Chapter 492

Jareth felt every hair on his body stand or end as he saw Evadne’s brother, Elvis, stride into the room with the casual swagger of a rockstar.

People called Jareth the “Grim Reaper,” but in the presence of Elvis, Jareth might as well have been Casper the Friendly Ghost. And since Elvis was Evadne’s brother, well, Jareth wouldn’t dare lift a finger against him.

“Mr. Fairhaven, I’m so sorry.” Lily panted, her gaze filled with regret as she looked at Jareth.

Jareth swallowed hard, his voice rising urgently, “Don’t be foolish! The mighty Elvis doesn’t stoop to brawling with women. That’s just bad form!”

“So what, I’m supposed to stand here and let she beat the daylights out of me?”

Elvis yawned with the indifference of someone who had seen it all, “Do I look like a masochist to you?”

His words left Jareth without a comeback.

He knew Lily too well; fierce and loyal, with eyes only for her master. Anyone who dared cross her boss would face her wrath, no holds barred.

“But you’re right, I don’t hit women.”

With a devil–may–care shrug, Elvis released his grip and raised an eyebrow suggestively, “Lucky for you, dollface, you’re a woman. Otherwise, I would’ve snapped those kitty claws of yours already.”

“Jerk!”

Lily was fiercely proud and couldn’t tolerate such humiliation. She clenched her fists, ready to go another round, but Jareth’s stern voice halted her.

“Lily! Stand down! He’s Ms. Ashbourne’s brother!”

Lily froze, her eyes wide with realization.

Her brother?

The man before her wild and untamed like a lone wolf was Evadne’s brother, the scion of the Ashbourne family?

Elvis playfully stuck out his tongue at the stunned Lily before turning a cool, hard gaze on Jareth.

“Evadne and Thaddeus, they’re with you, aren’t they?“.

Inside the room, there was a tender atmosphere.

Evadne noticed a bruise on Thaddeus’s face, a mix of shock, anger, and concern flitting across her features as she cradled his face, “Who did this? Tell me!”

“I fell on the way here,” Thaddeus offered a weak, wry smile, caressing her hands gently.

“Bull! You fell face–first? Are you that clumsy?”

Evadne’s cheeks flushed with anger, “When you visited the other day, did Emeric and my brothers rough you up?”

Thaddeus hastened to assure her, “No, really, it wasn’t that.”

“It was them! It had to be! You were in the peace corps, for crying out loud, you can handle yourself. Even Elvis could only hold his own against you! Who else could’ve done this to you unless you stood there and took it?”

cause more pain,

with affection, already over the incident.

happiness, sadness, and regret. His eyes reddened as he tightly grasped her hand,

of that matters. Nothing is as important as having you back

Thaddeus nearly choked

into his arms, “Thaddeus, I’m back. I never want to

urgent knocks disrupted

Open up!”

and Thaddeus exchanged puzzled glances,

her from the bed, supporting her waist as they approached the door and opened it-

smeared with frosting, “Thaddeus! Evadne! Trouble! Someone’s after Evadne!”

second, Elvis’s tall, fean figure materialized behind Marilla, his eyes clouded with a frosty mist.

“Evadne.”

“Elvis!”

paled, crying out, “Thaddeus! Close

usually calm and collected, was momentarily flustered

of sweat on her forehead as she

was, she wasn’t faster than Elvis, whose strong hand forcefully stopped the

close sister now as terrified and resistant as if seeing a ghost, Elvis sighed deeply, a wry

Evadne stared in disbelief, “Huh?

intended to keep

at the couple who had suffered so much yet couldn’t find peace together, his heart heavy, “I came to make sure you were

straight to Evadne’s

moved, his lips pressed tightly together.

he never would have imagined that among Evadne’s family, there would be someone willing

“Elvis!”

embrace warmly, tenderly stroking her hair, “You silly girl. Jumping from a five–story building to get away. If you had hurt yourself, how

eyes widened

floors.” Evadne sniffled, unabashedly wiping

you from doing what you set your mind to? Forget

Island!” Elvis scolded, his eyes filled with affection as he pulled out his tie and tenderly wiped her

could make Elvis melt had always been, and would only ever be,

we please stop the

a bright shade of red from

rushed in, anxiety

to see that things were relatively calm, he took a deep breath

Marilla lifted her innocent face, filled

gentleman is not a

devil himself! Even the bad guys would call

Evadne down, Elvis coolly raised his eyelids and

you for giving me a chance,” Thaddeus rasped, his

dark before his

threw a

“Thad!”

Evadne tried to intervene, but it was

ready to

laugh. “Don’t flatter yourself too much. I’m just making sure my sister isn’t heartbroken over you. Did you really think

I deserve the worst, but still, thank you for not taking Evadne away. Even if it’s just for a little while. Being with her, every second, every minute,

paused, slowly withdrawing

any longer, returned to

villain in his sister’s eyes. “Evadne, that woman who

was a monumental

up as well, but he didn’t want Marilla tangled up in this mess, so he sent her back to her room with Lily and stayed behind for the juicy

Evadne close on the sofa, listening intently as Elvis recounted his encounter and skirmish with Elsie.

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