Chapter 685

Furious, Lily clenched her fists so tight they almost cracked!

“Mr. Fairhaven and Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy are best buds, and Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy’s with Evadne. So, tell me, do you really think stealing Mr. Fairhaven’s girl is cool? You wanna put Mr. Thaddeus Abernathy in a tight spot, tick off Ms. Ashbourne?”

“Did I ever say I was gonna steal her? It’s been you, Lily, with your crazy paranoia about Mr. Fairhaven.”

Aaron’s lashes fell, his gaze tenderly landing on Marilla’s lovely sleeping face, “But if you keep on thinking this way, eventually you’re gonna make me feel like I ought to step up my game, just out of respect for you.”

“Captain Ashbourne, remember who you are!” Lily’s eyes blazed as she abruptly sat up!

But she forgot she was still in the car, and with a thud, her head hit the roof, pain furrowing her brow as she slumped back down.

“Lily, my job is not an excuse for you to morally hijack me.”

Aaron’s lips quirked in a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, “And for the record, there’s nothing I dislike more than being threatened.”

Every extra minute she spent with Aaron, the youngest son of

Aaron ever truly set his sights on Marilla, and if it ever came to competing for her affection, he would be

the frost of autumn on his brow and the

the Fairhaven group’s men followed, crowding the expansive hallway. His presence seemed less like a visit to a darling wife and more

Jareth’s handsome face was an unapproachable slab of

with Barry for an important business meeting. Having seen the news about the incident at Elmsworth Academy of Fine Arts, and perhaps due

Marilla was involved or not, he ignored Barry’s protests, and ordered the jet to turn back to

so agitated that he had to breathe oxygen frantically to avoid

“Mr. Fairhaven.”

Lily immediately bowed deeply, a bead of cold sweat

tell me?” His few words were clenched between his teeth.

urgent. I was

you tell

corridor, prompting the Fairhaven Group’s men to bow deeply in the presence of his

her pale lip, her head sinking lower, weighed down by a ton of guilt.

“Lily, you’re suspended.”

hoarse voice, “From now on, you go home and

tear mingled with a drop of sweat

and night was heart–wrenching. However, it was her oversight, her neglect, she had

held by a criminal, and any slight disturbance could have escalated the danger. Lily wanted

or is it your idea, Aaron?” Jareth’s knuckles cracked with tension,

way here, he had seen the live stream showing Aaron

Aaron was holding his woman! He had long suspected the guy had eyes for his wife, and now it

soul. Touch her, and it was war.

a difference?” Aaron replied coolly, a slight smirk on his lips. Standing alone, he

stepping closer, “Marilla is my wife. In a moment of life and death, you kept me, her husband, in the dark, preventing me from coming to her rescue. What’s your angle? Do I have to tear off your mask to make

been in this kind of situation, haven’t you watched enough cop

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