Chapter 704

Marilla couldn’t even bring herself to look at the man before her, let alone respond to his words.

She hunched her shoulders, wishing she could just vanish into thin air

Jareth’s eyes were icy daggers, silently targeting the jovial face of Alston.

But Alston, seemingly oblivious to the hostility, reached out with a friendly hand to Marilla. “Hey Marilla, it’s me, Alston, remember? We were in the same class in junior high. Do you

With a slap!

Jareth’s gaze somber as he swatted the man’s hand

The atmosphere was tensed to extreme. member me?”

“I believe my wife does not remember you”

Yet, hidden within, Edith couldn’t help but anicker to herself.

It seemed that messing with Jareth and teasing the idiot had become the sole joy in her life.

of anger in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, staring intently at Marilla. “Marilla, you’re

from abroad, there are a lot of things you don’t know. He and Marilla have been living together for quite a while now. Even if they are not married, they

raised her voice for

guests could hear her loud and clear!

precious daughter of the Abernathy Group, living with a man without being married? Even if she has lost her mother, isn’t her father Mr. Frederic still around? How could

man–that’s Jareth Fairhaven, heir to the Fairhaven

and wealth at his disposal, even if he were to divorce eight times, there’ll be women lining up. But what about Ms. Marilla? Once she’s past her prime, her virginity lost, her reputation in tatters–even as an Abernathy, she might just have to marry below her

inexperienced, too naive,

like a series of explosions by

gaze sweeping over,

realization, “Oh, I see.”

you

store on Edith’s smug face, “Edith, the entire Fairhaven family knows I’m going to engage with Marilla. The ceremony’s all set, and the invites have been sent. Is your memory that short, or did a donkey kick your head? Marilla is my fiancée, the

crowd murmured in surprise.

flushed with shame and anger, turning red and then pale.

stand it anymore, stepping in, “Mr. Fairhaven, don’t you think you’re being a bit harsh? Edith is still your

are you to judge? Mind your own damn business!”

saw Alston, he had wanted to

care if he was the mayor’s son or

an angry shade of purple as he

history of government officials. He was indeed a high ranking official’s son in Elmsworth. He’d been pampered

Alston was a man of stature and held back from retaliating against Jareth–for the

of the slight. There would

“Marilla, let’s go.”

wrapped his arm around Marilla’s tense shoulders and turned

“Marilla!”

“I’ve just gotten back from Aetheria not long ago, and I’m planning a little class reunion in

breaths, trying to push away those unbearable

veins throbbing as he glared at

a much higher circle than yours. You’re not worthy of her

Thaddeus made their entrance, they

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