Chapter 695

Edith stopped in front of them, revealing a sweet smile, putting on quite the show.

“Well, little Edith, how have you been keeping?” Gary asked with feigned concern on the side.

“Much better, thank you for asking. Uncle.”

“That’s good to hear. You’re the apple in the Fairhaven family’s eye. If something happened to you, it would pain your grandpa and your mom to death! Gary’s words were intended for Jareth’s ears.

Then, with a meaningful wink at Edith, Gary hummed a tune and walked away

“What are you doing here? Jareth’s gaze was icy as he stared her down.

I've brought some homemade ginseng tea for Grandpa, while it’s still hot.”

Edith batted her innocent eyes, “Jareth, you wouldn’t deny me the chance to serve Grandpa, would you?”

Jareth’s eyes narrowed as he lifted a finger, pointing it at her face with an oppressive force.

Without a word, his silence was more intimidating than any threat, causing Edith’s heart to race and her hands, holding the tray, to tremble slightly.

“Edith, I’m warning you, don’t play tricks. Otherwise, I’ll pull out that forked tongue of yours and chop off your treacherous legs. Just try if you don’t believe me.”

With those words, Jareth brushed past her and left with long strides.

Edith glared fiercely at the unshakable tall back of the man, atid bitterly gritted her teeth.

“Heh, then let’s just see!”

expression to a mask of sweetness and obedience

I’ve come to see

the gloom from his eyes, replacing it with a genial smile, “Ah, Edith, my

the soup I specially made for you

on the table and presented the bowl to Barry, This hearty dish is best for when you’re feeling down; it nourishes the body and calms the

know I’m feeling down?” Barry took a spoonful,

as I came in, I could see the concern in your

seems good news

How is this considered good news!”

He’s practically handed her

few years before the whole Fairhaven group falls under the control of

knew

told you, fearing it would only

worse at this point? Just

pulling out a document hidden from under the tray “Grandpa, take a look at this”

eyes widened in disbelief at the medical report in front of

girl from the Abernathy

“Yes, grandpa.”

have been hiding Marilla’s condition from you. In fact, she has severe autism. Simply put, she has mental illness. We were classmates in junior high, and back then everyone would talk behind her back and call her an idiot, or a simpleton. She didn’t even complete college, dropping

twenties but acts like a child. It turns out her mind is troubled Elspeth left nothing but a defective seed! She’s gone, and yet she left behind her dimwit daughter to plague my precious

furious he could hardly breathe, coughing

his back, “Grandpa, calm down, your health is important!”

about this girl’s condition?

He knows everything”

he still wants to marry her? Has he lost his mind? Does he not fear that their children will inherit this illness? I truly don’t understand him, could

meals, now, unexpectedly finding charm in plain boiled rice, he

with fury as he slapped the armrest of his sofa, “The entire Abernathy family are a bunch of liars! They want to push their unwanted daughter into the Fairhaven group over my dead body! As long as I’m alive for one more day. I will not let that girl step

old man, taking his trembling hand into hers, soothing him, “If you abruptly go to Mr. Hamilton, the news will spread

on good terms with Mr. Thaddeus,

knack for warming your granddad’s heart, Barry said with a sigh of relief, his

I’ll find a moment to have a talk to her,” Edith replied softly, her voice dripping with empathy. “With

his grandson madly in love, couldn’t help

resort to Plan B–a bit harsher, perhaps even ruthless, but it will sever their ties once and

rest, Marilla returned

crisis and turmoil the school had gone through, the orderly environment suggested

deleted, and since there were no witnesses at the scene of the incident, the school, under pressure from the influential Fairhaven Group, remained tight–lipped

forged

and flawless ivory tower to

he didn’t

outside the study that night was like a barely visible

just

slowly, Insidiously spread like a spider web casting over the sky, eventually covering the entire

side every day, watching over her as if she were the most

the steber upon returning home,

hadn’t noticed

different about the young mistress, it was her paintings, which became increasingly dim and enigmatic, more and more beyond Lily’s

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