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.

man who had outwitted

With

voice causing a tingling sensation on Edith’s scalp. “If you dare to mess with Evadne and Thad’s marriage, or so much as disturb my fiancée, not even the Almighty himself will be able to protect you.

with venom and spite.

a tumult

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 world to know talented

a lifetime

brother, hers alone. How did the care and affection that were meant

end up being

pain in Edith’s heart, but as she recalled how Jareth had hurt her time after time for that woman,

This mess, this estrangement – it’s your doing, for not distinguishing between kin and stranger,

happy farnily now riven by enmity. She

he prepared to leave, Jareth spoke up, his eyes shining with an earnest longing for marital bliss, “Mom, once the engagement is official, Marilla and I will have our ceremony. According

her lip, her

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

at his associate, who promptly 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

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