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.

as a formidable foe, a man

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

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

with

icy gaze, a tumult of shock, rage, and despair

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

felt like a lifetime

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

end up

recalled how Jareth had hurt her time after time for that

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

her son threatened her daughter, the once harmonious and happy farnily now riven by enmity. She was torn apart inside, at a loss for

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 to Elmsworth’s wedding traditions, as the future mother-in-law, you’re

bit her lip,

reluctant or unwilling. It’s okay, I

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 say it’s from you. For the sake of the Fairhaven family’s image, I trust

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