Chapter 614
When Jareth arrived home, it was well into the night.
Lily, the housekeeper, emerged from the laundry room with a basket of clothes, hurriedly setting down her chores to greet the young master.
“Is Marilla asleep yet?” Jareth asked as he handed her his suit jacket, a flush of joy lighting up his face.
“She’s retired for the night.”
“Ah, after all the hustle.”
Jareth felt a twinge of disappointment, but it quickly gave way to a wide grin. “Then I’ll share the news with her first thing in the morning.”
Lily blinked in anticipation. “Sir, is there good news?”
“Grandpa gave his blessing.”
excitement, his voice trembling with emotion, “Grandpa,
“Really?”
“Congratulations! You’re finally going to make it official with Marilla! There couldn’t be
called. She said she’d consent to accepting Marilla, but only
gaze turned icy. “As if that’s possible. When did my dear mother learn to bargain? Does she think if she doesn’t
firmly in
clarity in important matters, and ever since Jareth’s dad passed away, it had always been Jareth holding
“Still, Grandpa’s consent only came because Gary put in a word. What
do anything without a motive,” Lily
slipped into bed,
excited he got and couldn’t fall asleep. So he quietly scooted closer to
cuddling, which soon wasn’t enough, and turned into
resist slipping beneath her
“Mmm.”
wrapped her arms around
said, feeling guilty
and considerate due to his
sighed deeply, just holding her tighter, “Not tonight, otherwise you won’t get any
very
and I swear
swelling with love, “Marilla, I’m finally going to marry you. Officially marry you, making you my wife, ensuring everyone
open, sparkling with tears.
it as a term of endearment, never really expecting him to truly marry her.
after her mother was sentenced to death for murder, she had given up hope of ever becoming his
have to
You think I’m
woman in his arms, “No, Marilla, this isn’t about force.
few days of preparation, Jareth chose a restful day to take his beloved Marilla to the Windermere Estate.
Dennis was the first to
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