His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 45

Evadne didn't bat an eyelid.

She was well aware of Elspeth's two-faced nature. All the information sent a clear message to Suri: not only was she dumped by Thaddeus, but she was also a poor girl scrambling for a rich man to survive.

A wicked smirk crept up on Acacia and her mom.

The Ashbourne and Abernathy families were never on good terms. Cassius, as the eldest son of Emeric, was of high standing. He could have any woman he wanted with the snap of a finger. Why on earth would he want a divorcee of Thaddeus?

What a joke!

Thaddeus frowned, annoyance flashing in his eyes. "Elspeth, this is my business, not yours."

"Thaddeus, it might be your business, but it also affects the image of both the Abernathy and Ashbourne families. I'm just trying to prevent the revelation of Ms. Ilana being your ex-wife from freaking people out. I have everyone's best interest at heart!" Elspeth continued her bullshitting.

"Didn't Ms. Ilana divorce Mr. Thaddeus already? Doesn't that mean they have nothing to do with each other anymore? How could Elspeth still think Ms. Ilana would embarrass the Abernathy family?"

Suri scoffed, "Is Ms. Ilana not allowed to fall for another man after her divorce with Mr. Thaddeus? Ms. Ilana marrying Cassius is nothing to be ashamed of. We, Ashbournes, won't look down on her just because she's been divorced. It's an era of equality, Elspeth. There's no need to treat Ms. Ilana this way."

Jareth was almost clapping after hearing Suri's words. They were so satisfying!

Acacia, her mom, and even Glynnis were taken aback. They stood there, too embarrassed to utter a word.

Was Suri protecting Ilana?

"Suri, you're also a rich man's daughter, so you must understand what I'm saying!"

Elspeth became flustered when Suri ignored her. "Ms. Ilana just left our Thaddeus and is now with Cassius. If others find out, they'd think she had an affair with Cassius while still married. It's disgraceful. As the legal wife of Chairman Emeric, you should care about the Ashbourne family's reputation!"

"Enough!"

Suri frowned, her aura making Elspeth uneasy. "This is the kids' business. I might be an elder, but I'm not Cassius's mom. I don't have the right to meddle. And Elspeth, you're not Mr. Thaddeus's biological mom. Don't you think you're not qualified to play the elder role in front of Thaddeus?"

Elspeth was speechless.

"And Chairman Emeric and I haven't signed a marriage contract so he's just my man. I don't want to hear 'legal wife of Chairman Emeric' from you ever again!"

Suri's cold tone left Elspeth pale and her mind blank.

Evadne bit her lip, and a wave of sourness rushed up her nose.

Chairman Emeric's legal wife—there's only one, and that's her mom.

Thaddeus stayed silent, but he kept an eye on Ilana.

He never liked Ilana. He was only maintaining a friendly facade with her. This woman had been a source of trouble, always poking where it hurt.

But when Elspeth mocked her with those sharp words, he felt like his own dignity was tainted.

"Ms. Ilana, do you need to see Cassius? I can take you to him." Suri's friendly gaze was back on Evadne.

"Thank you, Suri. Then I'll trouble you." Evadne smiled like a well-mannered lady.

"Such a polite and beautiful child."

Suri gently took Evadne's hand, speaking out loud intentionally, "Cassius has good taste in choosing you as his girlfriend."

"Hold on."

Thaddeus's heart filled with rage upon hearing these words. He sternly said, "Ms. Ilana, don't you owe us an apology?"

Jareth let out a sigh. He wished he could stuff his sock in Thaddeus's mouth.

Evadne's heart ached. She shot him a cold look.

Thaddeus felt like her disappointing gaze went right through his soul.

"It wasn't her! It wasn't her!"

A clear and sweet voice intervened, making those with malicious intent uneasy!

Evadne's heart lightened as she turned towards the voice.

"Marilla!"

A girl in a simple white dress with a "cauliflower" hairdo, delicate features, and fair skin was running towards them.

This ridiculous hairstyle was Glynnis's "masterpiece".

In the Abernathy family, Marilla was always Glynnis's rival.

Glynnis was jealous of her sister's beauty and bullied Marilla every day. Whenever they had public appearances, she'd make sure Marilla would make a fool of herself, fearing her sister would steal her thunder.

Marilla was born with autism, which made her even more introverted and antisocial so she was always silent when meeting strangers.

However, during her three years in the Abernathy family, the only person who had shown warmth to Evadne apart from Alva was this ignored little sister.