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.
Lily’s voice trembled, her eyes downcast, “I’ll pack my things and leave right away. I won’t trouble you
coldly, yet his words were a reprieve
know she can’t even
hand, his heart not quite hard enough to dismiss 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 trust no one else with her. Just don’t let there be a second time, or I won’t fire you;
the weight of shame; head down, she barely held back tears.
let it happen again.”
the
glow of a floor lamp. He wasn’t possessed by the workaholic
hit me!
kicked the covers in her sleep, her body twisting as if pinned down, her cries muffled with panic,
“Marilla!”
rushed to the bedside, scooping her slender waist and holding this girl trapped in
hit me, please stop.”
damp back, “Who’s hitting you, Marilla? Tell me,
flew open, panting heavily, a
bullying you? Tell me, who?”
fierce red, his tone insistent and fierce, “If anyone dares
of thoughts led to a night full of dreams. If something hadn’t happened, why would Marilla suffer such
protected. Lily was almost always by her side at
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