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 his word was
sole mistress of Windermere Estate. Everyone here will answer to her, and she will have the final
fixed on Evadne, his fondness for her growing by the second, “The rest of you
his domain for far too many years. His actions were a challenge to Frederic and a warning to Glynnis.
granddaughter was no stranger to missteps; she was a bad seed from the start-
into
not scare her; they would only fuel the demon within her, igniting her hatred for Evadne and Marilla
stairs, her
thought about it, the angrier she became, until she couldn’t help
Edith complained as soon as she
you don’t hurry, that little minx Marilla is going
secretive and seething, “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! Soon they’ll be betrothed, and not long after that, Jareth is going to knock her up. What use will it be for you to come back then? To celebrate as an
silence on the
Are you going to
may seem strong, but they’re full of vulnerabilities. A single slip
couldn’t deny one thing:
unwavering love between Thaddeus and Evadne was unprecedented and rare in all of Elmsworth’s elite circles.
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
to explode with humiliation!
being penniless.
is just your lapdog. Why would
yourself
brew a cup of
Jareth had cruelly exposed her
breath, Glynnis knocked on the door of
opened it, giving her a chilly look, “Miss Glynnis, Mr. Frederic isn’t
went to the kitchen and personally made
“Let her in.”
came from within, and Dennis reluctantly stepped aside
“Dad!”
room, her voice almost dripping with sweetness
without looking up,
be mad. No matter what anyone says, my heart is always with you.”
like she 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
even more, his face stormy
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