Chapter 686

Jareth’s stormy eyes suddenly sparkled as he rushed to Marilla’s side, pulling her into a fierce embrace. His voice trembled with the residue of fear, “I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I should’ve been there sooner. You’ve been through so much; you’ve been hurt. I’m such a damn fool! Hit me, go on, hit me hard!”

Everyone gasped in disbelief. Oh Lord! This wasn’t the ruthless Mr. Fairhaven they knew; this was a man hopelessly in love!

What kind of magic did this girl possessed to bring the mighty Mr. Fairhaven to his knees?

“Jareth, why did you say those things about Aaron? Why?”

Marilla’s autism made her more stubborn than most, and her insistence was unnerving, “Why did you say that about Aaron? If it weren’t for him, I’d be dead! Aaron is my hero! Why would you say such terrible things? Why?”

Why? Why? A torrent of questions that would exasperate anyone else seemed to have no effect on Jareth, who still held her close, his gentle voice soothing her, a bit chocked up, “Marilla, you must have been so scared back then, weren’t you? Terrified? I didn’t protect you.”

to save me. Don’t talk about him like that again, okay?” Marilla was single–minded;

Fairhaven. Mrs. Fairhaven was finally able to become emotionally steady, but due to this incident, she sensed a setback

hard and pleaded in a hoarse voice, “Honey,

leaving the hospital, Aaron headed straight back to the station. Having dealt with the aftermath of the case, he pulled up the records of Don and his daughter’s previous complaint, including the files of the five

wasn’t overwhelming, but after reading through, Aaron

Then Evadne called.

to steady his

you? You okay?”

through, “We saw the news about Elmsworth Academy of Fine Arts, and we saw you on the scene in the video. Suri saw it too. She tried calling you, and when she heard that Thaddeus and I were

the spot.

you. Come outside and

stubborn, “We’re right outside the station, and we need to see you walk out intact before we can report back to Suri!”

immediately spotted the luxurious Rolls–Royce

around to make sure no one was watching before

future, don’t come find me in

as he got in, “People who know us know you’re family, but others might think I’m a corrupt cop on

allowed a small smile at Mr. Ashbourne’s vivid

okay, thank

Thaddeus to take photos with his phone, snapping shots

them to Suri

and opened WhatsApp at

hey, you two sure know how to have fun.”

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