Chapter 630

Edith smirked with a mischievous glint in her eye, “Well, of course, dear Uncle Gary.”

“The board meeting is just around the corner, and Grandpa is going to officially appoint him as the president of the Fairhaven Group. Right after that, it’s the engagement party with that Abernathy girl. Looks like Jareth’s about to hit the jackpot with both his career and love life. Our little scheme might be over before it even begins.” Gary flicked a cigarette absentmindedly between his lips, a rhythmic tremor in his movements.

“Who says it’s over? The real show is just getting started,” Edith snorted.

“My dear niece, what’s the master plan?” Gary chuckled, his eyes twinkling with intrigue.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe we’ve been going at this from the wrong angle,” Edith mused, leaning back against the headboard, her tone dark and ominous. “Jareth is a tough nut to crack, but what if we target Marilla instead? That girl is as dumb as a bag of hammers and has been since middle school, a total pushover. Manipulating her would be a walk in the park. All I need to do is lay out the facts, play to her emotions, and if she truly loves Jareth, she’s bound to start doubting.”

Gary broke into a sly grin, “Reason and emotion, huh? You sure have a poetic way of saying ‘blackmail”.”

“Uncle Gary, you know what I mean. The only problem is…”

face twisted with concern, “That little twit is guarded too closely by Jareth. I don’t have

first to know. Jareth’s busier than a bee in a field of

collaboration, Uncle Gary,” Edith

night fell over the city, Jareth rushed home after a long day’s work, eager to the love nest he shared with his sweet little wife.

that seemed to fit perfectly in his arms, and her bo that was a siren call to his very soul

“Sweetheart!”

the door, sweeping Marilla into his arms with a fervor that disregarded the presence of Lily, their

“Mmm.”

cooed softly, instinctively returning the kiss, melting into him as if

honey, you’re so sweet,” Jareth murmured against her lips before planting a tender kiss on

shyly, her lips sealed

and you’re still acting coy?” Jareth teased, pinching her cute nose, his love for

to Fairhaven Group to find you,” Lily said with an indulgent smile. “She’s been asking about you all afternoon. I’m telling you, it was like she had a fever.”

Marilla’s fingers twisted the fabric of her dress, her cheeks blooming

“From now on, even after we’re married, be it ten or twenty years, you’ve got to wait for me every day, think of me, miss

I’m fine with anything,” Marilla agreed with

the epitome of

was witnessing a side of Jareth she’d never imagined as if he had swallowed ten

more comfortable clothes, Jareth settled at the dinner table with an

Lily stared at him with wide eyes, their gazes making him self-conscious

something on my face?”

change for

earnestly. “You do seem more elegant, Jareth, like my

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