His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 591

Watching from the sidelines, Lily felt the heartache as she saw the torment in Jareth’s fiery eyes, his desperation palpable. Initially, she too had not been in favor of Jareth’s “tough love” approach, fearing it too harsh for Marilla.

But the stark reality of Elspeth’s death sentence could not remain hidden forever. Better to deal with it now and rip off the Band–Aid than let the wound fester.

Yet, she had underestimated Jareth’s control over Marilla and the usually docile Marilla’s explosive strength when cornered.

“Lily, take Marilla back to her room to rest,” ordered Thaddeus, his voice laced with concern as he turned to Jareth. “You look like hell, too. Let Lily stay with Marilla.”

Lily gingerly lifted Marilla from Jareth’s embrace, easily sweeping her into her arms and ascending the staircase with unwavering steps.

The couple was left dumbfounded.

Jareth’s secretary, raised in the household since she was a girl, was proving to be worth her weight in gold.

“I just wanted for Marilla to face reality. I didn’t expect for it to turn out like this,” Jareth confessed, his chest heaving as if a bellows had been shoved inside, his whole being seeming to fry in an invisible frying pan. “Elspeth never truly cared for Marilla. I thought Marilla had come to accept that, that she wouldn’t.”

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“You thought, you thought! Have you ever, for once, considered Marilla’s feelings in all of this?” Evadne exploded, closing the gap between them in two strides and grabbing Jareth by the collar. “From the moment you charmed her, brought her into your life, keeping her away from the Abernathy family, then parading her before the scrutinizing eyes of the Fairhaven elite – your grandfather, your mother! And now you impose your will upon her, assuming she’ll just accept and bear it? Where do you get this blind confidence? Have you ever truly considered Marilla? Have you seen things from her perspective? Have you ever cared about her feelings?”

“Evadne.” Thaddeus’s gaze faltered.

He wanted to interject but feared making matters worse, knowing his own words often lacked the necessary tact.

Reminiscing, Jareth felt a sharp pang in his heart, his eyes losing their luster.

happy, if this was what she wanted.

him overlook her true feelings. She agreed to everything he proposed, appreciated every gift, even the passionate nights

he

this

world, severing her normal social needs, and keeping her caged

and real, “I’m not wasting Marilla. I’m not holding her back. In this lifetime, I only want Marilla! You

isn’t the first time, and certainly the most severe. How many more times will there be over the decades to come? Can you endure that? Can you persist? You’re not a patient man by nature. You’re accommodating and tolerant now only because you’re in the honeymoon phase of your relationship! But what about ten, twenty years from now, when your love and patience run out? Will you still care for Marilla as you do today? Will you still kneel and hold her,

back at Evadne, “You shouldn’t doubt my love for Marilla! You shouldn’t insult me with your

her, his eyes dark and serious. “She didn’t mean it like that; she’s just distressed for Marilla. Back in the Abernathy household, none of us, including myself, ever truly cared for Marilla. The only one who’s always been

She had been harsh, but it was out of fear for Marilla’s welfare.

wedge between them, but the current state of their relationship was anything but healthy. Marilla’s condition meant she couldn’t steer the course of their emotions, and it was high time she gave Jareth a wakeup

empathy that makes her so vulnerable to agitation, her actions so

reflection. “Besides, Elspeth is her mother. Even though she’s a murderous fiend, irredeemable, a step back would remind us that Elspeth did raise Marilla when she was just a little girl. Her own mother sentenced to

want her to, I refused, and that’s how things ended up like this. Did I really make a

and Thaddeus exchanged a look, sighing

on his brother’s shoulder. “Jareth, take Marilla to see Elspeth. They’re

in turmoil. “But Elspeth is your enemy.”

we’ve had our revenge, she’s paid her dues.. That’s enough,” Thaddeus said, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips, a sense of release twinkling

wasn’t about letting go of the hatred for Elspeth, nor was it about diminishing the pain his mother had suffered. It was the understanding that

audible. “Jareth, I know you and Thaddeus are tight, but you have Marilla now. You’re a family. Can you put her first next time? Stop worrying about Thad.”

and Jareth

compassionate. If Marilla were like Glynnis, acting as