Chapter 698

Seeing Marilla dare to talk back, Edith felt a surge of rage so intense, her meticulously manicured nails almost digging into her own palms.

If it weren’t for the crowd around them, she would have slapped that fool across the face already!

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Edith’s red lips curled into a venomous smirk as she leaned close to whisper in Marilla’s ear, her voice dripping with mockery.

“That’s right, you’re not an idiot, you’re a lunatic.”

Lunatic.

She was calling her a lunatic.

A buzzing sound filled Marilla’s head, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.

And just then, the piano recital began on stage.

The flowing music filled her ears. That was to Marilla a torturous cacophony, only serving to heighten her psychological burden.

know your

struck right at her sore spot, each word a dagger to the heart!

cotton dress wrinkled beyond recognition by her slender fingers. Just like her heart in that

he’s the heir to the entire Fairhaven Group, the future

wish was for the Fairhaven Group to become a century–old prestigious family. If you want to be the lady of

a healthy child? What if your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want to leave the Fairhaven group without

her eyes tightly, sweat beading on her

having children… would he also give

cannot inherit the Fairhaven group, how could our father rest in peace? Do you think Grandpa would accept a woman like you as the future lady of the Fairhaven group? If my brother insists on marrying you, then he’ll only grow further from the role of heir. Grandpa might well change his mind and choose my uncle as the heir instead. If that happens, you’ll be the one who ruined him.”

she uttered was like a frost–edged blade, slicing mercilessly into Marilla’s tender

understand what I’m saying, right? Think about it carefully. If you really love

piece, Edith rose

spoke softly, her head

dilated, “What did you say?”

love Jareth so very much.”

her strength to meet Edith’s sinister stare, “All my life, I’ve been a coward, never fought for myself, never

Edith was livid.

not accept me, it doesn’t matter. I don’t seek a title, I only want to be with Jareth. As long as he doesn’t

spoke, her eyes shone with a brightness so compelling, they

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