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…”

don’t have her contact, I can’t get near her. I’ve got ideas, but

the first to know. Jareth’s busier than a bee in a field of clover right now. He can’t be everywhere at once. He’s bound to slip up.”

a fruitful collaboration, Uncle Gary,” Edith said,

a long day’s work, eager to the love nest he shared with his sweet little

the mere thought of Marilla waiting for him, her doe eyes shim with anticipation, her petite waist that seemed to fit perfectly in his

“Sweetheart!”

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

“Mmm.”

softly, instinctively returning the kiss, melting into him as if she was designed to fit

planting a tender kiss

nodded shyly, her lips sealed with

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

about to drag your wife over to Fairhaven Group to find you,” Lily said with an indulgent smile. “She’s been asking about

the fabric of her dress, her cheeks blooming

“From now on, even after we’re married, be it ten

fine with anything,” Marilla

man’s ultimate fantasy: the

a side of Jareth she’d

comfortable clothes, Jareth settled at the dinner

stared at him with wide eyes, their gazes making

there something on my

you seem different. You never used to change for dinner before, and you neve

seem more elegant, Jareth, like

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