His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 592

In a moment, Jareth felt as if he had been shot through the heart, a sharp pain that made his tall frame shudder.

“In the Abernathy family, Marilla had no sense of self and lived a joyless existence. Now, she’s the woman you keep by your side, living life to your plans, to your tastes, too compliant for her own good. That’s not necessarily a good thing.”

Thaddeus sipped his whiskey, eyes downcast, “You two should take a break, cool off for a few days. It’s also a chance to think about where this relationship is headed and how to proceed.”

“Thaddeus. Are you even listening to yourself?”

Jareth’s palms slammed down on the table, making the liquid in the decanter ripple. His eyes were more bloodshot than the red wine within, “When you were chasing Evadne, at your lowest and most helpless, I never let you give up! And now, you won’t even help me find a way out. You’re actually suggesting I throw in the towel? After all this time, in your eyes and your wife’s, I’m just some irresponsible jerk who leaves chaos in his wake! You never really wanted Marilla and me to work out. From the start, you never truly intended to let her be with me! All my friendship with you was for nothing!”

Thaddeus’s brow furrowed deeply, “Jareth, you’re being too one–sided.”

“If it were Evadne, and I asked you to leave her, to step back, to give up on her. Thaddeus, could you do it? Answer me, could you?”

Jareth’s bitter laugh was filled with pain, “You couldn’t, could you? Without Evadne, you’d rather be dead, right? Well, guess what, I feel the same about Marilla. What’s the point of living without her? When you talk about reconsidering this relationship, about taking Marilla away, you might as well be killing me. It’s not just murder. It’s scattering my ashes to the wind!”

“Evadne, and Marilla are different. How much can Marilla take? Even the slightest shock, and her world might crumble!”

Thaddeus’s gaze was dark and troubled, his concern like that of a father vetting his daughter’s suitor, “What the average person can endure, she cannot. If you love her, you need courage, resolve, and patience far beyond the ordinary. But today, your actions show a clear lack of patience, or you wouldn’t be handling things with such force!”

Jareth felt as though a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him.

was in the wrong, and he couldn’t blame

the midst of this tense moment, a crisp voice rang out, “What in

Jareth and Thaddeus looked up to see Evadne, hand on hip, standing at

a bit

face, Evadne glanced at Jareth’s bitter expression, “Go

rushed upstairs, grateful for

frown betraying her weariness as

fatigued, Thaddeus, filled with tenderness, reached out to hold her delicate hand, pulling her between his legs and wrapping his

full of deep affection as he massaged her lower back, “You must be exhausted. I’ll go

voice was

than a word, you’re so tired.”

leaning in to k*ss her softly on the lips, his voice gentle, “If you don’t want to go back to the room, then rest here

are all

chest, “They

it really okay to let Marilla and Jareth be alone right now, after their fight?” Thaddeus asked in a

Let him go in and properly charm her. It takes the bell ringer to undo the

gently stroking the strands

appoint his grandson as the CEO of Fairhaven Group and bring him onto the board of directors. Then, he plans to

flickered, but he remained

wrong? You don’t look happy. Don’t you

caressed his defined cheek, “Don’t mind how mad I got at him; I’m actually worried. I’m afraid Jareth won’t take good care of Marilla, so I wanted to intimidate him a bit. They’re in love. How could I stand in the way of that? If they can settle

as Jareth’s best friend. I can’t do much

a meeting with Frederic. Given my current standing with that man, and the fact that Jareth defended me last time, causing Frederic to lose face. My narrow–minded father holds grudges. If he finds an opportunity, he will certainly make Jareth pay.”

Frederic will cause trouble for your good friend’s marriage?” Evadne’s

not what I think;

no hope for Frederic’s character.”

to

Marilla’s future, pondered even deeper, “You know as well as I do that Frederic is hardly going to agree to this marriage. At that party at William and his son’s, in front of all those Elmsworth bigwigs, Jareth made a fool out of Frederic. If he agrees to give his daughter to Jareth after that,

eyes sparkled as he gave her waist a rewarding squeeze, “Evadne, you’re brilliant! Why didn’t I think of that? Grandpa’s fond of Jareth, treats him almost

against the headboard, her doe–like

him, nearly drowning him, making even breathing difficult.

to take a sip, but no matter

“Marilla.”

the husky call of Jareth, Marilla, as if triggered, immediately shut her eyes tight and clutched her head, her

the bed, as if a boulder had struck his heaving chest, tears of regret

what he had done!

little more patient, if he