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.

But do you think you’re worthy? You know your condition best. Do you really believe you can bear my brother a

right at her sore spot, each

wrinkled beyond recognition by her slender

the heir to the entire Fairhaven Group, the future

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

to your child? Do you want to leave the Fairhaven group without a

eyes tightly, sweat beading on

you, indulges you, decides against having children… would he also give up on

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.”

word she uttered was like a frost–edged

an idiot, you must understand what I’m saying,

Edith rose to

her head still bowed but

dilated, “What

so

Marilla mustered all her strength to meet Edith’s sinister stare, “All my life, I’ve been a

Edith was

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

spoke, her eyes shone with a brightness

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