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.”

extra minute she spent with Aaron, the youngest son of the Ashbourne family, the more frightened

ever truly set his sights on Marilla, and if it ever came to competing for her affection, he would be a formidable rival to Mr.

the treatment room, Jareth arrived with the frost of autumn on his brow and the whirlwind of his

men followed, crowding the expansive hallway. His presence seemed less like a visit to a darling wife and more like he was heading to settle a score

he entered the hospital, Jareth’s handsome

business meeting. Having seen the news about the incident at Elmsworth Academy of Fine Arts, and perhaps due to

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

agitated that he had to breathe oxygen frantically to avoid

“Mr. Fairhaven.”

bowed deeply, a bead of cold sweat dripping to

His few words were clenched between his

was urgent. I

you tell me?!”

prompting the Fairhaven Group’s men

bit her pale lip, her head sinking lower, weighed down by a

“Lily, you’re suspended.”

her, a mix of fury and heartache, deep disappointment in his hoarse voice, “From now on, you go home and reflect. I’ll increase security around

her anymore. A tear mingled with a drop of

of being separated from Mrs. Fairhaven she served day and night was heart–wrenching.

situation was volatile, Marilla was being held by a criminal, and any slight disturbance could have escalated the danger. Lily wanted to inform you immediately, but we didn’t want any complications. After all, we have more expertise in these matters. So, Mr. Fairhaven, please don’t direct your anger at

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

his way here, he had seen the live stream showing Aaron carrying a girl out of the school

had long suspected the guy had eyes for his wife,

and soul. Touch her, and it

smirk on his lips. Standing alone, he faced off with the Fairhaven Group’s

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

naive? Even if you’ve never been in this kind of situation, haven’t you

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