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…”

too closely by Jareth. I don’t have her contact, I can’t get near her.

have someone keep tabs on them. The moment that Abernathy girl is alone, you’ll be 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

fruitful collaboration, Uncle Gary,” Edith said, her smile as dangero wolf’s.

home after a long day’s work, eager

eyes shim with anticipation, her petite waist that seemed to fit perfectly in his arms, and her bo

“Sweetheart!”

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

“Mmm.”

him as if she was designed to fit within

against her lips before planting a tender kiss on her forehead.

lips sealed

CEO’s wife and you’re still acting coy?” Jareth teased, pinching her cute nose, his

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.”

fabric of her dress, her cheeks

like a stubborn child, his arm tight around her waist. “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 me, just as clingy and adorable as you are now,

I’m fine with

ultimate fantasy: the epitome

a giggle. Thanks to Marilla, she was witnessing a side of Jareth she’d never imagined as

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

wide eyes, their

there something on my face?”

for dinner before, and you neve

do seem more elegant, Jareth, like my brothe

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