His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

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!”

she changed her gloomy expression to a mask of sweetness and obedience as

come to

momentarily cleared the gloom from his eyes, replacing

you with my own hands, simmered

This hearty dish is best for when you’re feeling down; it nourishes

Barry took a spoonful, indeed

and as soon as I came in, I could see the concern in your face. There’s also an invitation on the table, is that for Jareth and

seems good news is on the horizon, right?”

is this considered

grandson, and he’s being toyed with by that Abernathy girl! Completely bewitched by her! He’s practically handed her

married, I doubt it will take few years before the whole Fairhaven group falls

I knew you were bothered by

else I haven’t told you, fearing

at this

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

his eyes widened in disbelief at the medical

Abernathy family has mental

“Yes, grandpa.”

and the entire Abernathy family, 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

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 dimwit daughter to

could hardly breathe, coughing and

“Grandpa, calm down, your

brother know about this girl’s

He knows everything”

uncontrollable, almost bewildered, “He knows, yet 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 naturally can’t stop himself,” Edith

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 a foot inside our door! I’ll go see

soothing him, “If you abruptly go to Mr. Hamilton,

to an uproar He’s also on good terms with Mr. Thaddeus, siding with outsiders, ultimately our family will be at a

you’ve always had a knack for warming your granddad’s heart, Barry said with a sigh of relief, his voice a

classmates. I’ll find a moment to have a talk to her,” Edith replied softly, her voice

thinking of his grandson madly in love, couldn’t help but

bit harsher, perhaps even ruthless, but it will sever their ties once and for all, Edith said, a mischievous curve playing on her lips. “Just wait

brief period of rest, Marilla returned to her normal study life.

the orderly environment suggested that no storm was too fierce to be calmed.

the scene of the incident, the school, under pressure from the influential Fairhaven Group, remained tight–lipped about Marilla’s identity and her ordeal as a

forged a peaceful

flawless ivory tower to shelter his girl, who was like a delicate flower in a

didn’t

night was like a barely visible

end just

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

Marilla’s side every day, watching over her as if

had learned to disguise her feelings, locking herself in the steber upon returning home,

hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

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