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.

stood as a formidable foe, a man who had outwitted

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

Edith’s scalp. “If you dare to mess with Evadne and

with venom and

a tumult of shock,

time 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

felt like a lifetime ago.

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

up being Marilla’s?

her time after time for that woman, even considering her less than Evadne, who

this estrangement – it’s your doing, for not distinguishing between kin and stranger, for reaping what you

with a heavy heart as her son threatened her daughter, the once harmonious and happy farnily now riven by enmity. She was torn apart inside, at

bliss, “Mom, once the engagement is official, Marilla and I will have our ceremony. According to Elmsworth’s wedding

Fairhaven bit her lip, her eyes reflecting reluctance.

figured you might be reluctant or unwilling. It’s okay, I understand, which is why I’m

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 say it’s from you. For the sake of the

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