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.

quickly regained his composure, staring intently at Marilla. “Marilla, you’re married to Mr. Fairhaven? How come I never saw any news about it?”

Jareth could speak, Edith Interjected, “Alston, you’ve just returned 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 might as well

for the

surrounding and guests could hear her

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 for it?”

man–that’s Jareth Fairhaven,

together without tying the knot just screams he’s not Into marriage. Sure, Jareth can play the field with all the power and wealth at

inexperienced, too naive,

like a series of explosions by Marilla’s ears,

gaze sweeping over, scaring the gossipers away.

then feigned realization, “Oh, I see.”

do you see?”

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 future matriarch of the Fairhaven Group. How many times do I

crowd murmured in

shame and anger, turning red

you think you’re being a

Mind your own damn business!” Jareth’s eyes blazed red with

he had wanted to

half a word more, he didn’t care if he was the mayor’s son or the governor’s grandson–he was ready to

an angry shade of purple as he stared at the imposing

distinguished lineage, with a long history of government officials. He was indeed a

of stature and held back from retaliating against Jareth–for

note of the slight. There would

“Marilla, let’s go.”

around Marilla’s tense shoulders and turned to leave.

“Marilla!”

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

eyes tightly, taking deep breaths, trying to push away those unbearable

hand on her shoulder tensed, his veins

flock together. My wife belongs to a much higher circle than yours. You’re not worthy of her attention.” Edith and Alston were frozen in place, their expressions so grim they

entrance, they instantly

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