Chapter 629

Edith’s forehead was slick with a sheen of cold sweat, her fingers clenched tightly around the bedsheets.

She had always thought Jareth was more brawn than brain. Whenever she pulled a stunt, a little act of stubbornness, a sprinkle of charm, and she could gloss over any mistake.

But now, she realized how terribly wrong she was!

Jareth’s mind was sharp, piercing through her and Gary’s schemes with a single glance! The reason he had been duped time and time again was not due to his lack of wit, but because of his unconditional belief in her, his unwillingness to harbor suspicions.

Now, they were no longer siblings but adversaries.

foe, a man who had outwitted Gary twice over.

the patience for idle chatter with the old mutt. With the powerful stride of a man, he brushed past Gary, sending him

on Edith’s scalp. “If you dare to mess with Evadne and Thad’s marriage, or so much as disturb my fiancée,

dripped with venom

fierce and icy gaze, a tumult of shock,

Jareth called her Edith, there was adoration in his eyes, a warm smile on his lips as he held her hand, his pride palpable as if he wanted the whole

like a lifetime ago.

was her brother, hers alone. How did the care and affection

end up being

but as she recalled how Jareth had hurt her time after time for that woman, even considering her less than Evadne, who had been divorced and childless, all that

“Jareth, don’t blame me. This mess, this estrangement – it’s your doing, for

harmonious and happy farnily now riven by enmity. She was torn apart inside,

once the engagement is official, Marilla and I will have our ceremony. According

bit her lip, her eyes reflecting reluctance.

unwilling. It’s okay, I understand, which is why I’m

draped a black coat over his shoulders with due respect, “If you really don’t want to part with the heirloom, I’ve got it covered, Dad left several collectible jewels with me before he passed. I’ll pick the finest one for Marilla and

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