His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 727

Not even Jareth's objections could stop Thaddeus from bringing the unconscious Marilla back to Havenbrook.

The incident had caused an uproar throughout the town.

Hamilton's first thought wasn't to blame Marilla for the Abernathy family's loss of face, but to immediately bring his granddaughter to his side, to cherish and protect her, shielding her from the wagging tongues of the outside world.

After suffering such a great shock, Marilla was once more given a sedative, and her peaceful, beautiful sleeping face was a balm to Hamilton's tear-streaked eyes, as if none of it had ever happened.

"Marilla, it's Grandpa's fault; I failed to keep you safe," Hamilton's trembling hand caressed the girl's pale, soft cheek, choking on his guilt.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Hamilton."

Evadne's eyes were also red and moist, "Marilla has not just you to cherish her, but Thaddeus and I to dote on her. We'll pursue this matter to the end."

Her fingers clenched tightly, emitting a sharp crackling sound, "Anyone involved in this, anyone who hurt Marilla, I will make them pay dearly!"

Ms. Ashbourne was not one to break her word, and her words always came to pass.

"It was people from the Fairhaven family's doing."

Although Hamilton was advanced in years and frail in health, his mind was as sharp as ever, his back teeth grinding in anger, "Even if they didn't want Marilla marrying in the Fairhaven family, they had no right to mistreat her like this! They dare to bully my granddaughter, Ilana, you don't need to lift a finger; I will handle this myself!"

Evadne's heart clenched with worry for Marilla and for her grandfather's rage possibly harming his health.

Mr. Murray knocked and hurried into the room, his face etched with concern.

"Mr. Abernathy, you have a call."

"I'm with my granddaughter; I'm not taking anyone's call!"

"It's Mr. Barry Fairhaven."

Hamilton's eyes were bloodshot as he snatched the phone and pressed it to his ear.

"After all this, what do you have to say?"

Barry's tone was surprisingly casual, "Mr. Abernathy, such an event truly is heartbreaking; those who leaked the video are despicable beyond words!"

"You old fool, stop playing the victim in front of me!"

Hamilton was seething, eyes red, his hands on the arms of his wheelchair bulging with veins, "The video was leaked from inside the Fairhaven Group, and for all I know, it was you, old man, pulling the strings!"

"You!" Barry was so angry he could barely breathe, coughing a few times.

"I know what you're scheming. You're blind and can't appreciate my precious girl, but my Marilla doesn't need to marry into the Fairhaven family! If it weren't for Jareth throwing himself at my granddaughter, I wouldn't have spared him a glance! You fucking dirty old man, you should wait somewhere for you death, plotting against a twenty-year-old girl! Have you no pride?! A great household, a great family, more like a great beast, I spit on that!"

Hamilton raged on, not giving Barry a chance to retort. Evadne listened on, feeling a rush of satisfaction.

But, it was far from enough. Now, she was President of the K Group, and in the future, on the business battlefield, she would block every path for the Fairhaven Group, seize all their projects and resources, gradually suffocating the Fairhaven Group in the small town of Elmsworth.

Even if Jareth became the CEO of the Fairhaven Group, she could no longer care.

What the Fairhaven father and son cherished most was their company, and whatever they cared about, she would destroy!

This was the price for touching Marilla!

Barry finally regained his composure and dropped the pretense, tearing all facades with Hamilton, "Heh, I came out of consideration for the relationship between my grandson and your granddaughter, and you treated my good intentions like trash, hurling abuse at me! Since you despise Jareth so much, and your granddaughter is in such a state, out of her mind, she's not fit to be the Fairhaven family's granddaughter-in-law. It's better to call off this engagement! Instead of arguing with me, you might as well take your granddaughter to see a doctor!"

"You!"

Barry cunningly hung up the phone.

In a rage, Hamilton's face turned crimson, and Mr. Murray quickly brought over water. Evadne immediately began massaging Hamilton's temples to ease his stress.