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!”

crackling sound erupted from

might be and

in shock, a pang striking

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

“Ah!”

through her finger, beads of blood blossoming against her

Marilla, grabbing

“I–I’m sorry, Jareth.”

remorsefully at the ruined panda–shaped cupcakes. “I was

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

her cool fingertips, a comforting heat spreading

yet, for some reason, her heart remained chilled, filled

aid kit to tend to Marilla’s 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

snacks; they were a token of Marilla’s affection for him. And in his concern for

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

it was laced with effort. “Next time, I’ll

up the crushed cupcakes from the floor, popping them into his mouth without

and perfect! I’m at a loss for words.

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

they’re dirty, stop eating!” Marilla’s cheeks flushed with panic, wishing she could reach into his mouth

last piece of the panda cupcake into his mouth and swallowing

fluttered. “No, that was

I haven’t had my fill, what to

possessive tug. His voice was husky and enticing, “So tonight,

into his strong chest, her lips parting slightly,

Jareth

think?” Jareth slouched into the sofa, his gaze somber, fingers idly circling the rim of his whiskey

conversation. But I’m not sure how

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

a scar on Marilla. She’s always been introverted and timid; she can’t handle such confrontations. Listen, now that Edith is back, you need to be extra vigilant when

had this niggling feeling that something was

her intuition was practically screaming that there was a story there,

have air conditioning?” Jareth complained, his breath coming in heavy

when Marilla remembered the time, and she glanced up at the

Right on schedule!

Jareth’s voice had an edge, his eyes suddenly glassy and intense. She took a step back, her eyes wide, “I guess maybe you had one too

to take care of, so I’ll just be going now!” She made her escape as Jack’s

little devil, you know it’s more than just the oysters–it’s like you doubled down on

sure did