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His Ex wife is a billionaire Chapter 753

    <b>Chapter </b><b>753 </b>


    On the way back, Dean was behind the wheel, while Lily sat in the passenger seat<b>, </b>trying tofort Jareth.


    “Mr. Fairhaven, we need to keep our eyes peeled these days.”


    Lily pondered for a moment before speaking up, “The owner behind the Velvet Haven is Avery. After the ruckus we caused tonight, he’s bound to catch wind of it. I’m afraid he’ll use the incident with you handling Gary to <b>y </b>some dirty tricks on you.”


    “It doesn’t matter. Gary was just a toothless cur to begin with.”


    Jareth’s voice<b>, </b>usually sharp and haughty, was now hoarse and burning with intensity, “I got what I came for. Gary’s men hurt your leg, and I took his arm for it. We’re even now. As for the rest, let it be. Who cares?”


    “Mr. Fairhaven, thank you for avenging me.”


    Eyes brimming with tears, Lily choked up before managing to finish her sentence, “But I hope this is thest time. I can take care of my own battles from now on. I don’t want you to get into trouble for someone like me again.”


    Jareth’s lips, pale as death, formed a thin, straight line, and he remained silent.


    <b>“</b><b>Mr. </b>Fairhaven, are you heading home now?” Dean asked through the rearview mirror, ncing at Jareth, who appeared to be resting with his eyes closed.


    “Home? huh, do I even have a home?”


    Jareth coughed bitterly; his throat felt as if he had swallowed the bitterest gall of the world, the bitterness almost too much to bear, “The moment Mari left, I lost my home. I can’t bring myself to go back there.”


    These days, he had no ce to go, staying at the presidential suite of a hotel. With his financial resources, he could buy a dozen <b>vis </b><b>without </b>batting an eye, yet he couldn’t bear to live alone in an empty house.


    Every <b>ce </b>that felt like home reminded him painfully of Mari, and every corner brought back memories <b>of </b>the <b>happy </b>times <b>they </b><b>had </b>spent together. Missing her was more torturous than death by a thousand <b>cuts</b>, he was <b>barely </b><b>hanging </b><b>on</b><b>. </b>


    “Lily<b>, </b>give me a <b>cigarette</b><b>,</b><b>” </b><b>Jareth’s </b><b>voice </b>was broken <b>and </b><b>hoarse</b><b>. </b>


    Lily<b>, </b><b>holding </b><b>back her </b><b>own </b>distress, dissuaded him seriously, “No, Mr. Fairhaven, you’ve been smoking <b>too </b>much these <b>days</b>. <b>The </b>doctor said <b>smoking </b><b>and </b><b>drinking </b>are bad for your stomach<b>. </b>You have <b>a </b><b>heavy </b>burden to bear; you can’t fall now! <b>So </b>stop harming yourself!”


    Before her voice trailed off, <b>Dean </b>mmed <b>on </b><b>the </b>brakes, <b>jolting </b><b>everyone </b>in <b>the </b><b>car</b>.


    “What’s going on<b>?</b><b>” </b>Jareth’s eyes opened <b>slightly</b>.


    Dean’s forehead was slick with sweat as heid on the horn, “Mr. <b>Fairhaven</b><b>, </b><b>we’ve </b>got a <b>car </b><b>ahead </b><b>ying </b>chicken, and they won’t give way.<b>” </b>


    Lily noticed that the car, <b>though </b>not as luxurious as <b>the </b>Fairhaven <b>Group’s</b>, <b>had </b>a <b>distinctive </b><b>ck</b><b>–</b><b>and</b><b>–</b><b>white </b>license te.


    in Elmsworth, only government officials <b>or </b><b>people </b><b>with </b><b>special </b>privileges <b>drove </b>cars <b>with </b><b>such </b>tes<b>. </b><b>So</b>, following <b>the </b><b>principle </b>of <b>“</b>better safe <b>than </b><b>sorry </b><i>for </i><b>the </b><b>evening</b><b>. </b><b>Lily </b><b>reluctantly </b><b>told </b>Dean, <b>“</b>Back it <b>up</b><b>. </b>


    Drive through Jarethmanded <b>coldly </b>


    Lay besitated. But Mr. Fairhaven, that car is


    s them <b>going </b><b>against </b>traffic, they <b>should </b>be yielding <b>to </b>us if they don’t <b>follow </b><b>the </b><b>rules </b><b>of </b>the road, why give <b>them </b>any face. Het them


    Dean dared not disobey and <b>stepped </b>hard on the <b>gas</b><b>. </b><b>With </b>a loud bang, the <b>hood </b><b>of </b>the opposing car few up!


