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.

a man who had outwitted

chatter with the old mutt. With

sharp as a hawk’s, narrowed, the threat in his voice causing a tingling sensation on Edith’s scalp. “If

with venom and

a tumult of

there was adoration in his eyes, a warm smile on his lips as he held her hand, his pride

felt like a lifetime ago.

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

up being

had hurt her time after time for that woman,

this estrangement – it’s your doing,

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 a loss for

with an earnest longing for marital bliss, “Mom, once the engagement is official, Marilla and I will have our ceremony. According to Elmsworth’s wedding traditions, as the future mother-in-law, you’re meant to pass down a family heirloom that you received from

her lip, her eyes

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

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

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