Chapter 618
“Grandpa, what are you implying? I’m Marilla’s own sister, how could I ever harm her? Glynnis stammered in defense, a cold sweat breaking out on her back.
Jareth, ever the blunt one, tightened his embrace around Marilla and let out a derisive snort.
Hamilton’s lips curved in a sardonic smile, “I may be getting on in years, but I’m not senile yet. I know full well what’s going on, and so do you. Your sister is about to marry into the prestigious Fairhaven family, becoming the CEO’s wife. Instead of wasting your energy on futile things, you’d be better off toning down that boisterous temperament and let your father find you a respectable match, someone he’d be proud to call son–in–law.”
Glynnis‘ eyes blazed with fury. Was this old man subtly taunting her for being unmarried?
Finally, she snapped back, “My affairs need not concern you, Grandpa. Even if I never marry, I’m still my father’s daughter, the heiress of the Abernathy Group. Now that mother has passed and Marilla is getting married, I’ll be helping Dad manage the Windermere Estate.”
“Why bother yourself with the estate when there are stewards for that?”
Hamilton, with a piercing gaze half–veiled by hooded eyelids, delivered a cutting remark that felt like an execution to Glynnis, “Besides, llana is marrying into our Abernathy family. Windermere Estate is my private property, and I intend to gift it to the newlyweds as a wedding present.”
Evadne’s heart skipped a beat as her eyes widened in shock.
The Windermere Estate as a wedding gift? Grandpa, you’re amazing!
Thaddeus, however, simply massaged Evadne’s back, his handsome features unruffled. Privately, the old man had mentioned this plan to him countless times, even suggesting that once he and Evadne were married, the Windermere Estate would become their love nest, and Frederic could go find his own place to live.
was, after all, Hamilton’s house, and his word was
will be the sole mistress of Windermere Estate. Everyone here will answer to her,
Evadne, his fondness for her growing
strutted around his domain for far too many years. His actions were a challenge
she was a bad seed from the
bad seed brought into the Abernathy fold by Elspeth!
only fuel the demon within her, igniting her hatred for Evadne and Marilla even
the Windermere Estate, Glynnis dragged her leaden feet up the stairs, her body radiating malice so intense that even the passing dogs
the angrier she became, until she couldn’t help
it? You’re interrupting my lunch,” Edith complained as soon as
that little minx Marilla
my dad was against it. But then Evadne and Thaddeus showed up with Hamilton! With just a few words, Hamilton not only swayed my dad but also sealed their engagement! Soon they’ll be
sudden silence on the other end.
you going to
strong, but they’re full of vulnerabilities. A single slip can ruin everything. Those like Thaddeus and Evadne, who recklessly chase love, are rare in this world. Jareth? Please, what a
couldn’t
between Thaddeus and Evadne was unprecedented and rare in
by the way, Mr. Bartley’s son came to Aetheria to visit me. You must be bored out of your mind with no funeral for your mother to occupy you. Why don’t you fly over and hang out with me?
ready to explode with humiliation!
and now for being penniless. She felt like
Bartley is just your lapdog. Why would I
yourself
compose herself and instructed the servants to brew a cup of tea, which she then personally delivered
of them left to oversee Windermere Estate, especially after Jareth had cruelly exposed her dark secrets, wasn’t it wise to seize
Glynnis knocked on the
opened it, giving her a chilly look, “Miss Glynnis, Mr. Frederic isn’t feeling well and needs to rest. Is there something you need?”
unwell, so I went to the kitchen
“Let her in.”
from within, and Dennis reluctantly stepped aside to
“Dad!”
sashayed into the room, her voice almost dripping with sweetness as she presented the plate. “I made this for you.”
down,” Frederic replied without looking up, his
be mad. No matter what anyone says,
belong to us anymore. Can you believe it? After all the years you doted on her, the moment she gets
more, his face stormy as a
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