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!”

changed her gloomy expression to a mask of sweetness

come to see

cleared the gloom from his eyes, replacing it with a

made for you with my own hands, simmered for a whole day?”

the bowl to Barry, This hearty dish is best for when you’re feeling

Barry took a spoonful, indeed feeling less

see the concern in your face. There’s also an

good news is on the

How is this

slammed the bowl down, his temper flaring, “I only have one grandson, and he’s being toyed with by that Abernathy girl! Completely bewitched by her! He’s practically handed her half

it will take few years before the whole Fairhaven group

right. I knew you were bothered by this.”

you, fearing it would

this

her heart, Edith turned and walked to the coffee table, pulling out a document hidden from under the tray “Grandpa, take a look at this”

puzzled look, and as he briefly scanned it quickly, his eyes widened in disbelief at the medical report in front of him, boldly displaying Marilla’s

the Abernathy family has mental

“Yes, grandpa.”

illness. We were classmates in junior high, and back then everyone would talk behind her back and call her an idiot, or

always felt something was off about that girl. She’s in her early 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

furious he could hardly breathe, coughing and

his back, “Grandpa, calm down, your health is

know about this girl’s

He knows everything”

bewildered, “He knows, yet he still wants to marry her? Has he lost his mind? Does he not fear that their

fill of gourmet meals, now, unexpectedly finding charm in plain boiled rice, he naturally can’t stop himself,” Edith said with a

dead body! As long as I’m alive for one more day. I will not

taking his trembling hand into hers, soothing him, “If you abruptly go to

it’ll surely lead to an uproar He’s also on good terms with Mr. Thaddeus, siding with outsiders, ultimately our

sigh of relief, his voice a blend of anxiety and

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

grandson madly in love, couldn’t help but worry. “What

their ties once and for all, Edith said, a mischievous curve playing on her lips. “Just wait and see,”

a brief period of rest, Marilla returned

through, the orderly environment

the school, under pressure from the influential Fairhaven

had forged

to shelter his

what he didn’t know was-

outside the study that night was like a barely visible crack

just like that.

a spider web casting over the sky, eventually covering the

day, watching over her

upon returning home, focusing earnestly on her paintings, without showing her

noticed anything

different about the young mistress, it was her paintings, which became increasingly

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