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.
house, and
comes, my granddaughter–in–law will be the sole mistress of Windermere Estate. Everyone here will answer to her, and she will have the final say
on Evadne, his fondness for her growing by the second, “The rest of you need not
far too many years. His actions were a challenge to
granddaughter was no stranger to missteps; she was a
seed brought into the Abernathy fold by
they would only fuel the demon
feet up the stairs, her body radiating malice so intense that even the passing dogs seemed eager to
until she couldn’t help
lunch,” Edith
don’t hurry, that little minx Marilla is going to completely
“Just now, Jareth came to propose to my sister, and originally 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!
sudden silence
going to
A single slip can ruin everything. Those like Thaddeus and Evadne, who recklessly chase love, are rare in this world. Jareth? Please, what a
she couldn’t deny one
and Evadne was unprecedented
and 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
was ready to explode
being unmarried and now for being penniless.
know that Mr. Bartley is just your lapdog.
yourself
instructed the servants to brew a cup of
left to oversee Windermere Estate, especially after Jareth had cruelly exposed her dark secrets, wasn’t it wise
on the door of the study.
a chilly look, “Miss Glynnis, Mr. Frederic isn’t feeling
I noticed Dad looked unwell, so I went to the kitchen and personally made him some tea.” Glynnis blinked innocently.
“Let her in.”
deep voice came from within, and Dennis reluctantly stepped aside to let
“Dad!”
room, her voice almost dripping with sweetness as she presented the plate. “I made this
without looking up, his voice frigid.
be mad. No matter what anyone says,
doesn’t belong to us anymore. Can you believe it? After all the years you doted on her, the moment she gets a man, she forgets her own
brows furrowed even more, his face
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