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!”

sound erupted from the direction of

instantly realized what it might be and rushed

called out in shock, a pang striking his heart.

her face deathly

“Ah!”

her finger, beads of blood blossoming against her

his chest as he knelt beside Marilla, grabbing her wrist in urgency. “How

“I–I’m sorry, Jareth.”

the ruined panda–shaped cupcakes.

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

warmth envelop her cool fingertips, a

for some reason, her heart remained

made from scratch by Marilla, who spent all

aback, realizing his words had been too harsh. Of course, these were more than just snacks; they were a token of Marilla’s affection for him. And in his concern for her injury, he had overlooked her

good job, so it’s just as well they’re broken.”

laced with effort. “Next time, I’ll make some more

sentence, Jareth had already begun to pick up the crushed cupcakes from the

and perfect! I’m at a loss for words. My wife’s cooking

properly, yet he managed to lavishly praise her. “Honey, am I lucky enough to

panic, wishing

quickly stuffing the last piece of the panda cupcake into his mouth and swallowing it with satisfaction. Then, with a satisfied squint, he teased, “I want more. Is

“No, that was

haven’t had my fill, what to do?”

a possessive tug. His voice was husky and

into his strong chest, her lips parting slightly, her nod shy but

wound, Jareth called her into

don’t you think?” Jareth slouched into the sofa, his gaze somber, fingers idly circling

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

Fairhaven, don’t you find that Marilla seems particularly afraid of Edith?”

introverted and timid; she can’t handle such confrontations. Listen, now that Edith is back,

had this niggling feeling that something was off between Marilla and Edith.

finger on it, but her intuition was practically screaming that there was a story there, untold

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

Marilla remembered the time, and she glanced up at

Right on schedule!

intense. She took a step back, her eyes wide, “I guess maybe you had one

of stuff to take care of, so I’ll just be going now!” She made her escape as Jack’s breathing grew more labored, and he

just the

did the trick.