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…”

“That little twit is guarded 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

fruitful collaboration, Uncle Gary,” Edith said, her smile as dangero

rushed 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 that was a siren call

“Sweetheart!”

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

“Mmm.”

into him as if she was designed to fit within his

lips before planting a tender kiss on her forehead. His husky voice asked, “Did

her lips sealed with

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

Group to find you,” Lily said with an indulgent smile. “She’s been asking about you all afternoon. I’m telling

fabric of her dress,

it ten or twenty years, you’ve got to wait for

as long as you like it, I’m fine

the epitome of devotion.

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

more comfortable clothes, Jareth settled at

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

on my face?”

for dinner before, and you neve properly,”

do seem more elegant, Jareth, like my

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