His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 313

The birthday feast was about to kick off.

Seeing the room filled with esteemed guests, Evadne couldn't help but smile at the sight of Emeric and Grandpa chatting away at the front of the room.

"Well, I'll be! Is that Mr. Hamilton?"

"Yep, it sure is! Mr. Hamilton is aging like a fine wine, isn't he?"

"It's rare to see such a close bond between Mr. Hamilton and Chairman Emeric these days. If you didn't know better, you'd think Chairman Emeric was Mr. Hamilton's son!"

"I heard Mrs. Abernathy is also having a birthday bash tonight. Hamilton skipped his own family gathering to attend Chairman Emeric's. Intriguing, isn't it?"

Laughter echoed among the guests.

"It's clear as day that Mr. Hamilton doesn't approve of his daughter-in-law, Elspeth! For the past six months, with allegations of bribery, auction fraud, and even her niece making a fool out of Mr. Thaddeus, it's no wonder Mr. Hamilton is not fond of her!"

"I've seen Mr. Thaddeus with Chairman Emeric's daughter, Miss Evadne, they seemed quite a match. Remember that auction scandal? Mr. Thaddeus seemed to defend her. Do you think there's a chance for them?"

Upon hearing this, Evadne frowned.

"Unlikely, I suppose."

"Why so?"

"Remember that ugly breakup with his ex, the girl from the Stirling family? He was the talk of the town. Miss Evadne, being so dignified and proud, could she really handle that baggage?"

Evadne nodded in agreement.

"Exes are like cockroaches in the kitchen of a restaurant. You can ignore them until they crawl onto your dining table. No matter how much you tell yourself it doesn't matter, it's still nauseating! Mr. Thaddeus might be a catch, but Miss Evadne can do better than someone with a 'record.'"

Evadne nodded again in strong agreement.

"Enjoying the gossip?"

Evadne suddenly looked up, surprised.

When did Thaddeus get here? He was now standing beside her, a gentle smile on his face, his eyes glowing softly as he looked at her.

"I didn't eavesdrop!" Evadne quickly turned her face away, biting her lower lip.

She'd been caught!

"They were mostly right, but they missed one thing."

Thaddeus gracefully took a seat beside her, his gaze on her slightly flushed face. "I don't only have a past, I have an ex-wife."

"So, are you proud of that, Mr. Thaddeus?" Evadne crossed her arms, smirking.

Seeing her getting a bit upset, Thaddeus gave a bitter smile. "Evadne, there's no pride left in me when it comes to you."

Her expression softened slightly, her heart skipping a beat.

"I just regret."

His voice was hoarse, his handsome face turning somber. "I regret how I treated you, regret that we were married in secrecy. People don't know you were my wife."

"If that's the case, you don't need to regret, Mr. Thaddeus."

She turned her gaze away from him, her voice cold. "I'm glad I was your nameless wife for three years, and that our miserable marriage was never made public."

Miserable marriage.

Thaddeus swallowed hard, his heart aching.

Even after everything they had been through, to Evadne, he was still a part of her past she wanted to forget.

"That helps me move on from our failed marriage faster. I can pretend we were never together."

Evadne blinked and let out a light laugh. "Well, we were never really together, were we?"

"Evadne."

Before Thaddeus could finish, a sweet voice rang out from behind them. "Master! Sorry I'm late!"

Evadne turned around and saw her student, Camille, her face instantly lighting up.

"Camille! You're not late, I was worried you'd be too busy with the exhibition to make it!"

Camille ran over and hugged her tightly. "How could I miss it? When you invite me to a feast, I make sure I'm there!"

That's when Camille noticed Thaddeus sitting next to Evadne, his presence simply too overwhelming to ignore.

Her pretty face fell instantly. "Master, you're sitting with him? Aren't you disgusted?"

Evadne glanced at the man next to her nonchalantly. "Indeed."

Thaddeus felt a sting in his heart, but still managed to say, "Evadne, if you're disgusted by looking at me, then don't."

He thought, "There's no way I'm changing seats."

"Are you expecting me to go blind?" Evadne couldn't help but laugh at his remark.

"You can close your eyes." Thaddeus leaned in closer, his voice soft and teasing.