His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 505

Bertha's face contorted with rage, her eyes boring into Avery's delicate and infuriating visage.

"Help me, they're all beasts, but what about you, Avery? Aren't you one of them? Oh, you're not, you're the devil incarnate! Even more malevolent!"

Avery remained unflustered, his smile only growing, "I may not be the epitome of virtue, but even beasts have their tender moments with their young. I can't bring myself to be too harsh on my sister. So, I thought I'd lend you a hand, sis. Besides, who else but me would come to see you here, in this godforsaken place? Do you really think you're still a part of the Chambers family?"

Seeing that Bertha was still resistant to his so-called "help," Avery then added.

"Bertha, have you ever stopped to think who really brought you and your husband to this sorry state?"

Bertha's rage bubbled to the surface as she screamed, "The Ashbourne family, it's the Ashbourne family taking revenge on me! That wretched Evadne can't escape blame!"

Avery's cold lips curled up slightly as he shook his head, "You messed with Emeric's own daughter. That old man didn't end you right there and then out of consideration for the decades of ties between our families. But didn't all of this start because of Byron?"

"Byron." Bertha's mind buzzed with the name.

In the days she'd spent stewing, she'd been fixated on the Ashbournes, nearly forgetting that spineless weasel!

"Byron seduced you into the Ashbourne family's crosshairs. If he hadn't been so arrogant and full of himself from the start, you and your husband would still be living a life of glory. And now, he's ruined everything. From the press conference to your incarceration, did he ever speak up for you? He let you take the fall, while he remains safely under the Chambers family's protection, continuing his charade as Mr. Chambers. Are you really going to swallow that bitter pill? I can't stand to see you like this, Bertha."

Reason and emotion – that was the way to get to her.

Bertha quieted down, clearly contemplating her next move, but her eyes grew a deeper shade of red with hatred.

"What do you propose we do?"

"That depends on how sincere you are about cooperating with me," Avery said, stretching out comfortably, his legs crossed. The ball was in his court now.

Bertha's eyes were frighteningly red as she ground out each word, nearly crushing her teeth, "I want him dead!"

"Death is too easy, too quick. He'd be free of pain."

Avery suddenly leaned closer to the glass, a sinister smile playing on his lips, "You need him to beg for death, yet be unable to achieve it. Make him live every day hating you, powerless to act. That's true satisfaction."

"I have dirt on Byron, it's in the encrypted folder on my laptop in my study. The password is,"

"No need for passwords."

Avery stood up leisurely, satisfied with the outcome, looking down on the woman's wrathful face, "Your so-called encryption is child's play to me."

Upon leaving the detention center, Harvey eagerly approached.

Avery lazily extended his hands, which Harvey promptly sanitized, then spritzed him with a freshening spray.

"It's awful and oppressive in there. No place for humans."

Avery frowned, vigorously rubbing his hands, his germaphobe tendencies surfacing, "Although, it's a fitting environment for maggots like Bertha."

"You graced her with your presence. That's more than enough honor for her."

Harvey inquired tentatively, "Mr. Chambers, will that madwoman cooperate with you?"

"When I step in, how could it not succeed?" Avery said with an arrogant lift of his brow.

"That's a cause for early congratulations then, another thorn removed from your side."

Harvey's smile was sycophantic, "Once Byron falls, what about Matthew? When your father runs out of options, he'll have to rely on you. The entire Chambers Group will be at your fingertips."

"Hopefully."

Avery's eyes gleamed with complex emotions as he looked towards the dark sky, "My father has done a lot for me. I just hope to live up to his expectations."

"Oh, Mr. Chambers, I've just received word that your private jet is ready."

"It's been a wait, but worth it."

Avery adjusted his glasses, a cold spark in his eyes, "Contact Eden. Tell him everything is ready. We can send him and his brothers on their way at any time."

Avery's luxury car cruised toward The Velvet Haven.

He couldn't help but smile at the thought of the upcoming events and the grand designs for the future.

Everything was under his control.

Except for Evadne.