His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus) novel Chapter 581

Chapter 581 

Chapter 581 

The courtroom erupted into chaos. The nation was in shock. 

Frederic’s face drained of color as if the blood had been siphoned from his veins. He leapt from his chair as if it had burst into flames, standing abruptly without a care for decorum, staring in disbelief at Elspeth. 

Cynthia? Hadn’t she taken her own life because of severe depression? How had it turned into murder? 

How could the murderer be Elspeth, the woman who had shared his bed for twenty years? 

“I do it!” Elspeth sobbed, shaking her head as she locked eyes with him. 

Thaddeus’s icy gaze slid inch by inch onto Frederic’s pale, plaster–like face. He couldn’t help but let out a bone–chilling laugh from the deepest, most bitter part of his chest. 

Even now, he didn’t see the slightest hint of sorrow for his mother on this callous man’s face. What Frederic felt was not disbelief out of love for Elspeth. 

He simply couldn’t accept that he had been so blind, having spent twenty years married to a murderer! 

Cedric felt like he’d been struck in the back of the head with a sledgehammer, his mind buzzing 

Jason had blindsided him completely. In his decade–plus career, he had never seen anything like this. It was supposed to be a clear–cut case of murder for hire, so how had Thaddeus’s mother’s case gotten dragged into this? 

If Elspeth really was a killer, then he would be dragged through the mud too! 

So he shouted in desperation, “Your Honor! This witness is irrelevant to the case at hand, please dismiss her right to testify!” 

While Ivan hesitated, Jason struck while the iron was hot, “Your Honor, the defense previously stated that Elspeth couldn’t possibly be the killer because she’s a cultured, high–character society lady But my witness here can attest that the defense’s argument is nothing but a cunning ploy to exonerate their client. Thus, this witness is indeed relevant to the case, and her testimony should be considered!” 

Ivan finally relented with a slight nod, “Then let the defense proceed with their questioning 

Cedric was seeing stars from rage. 

Yolanda stole a glance at Thaddeus, who sat with a stern dignity in the audience, remembering the dread his presence inspired. She dared not hold back any longer, spilling the secrets that had been hidden for years. 

“Back then. I was ordered by Mr. Abernathy to attend to Elspeth’s daily needs, while she was nothing more than Mr. Abernathy’s mistress. Only because she carried the heir to the Abernathy empire was she temporarily welcomed into the Abernathy fold, but Mr. Hamilton never truly accepted her.” 

The word “mistress” seared Elspeth’s flushed face like a mark of shame, and she roared in anger, “Who are you calling a mistress? Who? I’m not a mistress. I am the legitimate chairwoman of the Abernathy Group! I am Mr. Abernathy’s wife! It was Cynthia who was the mistress! She stole my husband!” 

Frederic’s complexion turned as dark as a thundercloud. He wished he could send someone to silence Elspeth. 

Why, oh why, had he not cherished the gentle and virtuous Cynthia by his side, instead entangling himself with such a greedy, ungrateful woman? 

“A madwoman, truly delusional,” Evadne muttered under her breath as she observed Elspeth’s distorted face, shaking her head in disdain. “To claim what was taken from another as her own. Impenetrable shamelessness. No wonder she could cling to their house, accept a loveless union, and follow Frederic willingly.” 

“Her subservience was but a ruse. If she truly were content, my mother would not have met such a tragic end.” 

Thaddeus felt a sharp pain in his chest, though his eyes remained as cold as a lake frozen over, “As for Frederic, she can have him. Such a deceitful, insincere man does not deserve my mother’s love.” 

Evadne watched Thaddeus’s resolute profile, her emotions a tangled mess. 

Compared to Thaddeus’s parents, her situation was undoubtedly far better. 

But even now, she couldn’t be sure how much of Emeric’s affections for her mother were genuine–if his love were as deep as the ocean, wouldn’t it be a lifetime commitment? 

Ivan tapped the gavel once more, reminding in a cold tone, “Defendant, please remain calm and refrain from causing a disturbance!” 

Yolanda continued, her voice trembling with fear, “At the time, there were some problems between Elspeth and Mr. Abernathy, 

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