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

eyes full of rage and resentment. His fists were clenched tight, as if he was ready to fight, “if you

taken aback and

would be her trump card. Everyone in Elmsworth knew that her big brother was a

Marilla, her brother was willing to

you would disown me for this mentally ill girl?” Mrs. Fairhaven’s chest heaved with emotion, her

not mentally ill. She is the woman

it couldn’t hide his passionate feelings,“I love Marilla, and I don’t want any other woman. If you insult her again, or lay

this woman, just for this woman? You’re willing to give

from anger, she kept repeating herself,

and just for the sake of this silly girl, he had turned into a

has poor health, how could you make her so

Marilla now, but it’s just because you’re still caught

timidly behind Jareth, holding her teddy bear, recoiled a step back when

as she looked at

of security, but for some reason, her heart

have I made any demands. And you and Edith, whatever you want me to do, or whatever you want,

with a bitter smile, “I’ve lived for twenty–eight

“No, I can’t.”

at him, “Over my dead body, you won’t be

eyes were aflame,

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

was losing control, her cultivated composure nearly shattered. “How dare Elspeth and that scheming Glynnis to plot against Edith! Like mother, like daughter, the

feigning concern, was

deceive anyone? She’s more likely to be

do you know? Shut up!” Edith pointed a

was the perfect opportunity to vent her spleen. “I don’t need any

argue any further, “No matter what you say or do, you won’t change my

is gone!” Lily exclaimed, hurriedly

“Marilla, Marilla?”

his long strides carrying him swiftly

mind!” Mrs. Fairhaven held her chest, gasping

the more he acts like this, the more we can’t just let it go!” Edith watched Jareth’s

what more

Grandpa? Do you think he would accept

just need an opportunity to show Grandpa that this woman

that really work? Your brother is so stubborn. I doubt even your grandpa

“No, he won’t.”

was adamant, her face cold, “Jareth’s entire journey has been to gain Grandpa’s approval, to honor his father, to earn the Fairhaven Corporation. If he offends Grandpa, he’ll

and

the pitch–black night sky, the snow was falling softly,

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

swings in the town park, sitting alone and lost in thought, his

“Marilla.”

away, her dark hair topped with white,

how long have you been sitting in

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