His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 688

Chapter 688

Jareth slumped into the living room, his mood a heavy thundercloud. Lily had just coaxed Marilla to sleep and was descending the staircase.

His gaze lifted wearily, clashing inadvertently with hers, startling her so much that she quickly lowered her head.

“Don’t hang your head so low. Burying it in the ground, what, you’re an ostrich?” He said with a hint of irritation knitting his brows.

Jareth settled onto the couch, pulling a cigarette from its pack and placing it between his lips, but he hesitated to light it, remembering Marilla hated the smell of smoke.

Lily dared not lift her gaze. Usually so aloof and proud in front of others, she now stood there, meek and guilt–ridden, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the floor.

“Come here.”

The few steps to Jareth felt like an eternity for Lily.

“Is Marilla asleep?” His voice was a deep rumble.

her eyes downcast, “I’ll pack my things and leave right away. I won’t trouble you any

yet his words were

and Marilla are like sisters. I know she can’t even

this woman who had been so loyal to him, “Stay and take care of Marilla. Even though you’ve ruined a couple of her dresses with your clumsy laundry skills and your cooking is mediocre at best. I

in jest, yet Lily still felt the weight of shame; head down, she

let it

into the night.

wife’s, was reviewing documents by the soft glow of a floor lamp. He wasn’t possessed by the workaholic spirit of a Thaddeus; he was simply restless

me! Don’t hit me!”

her cries muffled with panic, “Don’t hit me, don’t hit me! I’m a retard,

“Marilla!”

girl trapped in a nightmare

me,

her tightly, his hand patting her damp back, “Who’s

panting heavily, a cold sweat soaking her skin.

who’s been bullying you?

tone insistent and fierce, “If anyone dares touch you,

of dreams. If something hadn’t happened, why

protected. Lily was almost always

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