His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 46

Chapter 46 After being rescued, Acacia was moved to a general ward. The doctors said her condition wasn’t that bad. Even though the wound was deep, it didn’t need stitches. The main reason she pa**ed out was due to extreme panic and stress. “Honey! You’re finally awake!” Una stood by the bed, crying her heart out, “I thought I’d never see you again!” “Enough, stop crying. Thaddeus isn’t here crying his eyes out. You’re making a racket.” Elspeth seemed very impatient. Arms crossed, she stood by the window and asked, “Have you guys sorted out how to deal with this mess?” “What mess?” Una wiped her tears, looking somewhat clueless. “Did you guys screw everything up?” Elspeth looked at her sister, feeling angry. “You can’t do anything right. I’ve been spoiling you and helping you all these years. Without me, do you think your daughter would have a good chance with Thaddeus? With your brains, do you want your daughter to marry into the rich and famous? Not in a million years!” Acacia also felt a sense of dissatisfaction because her mother was too blind to see some things. To make ends meet, her mother sold the necklace Thaddeus gave her. That was bad enough, but her mother sold the necklace to the Ashbourne family, and it even showed up at an auction. This would definitely worsen her relationship with Thaddeus and cause trouble! “Elspeth, if you’re going to talk like this, I need to argue with you!” Una had always been criticized by Elspeth. This time she was criticized by Elspeth in front of her daughter, making her feel very embarra**ed and angry. “Today, Acacia and I successfully framed Ilana. What’s up with your daughter? Why did she ruin our plans at such a crucial moment? If she hadn’t meddled, how could things have ended up like this?!” “How was I supposed to know Marilla would be in the bathroom? Acacia, how did I teach you? How

could you be so careless when you’re up to something and leave clues that you don’t even know about?”

1 Elspeth was also very angry, but it was indeed her responsibility, so she could only shift the blame onto Acacia. Acacia felt wronged and didn’t say a word. “In general, there’s no solid evidence to prove that Acacia inflicted the wound on herself. Acacia, if Thaddeus asks you about this, just play dumb. Thaddeus has feelings for you so this should be resolved easily.” Elspeth ma**aged her temples and said coldly, “If not, I’ll find a way to make Thaddeus forgive you.” “I got it, Auntie.” Acacia thought of Suri’s protection of Ilana, and she felt very jealous. “Does Ilana have some kind of secret? Why do the Ashbourne family treat her so well? Why does Suri favor her so much, treating her like her own daughter? If this continues, Ilana will definitely bully us!” Mentioning Suri made Elspeth’s face change. “Suri is not the wife of the Ashbourne family and she’s just a woman that Chairman Emeric likes! I respect her because I respect Chairman Emeric but she doesn’t know how to be grateful and is rude to me!” “Yeah! Auntie, you’re my uncle’s legal wife; how can Suri compare to you?” Acacia quickly praised Elspeth. After all, she wanted to marry into the Abernathy family and had to rely on Elspeth. Una sneered in her heart. How could Elspeth have the right to criticize Suri? Wasn’t Elspeth’s position stolen too? If Thaddeus’s birth mother hadn’t been murdered by her, Elspeth wouldn’t be able to marry Frederic with her barren body! “I won’t let Ilana marry into the Ashbourne family smoothly. What’s the point of pleasing Suri?” Elspeth squinted, her eyes flashing with a cold light. “Only if Emeric accepts her would it matter. I heard from Frederic that Chairman Emeric is a tough cookie. He cares a lot about his family’s reputation. Cas

