Chapter 479

Edith felt dizzy after the punishment, stars exploding in her vision while the metallic taste of blood filled her mouth. Pain radiated from her ears, making her entire body convulse as she bared her teeth in agony.

In the face of excruciating pain, all concerns for maintaining her composure and her dignified heiress demeanor were thrown to the winds.

“Ah, Ah! My ear. My ear is killing me!”

After being struck twice on the right cheek, a piercing ringing filled her ear, and she howled with pain.

“Oh, Edith! My poor Edith!”

Barry’s eyes bulged in shock as he rushed to Edith’s side, his cane forgotten as he tried to help her up with trembling, bony hands.

But Edith had no strength left to rise. The ferocity of Jareth’s powerful blow was evident, and she could only collapse to the ground, weeping bitterly, “Grandpa Barry, my ear, it hurts so much. I can’t hear anything in my right ear.”

“Edith! What did you say?!” Barry turned pale with fright.

But even his loud voice, from such a short distance, barely registered as a faint whisper to Edith Trembling, she released her hand from her right ear, opening her palm to reveal. Drops of bright red blood stood out starkly, sending her into utter panic as she burst into tears, “My ear…I’ve gone deaf!”

Bodyguards and secretaries crowded around, shouting for doctors and calling for ambulances, creating a chaotic scene reminiscent of a disturbed henhouse.

Jareth watched the Fairhaven family’s pandemonium with icy detachment, as if an invisible barrier of cold ice stood between him and the Fairhaven Group.

Once, he had taken pride in being the eldest grandson of the Fairhaven Group. Now, he only felt shame and humiliation.

“Jareth! Have you lost your mind?!” Barry glared at him in disbelief, his vision darkening for a moment as he struggled to catch his breath, “Edith is your own sister! Your parents‘ only daughter! How could you strike her so cruelly?!”

A sinister smile curled Jareth’s lips, “As the eldest brother, I’m the patriarch in my father’s absence. Do you find something amiss in my disciplining her?”

The crowd gasped at his audacity. His words were outrageous yet carried an air of strange justification.

“You’re nothing but a thankless whelp!”

the Fairhaven family! How dare you

“Of course.”

blood–red, “It’s out of respect for you that I merely slapped her insolent mouth. Otherwise, I might have- killed

by the gravity of

at Jareth, dumbfounded. He had always thought of him as a carefree playboy with a sense of loyalty. But now, seeing him risk his inheritance and face the possibility of alienation to defend Evadne and set things right, Cassius was overwhelmed with gratitude and regret for ever

words, Edith trembled violently, seeking

at a loss for

not only reflects poorly on you but also wounds

mess up the situation, hence attempting to exert his authority as an elder. His tone was advisory on the surface, but underneath lay a clear warning, “Besides, this matter ultimately‘ concerns my son and Ms. Ashbourne. It’s a dispute between the Abernathy family and the Ashbourne family, so perhaps you should take Mr. Barry and Ms. Edith Fairhaven home. This doesn’t require

of all these people, for tearing open her wounds for public spectacle, just to satisfy her own

to hold back, tears began to fall, each one striking Thaddeus’s

with all the fervor

me?!” Frederic strained to keep his composure, his jawline

Jareth said, adopting a bored, dissolute demeanor as he casually cleaned his ear, “And Im acquainted with your son, not you. So, in the future, please

if he’d swallowed.something foul. Impressive, Mr. Jareth Fairhaven! What a move! He’d turned the tables, leaving no room for

their eyes to the ashen–faced Frederic, shaking

dirty trick in the book to stop Ms. Ashbourne from marrying Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy, and it is downright

scoop? That’s a private matter, a sacred secret, not just for a lady of her stature but for any Jane Doe. Edith publicizing it like that? That’s lower than low, man – makes a stray

‘cause she can’t have Thaddeus. She’s out to burn it all down, take Evadne with her. If she

woman? A hot mess. Even dogs would shake their heads at her. Who in their right mind would marry that?”

for Edith to snag Thaddeus. The Abernathy family a public restroom or what? He’s pulling in all

Frederic. He realized too late that even if he wanted to

don’t wanna be deaf. Take me to the hospital, please!” Edith cried out in sheer panic.

to the hospital

roared with an

Fairhaven family was shocked to their core, and Edith was so scared she wished she could

the use of getting mad at her now? You’re only playing into the hands of those conniving snakes. Besides, you’re hurting Evadne. She’s not just -your–most beloved daughter; she’s the apple of my eye. She’s already in pain. Please don’t

noticing only now how red and bruised his daughter’s wrist had become, a sight

Evadne murmured softly, leaning into his embrace.

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