His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 749

The words hit the boardroom like a bombshell. Gary's face turned crimson as he slammed his hand on the table and roared to his feet, "Jareth! You're telling me to get out of the Group? Are you fricking out of your mind? I was helping your grandfather build this empire when you were still wetting the bed and playing in the mud!"

With no outsiders present, the uncle and nephew had finally come to blows, old grudges mixing with fresh animosity.

"Jareth, don't push it!" Barry believed this brat clearly lost it, his voice seething with fury, "I know what you're up to. You're just trying to avenge that Abernathy girl! But don't forget, you're a Fairhaven, the CEO of the Fairhaven Group! Your father put his heart and soul into this company. By turning it upside down, are you honoring his memory?

Besides, your uncle is right! Do you really think you can take care of a lunatic for the rest of your life? You don't have the patience! It’s not possible. Better to cut ties now than to regret it later!"

"Grandpa Barry, just answer me one question." Jareth said, ignoring the tirade, "Do you agree to my request to kick Gary out of the Fairhaven Group?"

"You think you can just dismiss a board member on a whim? This is a company, not one of your nightclubs where you can do whatever you please!" Barry bellowed.

"Fine." Jareth’s tall figure leaned back, raising his voice, "Dean, come in!"

Like a shadow, Dean moved to his side, "Mr. Jareth Fairhaven."

"Grandpa Barry, your birthday is in a few months, isn’t it? It's not your eightieth birthday, but I've prepared a special gift for you."

Jareth took a manila envelope from Dean's hand and casually tossed it onto the old man's desk. Barry's brows furrowed as he slowly picked up the envelope and pulled out its contents.

A stack of photographs, each one showed him on a luxury yacht, surrounded by scantily clad women in compromising positions! Any one of them could destroy his reputation!

Gary tried to sneak a peek but Barry snapped, "Get out of my sight!" Barry then glanced at Jareth with twitching cheeks, "What are you trying to do?!"

"Grandpa Barry, you're quite the ladies’ man, even at your age." Jareth took out a cigarette and placed between his thin lips, Dean quickly lighting it up, "But biting off more than you can chew isn't wise at your age. You should be taking care of yourself."

Gary realized at once what was happening and felt a chill! That "yacht meeting" had tight security; all the guards were armed. And yet Jareth had managed to get these photos. The kid was playing hardball!

"If you don't agree to my terms, I'll have no choice but to scatter these photos around Elmsworth; let everyone have a good look at Grandpa Barry's golden years," Jareth's eyes narrowed as he took a drag, the cherry glowing red against his lips.

Barry shook with rage, "You!"

"And there's more where that came from. I know plenty about you, Grandpa Barry." Eyes half closed, Jareth lazily blew smoke rings, "Each one enough to enjoy your twilight years behind bars."

"Jareth! Have you lost your fricking mind?! This is the grandfather who raised you, and you'd turn on him for a woman? You're no better than a beast!" Gary's face paled, unable to believe Jareth's ruthlessness.

"Marilla isn't just any woman. She is...my wife, the only true love of my life." Jareth's eyes were filled with tears he refused to shed, "Now, I'm just fulfilling my duty as a husband. Anyone who hurts my wife, no matter who, will pay the price."

Even if Marilla no longer wanted him, he would always love her; even if they couldn't be together, she would forever be his wife in his heart.

Barry clutched his chest, gasping for breath! His grandson had truly gone mad. For a single woman, he was willing to turn the Fairhaven Group upside down!

"Grandpa Barry, you've always been good at weighing the pros and cons. Here are my terms; think carefully about your next move."

With that, Jareth stood up slowly, crushing his cigarette butt on the conference table.

"Wait!"

Barry suddenly called out, his voice quivering, "I agree. I accept your terms!"

"Dad! I've made monumental contributions to the Fairhaven Group; how can you do this to me just to save yourself?!" Gary's eyes bulged with desperation.

At K Group headquarters, Evadne was in her office, having been reviewing documents all afternoon.

After finishing the last one, she let out a long sigh and stretched her limbs with a loud "ah". Just then, her phone rang. It was her older brother, Arnold.

"Arnold, I thought you'd forgotten about your sis after getting hitched. What's got you calling me?" Evadne drawled, lounging on the sofa.

"Evadne, I need to ask you something." Arnold paused, his voice low, "Did Ms. Marilla Abernathy and Jareth break up?"

Evadne's eyes flickered, "Why would you ask that all of a sudden? How did you know?"

"They really split?" Arnold sounded shocked, then contemplative, "Seems like that incident hit them hard."

"Come on, Arnold, don't beat around the bush. Spit it out."

"This morning, I attended the wedding of our District Attorney's youngest son. It was quite the affair; even the Bartleys were there. I heard with my own ears, Mr. Bartley saying his son is engaged to Ms. Marilla Abernathy."

"What?!"

Evadne bolted upright, pretty eyes wide with disbelief, "Who? Who's getting engaged to Marilla? Mr. Bartley's son?!"

Then, a knock on the door interrupted them. Jason entered with a grim expression on his face.

"Ms. Ashbourne, there's something you need to be briefed on."