Chapter 722
“My teddy bear, my little teddy bear.”
In the suffocating darkness, Marilla clung to the icy wall, her body trembling as she hugged her knees to her chest.
That man had taken her teddy bear, and it felt as if he had shattered her soul, and ripped the spine from her body. Her mind was blank, cold sweat cascading down her pale, pretty cheeks like rain.
*Jareth, where are you, please come save me.”
Suddenly, every light in the room blazed on. Beams of harsh fluorescent light assaulted Marilla’s pallid face, the interrogation–like brightness pushing her already fragile psyche to the brink.
“Jareth, I’m so scared. Jareth,” tears streamed endlessly from Marilla’s tightly shut eyes..
She couldn’t remember anything; even the loving, tender moments she had shared with Jareth seemed to twist and fade into the distance.
The massive screen on the wall, like a dark curtain, flickered to life.
Marilla forced her swollen eyes open, the tears turning her vision red as they flooded her sockets.
woman on the screen,
her mental fortress crumbled completely.
Fairhaven Group,
a king among his loyal subjects. He had built this empire through ordeal from the ground
gradually handing over the reins to Jareth, there were a few old–timers
their own power and profit would diminish, which would prevent them from seeking
company into decline, but not everyone was interested in the grand future of the
reason Gary, despite his lack of competence, could stand toe–to–toe
cleared his throat with pomp and surveyed the room
I’m about to announce at today’s
furrowed slightly, a sense of disquiet pricking at his heart, making it flutter
meeting began, he had been glancing at his phone every minute or two. He
Jareth. Gary, sitting across from him, glared with icy hostility, but a few seconds later, a subtle, malicious
the role of CEO
ended and the people present were about to applaud when Gary slowly stood up,
“I object!”
into
fixed on Gary’s treacherous face with a barely concealed threat, a tempest brewing in his piercing
moment, Gary felt a vice tighten around his heart. But then he thought, why should he fear this young wolf? He was the elder, the sole son of the patriarch! He was determined to fight this battle to the end, at any
over this long period of time, Jareth has proven himself with his reputation and business acumen – he’s the obvious choice for CEO of the Fairhaven Group. You’ll need to
a venomous look
“Dad.”
table, we use titles,” Barry’s disdain for Gary’s flippancy was clear. It was
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