His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 1228

As long as he was dependent on drugs, as long as the poison controlled him, he would never be worthy of inheriting the Abernathy Group, and he would never be worthy of Evadne. He would always be the loser in their game.

Just as Evadne, her heart pounding with emotion, turned to look at Thaddeus, he spun around without a single glance in her direction and strode towards the ballroom exit, leaving a wake of stunned silence.

Evadne froze, a look of shocked disappointment on her face. "Thaddeus…"

The cameras swiveled, their flashes chasing his retreating back. The crowd exchanged bewildered glances.

"Thad, where are you going?" Jareth called out, about to follow him, but Gordon quickly intercepted him. "Mr. Fairhaven, I'll go!" he said, dashing after Thaddeus.

Jareth stared at the open doorway, a sense of foreboding creeping over him.

"Jareth, you stay here with Evadne," Cassius said, his face grim. "Chasel is gone. I have to find him." With that, he too hurried out of the room.

"Hey! You guys—" Jareth cursed under his breath. "Seriously, why am I always the one left to clean up the mess?"

The reporters swarmed Chad, with Alexia trying desperately to shield him. In her high heels, she was no match for the surging crowd. She stumbled and swayed, her clothes wrinkled and her hair a mess, a pitifully comical sight.

"Mr. Chad Abernathy, you were the primary beneficiary of Thaddeus Abernathy’s dismissal! You took his position! There are now widespread accusations that you framed him in a brutal family power struggle. Do you have any comment?"

"Did you orchestrate the police investigation into your brother?"

Alexia trembled, breaking out in a cold sweat.

But Chad remained unnervingly calm. His gaze cut through the crowd to Evadne, who stood on the periphery, watching him with cold intensity. His voice was low and steady, without a trace of a tremor, as if his actions were completely justified.

"First, you're mistaken. I didn't take anything from him; I took back what was rightfully mine. The Abernathy family has a tradition of primogeniture. My father's generation followed it, and so does mine. Now that I have returned, the position of CEO of the Abernathy Group should be mine, regardless of my brother's circumstances." He delivered the lines with an air of shameless entitlement.

"Second, the Abernathy Group is a publicly traded company. The appointment and dismissal of a CEO is not my decision alone. Thaddeus was removed by a vote of the board of directors. It had nothing to do with me."

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