    The other driver came out fuming ready to argue, and Dean was prepared to teach him a lesson in manners.


    <b>“</b><b>Don’t </b>you have eyes<b>? </b>You don’t even check the te before you charge? Are you out of your mind?” The driver boasted arrogantly, <b>“</b><b>If </b>someone in this car got hurt because of you, could you handle that responsibility<b>?!</b>”


    <b>In </b>the re of the headlights, Lily recognized the man sitting in the back seat, and she gasped, “Mr. Fairhaven<b>, </b><b>that’s </b>Mr. Bartley’s son, Alston!”


    Jareth’s eyes shed sharply, his gaze towards the man in the car as piercing as an arrow, emitting a bone–chilling coldness.


    He stepped out of the car, and Lily quickly followed. Alston<b>, </b>too, saw Jareth and, apanied by his bodyguard, stepped out of his car leisurely.


    The two men faced each other, one with eyes as stormy as an angry sea, the other with a smirk, his demeanor a stark contrast to the forced civility at the Chambers Group’s banquet. Now he was all scorn and mockery.


    “Mr. Fairhaven, looks like your driver needs a refresher course. His skills seem a bitcking.”


    Lily clenched her fists. Even though he was a man of high standing, he spoke with the pettiness of a small–minded victor!


    <b>“</b>Are you blind? Can’t see the lines on the road?” With such a hypocrite, Jareth skipped the niceties and went <b>straight </b><b>for </b>the jugr.


    Alston’s <b>face </b>stiffened.


    “Even <b>a </b>good dog knows not to block the way, and your man is worse than a dog.” Jareth’s eyes gleamed wickedly, like <b>a </b>handsome devil in the dark night, “Or is it that like owner, like dog?”


    <b>“</b><b>You</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>


    <b>Alston </b>was so angry he wanted to punch him but feared he wouldn’t win the fight! So he took a deep breath, his <b>lips </b>curling <b>into </b>a sinister smile <b>that </b>didn’t match his status.


    “Heh, <b>Mr. </b>Fairhaven<b>, </b><b>I </b><b>won’t </b>take offense at <b>your </b>temper. After all<b>, </b>a gentleman doesn’t stoop to the level of the <b>petty</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>


    <b>“</b><b>Who </b><b>are </b><b>you </b><b>calling </b>petty?” Lily stepped forward, ring.


    <b>The </b><b>Bartley </b><b>family’s </b><b>bodyguards </b>immediately shielded their charge. Alston continued with a sneer, <b>“</b>I’m not just <b>understanding </b><b>of </b>your situation as a fellow man, but I also get it. Being jilted is painful<b>, </b>especially when <b>you </b><b>have </b><b>to </b>watch <b>the </b>woman you love marry someone else. That feeling must be worse than <b>frying </b>in oil, right<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    <b>Jareth </b><b>felt </b><b>a </b><b>heavy </b><b>weight </b>in his chest<b>, </b>his teeth clenched<b>, </b>“Who’s <b>getting </b>married<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    <b>‘</b><b>Ha</b><b>. </b><b>Seems </b>like you’re out <b>of the </b>loop<b>, </b>Mr. Fairhaven. But <b>since </b>we’ve met today, let <b>me </b>break the news <b>to </b><b>you</b>, save <b>you </b><b>the </b><b>trouble </b><b>of </b><b>an </b>invitation <bter</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>


    Alston <b>stepped </b><b>closer</b>, <b>whispering </b>venomously <b>into Jareth’s </b><b>ear</b><b>, </b><b>“</b>I’m <b>getting </b><b>engaged </b>to Mari. <b>She’ll </b><b>be </b><b>mine </b>


    <b>now</b>.
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