Chapter 285

“Let her go.”

Jareth looked at the two servants holding Marilla, his eyes filled with a chilling fury that could freeze the blood in one’s veins. His voice was deep and ominous, as if it came straight from the depths of hell.

The two servants were clearly on edge, casting pleading glances at Glynnis for help.

Glynnis could see that Jareth was ordering her own servants around, clearly because he cared for Marilla, cared for this bitch!

Initially, she had been ready to back down. Jareth was, after all, the man of her dreams. How could she possibly defy him?

But then she remembered Edith, and how her mother and she had completely severed their relationship with the Fairhaven family. There was no way Jareth would ever feel anything for her now.

More importantly, this was the Abernathy family home! It was her home!

Even if Jareth wanted to stand up for Marilla, could his reach really extend this far? He had no right!

So, with fresh grievances and old grudges simmering in her heart, Glynnis gritted her teeth and declared, “No! This is the Abernathy family home. You are my servants, and you must listen to me.”

But before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a scream.

One of the servants holding Marilla was suddenly kicked off his feet by Jareth, and sent flying several meters away!

Seeing a living, breathing person tumble and land heavily on the ground, Glynnis was shocked into silence, her senses numbed by fear.

The other servant quickly let go of Marilla and began to bow and apologize to Jareth, trembling like a leaf in the wind.

“Mr. Jareth. I was wrong! But we were only following orders. Ah!”

Another scream echoed through the room.

Jareth had kicked the second servant away as well, breaking two of her ribs in the process!

Glynnis let out a terrified scream.

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She had always thought the rumors about Jareth being a “ferocious god” and “living devil” were just jokes.

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Now she realized that it was her own naivety and lack of worldly experience that had led her to such a misconception.

Everyone in the room was shocked into silence, the room as silent as a graveyard..

“Jareth.” Marilla’s voice was weak, her legs trembling as she leaned into the man.

Jareth’s eyes narrowed, his arm swiftly wrapping around the petite girl’s waist, pulling her into his embrace.

He held her close, his warm slender hand gently soothing her trembling back.

“It’s okay, Marilla. I’m here.”

Glynnis was green with envy, her hands clenched into fists, her sharp nails digging into the flesh of her palms.

“Ouch.” Marilla whimpered, her voice fragile.

“Where does it hurt?” Jareth asked, his heart constricting with worry.

“Ouch.” She continued to whimper, as if she hadn’t heard his question.

At this moment, Marilla’s mother, Elspeth, finally made her appearance, elegantly dressed and coiffed.

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She had just descended halfway down the staircase when she saw Jareth facing off against Glynnis, and the girl he was tenderly cradling in his arms was Marilla!

Elspeth frowned.

happening, she quietly retreated, hiding herself in the shadows as

“Glynnis.”

was sharp and intimidating, his eyes filled with a sinister coldness as he stared at Glynnis. “You just got out of jail. Are you

so overwhelmed by Jareth’s intimidating aura

you’re so forgetful, let me remind you one more time. And it’s going to be the last

a wolfish ferocity, his handsome face shadowed by a threatening darkness. “Marilla is a woman I care about. Anyone who dares to hurt her is

hall, leaving

sweat, her face as

wasn’t there to protect her, and

Glynnis, if you so much as touch a hair on Marilla’s head next time,

arm, Jareth clenched his right fist tightly. “And when that happens, I won’t consider

his eyes and

cold bloodthirsty gaze, Elspeth panicked and quickly retreated a

realized that

the house, and Jareth’s elder

speechless

she knew that all the servants around her were laughing at

let’s go. I’ll take you to see Thad, or maybe your sister in law. Is that okay?” Jareth whispered into Manilla’s

but she nodded in agreement to

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and he lifted Marilla into his arms, ignoring the stares of everyone in the

You can’t take her

How can you just take her away? Have you asked

leave with him. She would be

Manilla wants to go with me. So,

I really need to ask your mother? If she disagreed, wouldn’t she have come down to stop me by

his words, and while she was still reeling from the shock, Jareth

cold wind outside was biting, but Jareth held Marilla close, promising to protect her from

had always been a rough–and–tumble kind of guy, but when it came to Marilla, he found an uncharacteristic gentleness

large hand rubbed her small arm up and down, afraid that she might be cold, wishing he could transfer his

leaned her head against his broad chest,

Jareth’s throat tightened.

He liked being relied

boss carrying Marilla toward her, smiled knowingly and promptly opened the

Jareth was about to help Marilla into the car, a thin girl

Jareth! Mr. Jareth,

trained bodyguard. Seeing someone rushing toward them, she immediately

Lily both

Miss Marilla? Can you?” Linda

“Lily, help her up.”

Jareth frowned, “Speak up.”

up, Linda shook her head, refusing to stand. “If you don’t promise to help Miss Marilla, I won’t get up! I know I’m just an insignificant servant, an

happened?” Jareth asked

her tears, Linda knelt at his feet and gently rolled up

both Jareth and Lily

white arm was covered in bruises and bloodstains, old and new. It

which were holding Marilla, tightened so much that it seemed like his

“Who did this?”

only

felt a shiver run

her. Whenever he spoke calmly

“It was Miss Glynnis

and doesn’t dare to hurt Miss Marilla. But Mr. Thaddeus, being the president, can’t even stay at the Windermere Estate for two days in a month. He can protect

the more his

by his side, clenched her

clear you truly care for Miss Marilla.

“Alright, I promise you”

pitiful girl in his arms. His heart pounded

I am here, I will protect Miss

so, Marilla was openly taken away by

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