His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 631

“Mr. Fairhaven, is there trouble at the corporation?” Lily asked, her brows knit together in concern as she attempted to probe the situation.

The moment Jareth had entered the room, Lily had sensed the weight of his thoughts. It wasn’t that Marilla was negligent in her attentiveness to him, but Lily had been by his side for so long that no one else could claim to understand him better.

Jareth’s deep–set eyes darkened as he clenched a pair of game dice ruthlessly in his palm. “I met with Edith today. She’s currently in the hospital, under the protection of my mother and grandfather.”

“You saw her!”

Lily’s pupils shrank, and she quickly lowered her voice. “I hope there wasn’t any trouble?”

Jareth scoffed. “Would she dare? Not under my watch.”

“Even so, you should remain cautious.” Lily voiced her concern, “If Edith managed to return, she must have aligned herself with Gary. Your sister has long since turned against you. To spite you, she’ll surely join forces with Gary to come after you.”

“Heh, she’d better make her move soon. I’m getting impatient.”

Jareth gritted his teeth, nearly crushing the dice in his palm. “I’ve been looking for a reason to deal with that girl. If she wants to light a fire, then I’ll make sure she gets burned. She dares to conspire with Gary, I dare to end them both!”

Lily nodded thoughtfully. “You’re more than capable of handling the Fairhaven Group on your own. I’m not worried about that. My main concern is Marilla. Edith has targeted her before, even causing a scene at our home. Thankfully, we stopped her before things escalated. Now that Edith is back, she won’t let things slide. I fear she may try to harm Marilla again.”

“She wouldn’t dare!”

Jareth’s eyes flared with a crimson rage at the mere thought. “When she maliciously exposed those medical records in front of everyone, nearly tearing apart Evadne and Thad’s relationship, she ceased to be my sister! She can wreak havoc all she likes, but if she lays a finger on Marilla, I swear she’ll pay with her life!”

from the direction of the

Lily instantly realized what it might be and

Jareth called out in shock, a pang

was, Marilla knelt on the floor, her face deathly pale as she frantically

“Ah!”

the sharp ceramic cut through her finger, beads of blood blossoming against her alabaster skin, a stark and

as he knelt beside Marilla, grabbing

“I–I’m sorry, Jareth.”

the ruined panda–shaped cupcakes. “I was clumsy,

shouldn’t hurt yourself!” Jareth’s voice was tight with concern, gently sucking on her

the warmth envelop her cool fingertips, a comforting heat spreading

reason, her heart remained chilled, filled with

wound. “The cupcakes were made from scratch by Marilla, who spent all day preparing them for you with ingredients we bought together this morning. It was a gesture of love for

course, these were more than just snacks; they were

do a good job, so it’s just

a smile, though it was laced with effort. “Next time, I’ll make some more

her sentence, Jareth had already begun to pick up the crushed cupcakes from the floor, popping them into his

loss

her. “Honey, am I lucky enough to eat this every day? Never mind,

fell on the floor; they’re dirty, stop eating!” Marilla’s cheeks flushed with panic, wishing she could reach into his mouth and take

stuffing the last piece of the panda cupcake into his mouth and swallowing it with satisfaction. Then, with

“No, that was all I

had my

possessive tug. His voice was husky

lips parting slightly, her nod

Marilla’s wound, Jareth called her

slouched into the sofa, his gaze somber, fingers idly

likely overheard our conversation. But I’m not sure how much she caught.”

forehead creased with worry. “Mr. Fairhaven, don’t you find

and timid; she can’t handle such confrontations. Listen, now that Edith is back, you need to be extra vigilant when I’m

always had this niggling feeling that something

screaming that there was a story

hot in here? Don’t we have air conditioning?” Jareth complained, his breath coming in heavy pants as

Marilla remembered the time, and she glanced up

Right on schedule!

Jareth’s voice had an edge, his eyes suddenly glassy and intense. She took a step back, her eyes

She made her escape as Jack’s breathing

know it’s more than just the

oysters sure did the trick.