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.

his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, staring intently at Marilla.

lot of things you don’t know. He and Marilla have been living together for quite a while now. Even if

for the

guests could hear her

Marilla Abernathy, the 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 he stand

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

not Into marriage. Sure, Jareth can play the field with all the power and wealth at his disposal, even if he were

too inexperienced, too

series of explosions by Marilla’s ears, drenching her

his fierce gaze

realization,

do you see?”

he fixed his 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

shame and anger, turning red

you’re being a bit harsh? Edith is still

the hell are you to judge? Mind your own damn business!” Jareth’s eyes blazed red

he saw Alston, he had wanted to

he didn’t care if he was the mayor’s son or the governor’s grandson–he was

turned an angry shade of purple as

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

a man of stature and held back

the slight. There would be

“Marilla, let’s go.”

tense shoulders and

“Marilla!”

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

deep breaths, trying to push

hand on her shoulder tensed, his veins throbbing as

of a feather flock together. My wife belongs to a much higher circle than yours. You’re not worthy of her

Evadne and Thaddeus made their entrance, they instantly became

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