sius is his chosen heir. As his eldest son, he would definitely want Cas sius to marry a daughter from a prestigious family. How could he let his son marry a country girl? There will be plenty of days to come. Let Ilana enjoy her moment for now; I will make her cry eventually!” As soon as Elspeth’s voice fell, the door to the ward was flung open. A chill filled the room as Thaddeus’s tall figure appeared in the doorway. “Thad.” Acacia was scared, putting on a pitiful face. “I have a question for you.” Acacia clenched the blanket nervously, quickly looking to Elspeth for help. ‘Thaddeus, Acacía just woke up, and she’s been through a lot, Whatever you want to ask, can you wait until she’s better?” Elspeth quickly tried to appease. “There are some things that I need to clarify now.” Thaddeus had no intention of leaving. “Mr. Thaddeus, this is all my fault. Everything is my fault as a foolish mother!” Una thought it would be better if she admitted her mistakes first. She couldn’t let this matter affect her daughter and she couldn’t hinder her from marrying Thaddeus! So she ran over crying and fell to her knees in front of Thaddeus, saying, “The Stirling family is in deep water now. Our funds are drying up, and factories are closing down one after another. The Abernathy family refuses to lend a hand, and the Ashbourne family is giving us hell, So, after speaking with Acacia’s father, we decided to sell off some of our a**ets to cover the company’s losses. It was me who took Acacia’s jewelry to sell without her knowing. If I knew that necklace was a token of your affection for Acacia. I’d rather starve than sell it!” A weight lifted off Acacia’s chest, and she put on an innocent face, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at Elspeth. “Mom, how could you? That was my favorite necklace.” But Thaddeus just looked at Elspeth coldly, without any expression, and said, “That’s not what I wanted to ask.” Compared to slandering Ilana, the necklace issue was peanuts, Although he was bummed and annoyed that the necklace he gave Acacia was sold, if Acacia had actually done it for the survival of her family, he could understand and forget

about it. What he couldn’t stand, however, was framing an innocent person. “Was the injury on your hand your doing or Ilana’s? Did Ilana’s diamond bracelet break because she was careless, or did you sn atch it from her and break it?” Thaddeus’s voice was calm, his gaze indifferent. “Thad, are you accusing me of framing Ilana?” Acacia sobbed, her eyes blurry with tears. “Is our childhood friendship not worth as much as your deceitful ex-wife in your eyes?” Thaddeus frowned. “Marilla never lies. She said she didn’t see llana touch you.” “Marilla’s men tal state is unstable, and her verbal expression is limited. You know that, Thaddeus. Besides, she might not have seen clearly.” Elspeth hurried to defuse the tension. Thaddeus scoffed, “Do mothers usually belittle their own children in front of others? I wouldn’t know because I don’t have a mother.” Elspeth’s face changed instantly. Thaddeus, usually as stiff as a board at home, made her feel so humiliated when he countered her. “So, Acacia, why are you doing this? If I chose you, then I won’t go back to Ilana. Why are you still picking fights with her?” Thaddeus suppressed his anger, his disappointment in her growing deeper, like a heavy chain constricting his heart, almost suffocating him. He was still willing to call her “Acacia”, a sign of respect for their childhood bond and for the redemption she once offered. After all, Acacia was the only light in his dark childhood. He was afraid that this light would go out, that his all-in choice was a mistake. “I didn’t! It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me!” Acacia shouted, beating the bed frantically, her usually gentle eyes filled with rage, “She stole my man! Now she wants to paint me as the bad guy! Glynnis told me that Ilana was always close with Marilla when she was with the Abernathy family. It must be their conspiracy against me! Thad, would you rather believe them over me? Are you falling for Ilana? Do you not want me anymore?” “I’ve always liked you, even during the three years I was married to Ilana. My feelings for you never changed, and I never laid a hand on her.” Thaddeus tried hard to control his emotions, but his moodContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

turned sour. He thought of Ilana taking the blame without hesitation when she was accused, her swollen wrist, the disappointed look on her face when she turned around and saw him. Thaddeus took a deep breath, his throbbing headache blurring his vision. “But Acacia, I don’t understand what you’re doing lately. Do you not want to be with me anymore?” “No, that’s not it, Thad, Thad!” Acacia watched as Thaddeus left resolutely; she panicked and fell off the bed, then rushed to the door. All she heard was the dull sound of the door closing and a gust of cold wind. Acacia kicked the hospital room door in anger, but kicked too hard and started screaming in pain. She won’t let Ilana off the h ook! Since Ilana wanted to be her enemy? Well, the feeling was mutual!