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.”

of fear! 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

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

seemed less like a visit to a darling wife and more like he was heading to

entered the hospital, Jareth’s handsome face was an unapproachable

about the incident at Elmsworth Academy of Fine Arts, and perhaps due to a sense of premonition, he frantically called Lily, who

whether Marilla was involved or not, he ignored Barry’s protests, and ordered the jet to turn back to Elmsworth – skipping even an international assembly

to

“Mr. Fairhaven.”

bowed deeply,

His few words

was urgent. I was afraid that you…

you tell me?!”

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

lip, her head sinking lower, weighed down by

“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

anymore. A tear mingled with

being separated from Mrs. Fairhaven she served day and night was heart–wrenching. However, it was her

slight disturbance could have escalated the danger. Lily wanted to inform

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

he had seen the live stream showing Aaron carrying a

had

his heart and soul. Touch her, and it was war.

coolly, a slight smirk on his lips. Standing

me, her husband, in the dark, preventing me from coming

or just naive? Even if you’ve never been in

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