At this moment, Edith, towering beside her mother, was dressed to kill, looking every bit like a princess.

The pitiful image she displayed earlier in front of Jareth, shedding crocodile tears and apologizing profusely, was nowhere to be seen now. She glared at Marilla with a sinister look, as if she wanted nothing more than to pounce on her and tear her throat out!

“Mom, let me introduce you.”

Edith kept a false smile on her face as she locked eyes with Marilla, “This is the person I mentioned to you, Ms. Marilla, my junior high school classmate. Now, she’s my brother’s girlfriend. Funny how things turn out, right? It’s like we’re one big, happy family.”

When Edith said the word “girlfriend“, Marilla’s heart felt as if it had been pierced by a sharp needle. She blushed furiously, lowering her head in embarrassment.

Overwhelmed by a sense of inferiority, she instinctively wanted to pull her hand away from Jareth’s warm grip.

However, Jareth seemed to hear her unspoken wish and stubbornly refused to let go.

“Edith, have you said enough?” The man’s eyes darkened, and his voice carried a hint of anger.

Relying on her mother’s support, Edith laughed brazenly, “Jareth, what did I say wrong? Why are you so angry? Or is it that you only dare to pamper Ms. Marilla outside, but are afraid to bring her home to meet Mom? Because deep down, you also despise her for being sick, and you know she’s not worthy of becoming the lady of the Fairhaven family, right?“;

“Edith, shut up!” Jareth couldn’t stand anyone insulting his beloved, and his anger flared, making his eyes bloodshot!

Lily, standing behind them, clenched her fists tightly..

“Jareth, look at how angry you are.”

Edith chuckled, “If I didn’t hit a nerve, would you be this angry?

“I don’t have time to argue with you.”

Jareth, being the mature man that he was, couldn’t possibly argue with his sister in front of their mother. Suppressing his anger, he said in a low voice, “Marillá, Lily, let’s go.”

Hold on.”

At this point, the icy Mrs. Fairhaven suddenly spoke up.

Jareth paused mid–step, gripping the cold hand in his even tighter.

Mrs. Fairhaven didn’t say anything, just walked up to the couple with a slight, inscrutable smile on her face.

And it was this smile that made Jareth temporarily lower his guard.

However, as soon as she approached Marilla, Mrs. Fairhaven’s eyes turned cold and fierce, and she suddenly raised her hand,

Slap!

“Uhm!” Marilla’s head jerked to the side, her cheek stinging with pain. Tears filled her eyes from the humiliation.

“Mom! What are you doing?

Jareth stared in disbelief, his eyes bloodshot with rage. His fury was threatening to overwhelm his reason!

Lily bit her lip in anger, but she didn’t dare say anything. After all, she was just a subordinate in the Fairhaven Group.

“Do you think you’re worthy of being with my son?”

Mrs. Fairhaven ignored Jareth’s rage and stared coldly at the silent, weeping Marilla, Don’t think that because you’re the lady of the Abernathy family, I will tolerate you dating my son. I wasn’t even satisfied with your sister Glynnis, how could I possibly let you, a mentally ill woman, become the lady of the Fairhaven family? You might as well give up!”

to hurt Marilla

His fists were clenched tight, as

was taken aback and covered

mother into the situation would be her trump card. Everyone in Elmsworth knew that her big brother was a dutiful son

didn’t expect that, for the sake of Marilla, her brother was willing to

girl?” Mrs. Fairhaven’s chest heaved

not mentally ill. She is

don’t want any other woman. If you insult her again, or lay a finger on her again, then you don’t want me as your son

For this woman, just for

Fairhaven was practically faint from anger, she kept repeating herself, incapable

just a few days without seeing him, and just for the sake of this silly girl, he

poor health, how could you make

changed her tactics, “Jareth, how many women have you played with from childhood till now? It’s like a never–ending cycle! You’re arguing with mom over Marilla now, but it’s just because you’re still caught up in the novelty! Once you’ve had your fill, and you remember the words you said to mom today, when you’ve made mom sick, you’ll regret it for the rest of your

holding her teddy bear, recoiled a step back when

she looked at Jareth’s broad shoulders

man had given her a sense of security, but for some reason, her heart was filled with unease,

And you and Edith, whatever you want me to do, or whatever you want, I’ve always satisfied

voice was strained and hoarse, and he asked with a bitter smile, “I’ve lived for twenty–eight years, I don’t

“No, I can’t.”

Fairhaven erupted at him, “Over my dead body, you won’t be marrying her. You won’t let this dimwit step foot

were aflame,

you end up with a woman like her, how could I face your father

her cultivated composure nearly shattered. “How dare Elspeth and that scheming Glynnis to plot against Edith! Like mother, like daughter, the one you’ve chosen can’t be any good either, she’s just

concern, was laughing

She’s more likely to be the one deceived.” Lily could no longer hold her tongue,

do you know? Shut up!” Edith pointed a

following her brother around, and now was the perfect opportunity to vent her spleen. “I don’t need any

“No matter what you say or do, you won’t change my decision. I only

is gone!” Lily exclaimed, hurriedly scanning their

“Marilla, Marilla?”

strides

Mrs. Fairhaven held

we can’t just let it go!” Edith watched Jareth’s retreating back,

what more can we

about Grandpa? Do you think he would accept

eyes darkened, her schemes brewing for some time, “We just need an opportunity to show Grandpa that this woman

really work? Your brother is so stubborn. I

“No, he won’t.”

been to gain Grandpa’s approval, to honor his father, to earn the Fairhaven Corporation. If he offends Grandpa, he’ll lose everything. The corporation will end up in my uncle’s hands. Then won’t his father’s hopes for him be

the Fairhaven security team, and they spread out

sky, the snow was falling softly, like a shower

scene, but Jareth couldn’t appreciate it. His only concern was

found her at the swings in the town park, sitting alone and lost in

“Marilla.”

topped with white, her

have you been sitting in

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