "That's all because of paying off Acacia's debt. What on earth did the Stirling family do to owe so much money? I don't have that kind of cash, and with the tightened regulations, Moonlit Treasures hasn't seen a customer in two months. That's why I had to sell the jade to pay off the debt!"

"Holy moly! You're really determined. If it were me, I'd be bawling my eyes out. That was a birthday present from Dad!"

Glynnis felt bad for her mom, but couldn't help but ask, "But I really don't understand why you're helping the Stirling family like this? Wouldn't it be better to just let such disgraceful relatives fend for themselves?"

"Hmph! If only." Elspeth grumbled darkly.

When she first groomed Acacia to get close to and seduce Thaddeus, she was certain Acacia would succeed. She never expected to make a misstep and lose everything!

Now, instead of controlling Thaddeus, she was being bitten by the pawn she herself raised!

Acacia had realized the convenience of reaping benefits from Elspeth, and had called to ask for money the day before yesterday. Elspeth was infuriated to the point of wanting to kill her.

But killing her was out of the question. Unless she was driven to the wall, she wouldn't stoop to such measures.

That's why she thought of putting Acacia to use again, promising that she would find a way to bring her back to Elmsworth soon. That finally pacified the little witch.

"Mom, how do I look in this?"

Glynnis twirled around happily. Ever since she saw Jareth in a purple shirt the other day, she picked out a purple evening gown for tonight, as though they were wearing matching outfits. "Tonight, I'm going to steal the show. I can't let the Abernathys down!"

"The star of the evening is Ada. She's a world-famous star. How much of a show-stealer can you be?"

Elspeth chuckled and pushed Glynnis's deep V-neckline even lower, almost to her belly button. "You don't get many chances to be with Jareth. You should focus more on him, not compete with those mediocre people. What good is dressing pretty if you can't even get a foot in the door of the Fairhaven family?"

Acacia was useless. Marilla was always a loser in Elspeth's eyes, it was a miracle she hadn't embarrassed Elspeth yet.

So now, she pinned all her hopes on Glynnis, hoping she could marry a wealthy man. After all, only if her daughter married well could she gain power in the Abernathy family and control the power more effectively!

"Mom, don't worry. I'm sure I'll be the future daughter-in-law of the Fairhaven family!" Glynnis declared confidently, her chest puffed out.

"Oh? Do you have a plan?" Elspeth arched an eyebrow in question.

"Mom, Jareth's sister Edith is back from abroad. She said she can help me! You have no idea how much Jareth dotes on his sister. With her help, how could I possibly fail?" Glynnis got more and more excited as she spoke, as if she could already see herself as part of the Fairhaven family.

"Edith?" Elspeth furrowed her brow, recalling the porcelain-doll-like little girl that Jareth often brought to visit the Abernathys when they were children. That little girl was so clingy. She could barely tear herself away from Thaddeus.

"Hey, there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Aren't you afraid of being used?" Elspeth lounged on the sofa, lightly tapping her red nails. "Edith wouldn't just help you out for no reason. She must have struck some kind of deal with you, right?"

"Mom! No wonder Dad loves you so much, you're so smart!"

Glynnis dragged her heavy skirt over and sat next to her mother, "Edith has a crush on Thaddeus. Her condition is that she gets to marry Thaddeus."