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…”

twit is guarded too closely by Jareth. I don’t have her contact, I can’t

mischief, “Easy peasy. I’ll 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

a fruitful collaboration, Uncle Gary,” Edith

Jareth rushed home after a long day’s work,

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

“Sweetheart!”

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

“Mmm.”

cooed softly, instinctively returning the kiss, melting into him as if she was designed to fit within his embrace.

her lips before planting a tender kiss on her forehead. His husky voice

her lips

wife and you’re still acting coy?” Jareth

indulgent smile. “She’s been asking about you all

fabric of her dress, her cheeks blooming like spring peaches.

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

it, I’m fine with anything,”

fantasy: the

to Marilla, she was witnessing a side of Jareth she’d never imagined

settled at the dinner table with an air of grace.

him with wide eyes, their gazes making him

something on my

for dinner before, and you

Marilla nodded earnestly. “You do seem more

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