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.

the woman on the screen, bound, beaten, and blindfolded,

crash, her mental fortress

of the Fairhaven Group, the directors‘ meeting

Barry sat at the center of the table, a king among his loyal subjects. He had built this empire

handing over the reins to Jareth, there were a few old–timers who resisted the young heir,

respect – they feared that with Jareth’s ascent, their own power and profit would diminish, which would prevent them from seeking

would lead the company into decline, but not everyone was interested in the grand future of the Fairhaven Group. Some were only concerned with maximizing their current

despite his lack

throat with pomp and surveyed the room with an authoritative gaze.

what I’m about to announce at

slightly, a sense of disquiet pricking at his heart, making

meeting began, he had been glancing at his phone every minute or two. He didn’t know what made him

glared with icy hostility, but a few seconds later, a subtle, malicious smile crept across his lips.

that my grandson Jareth will assume the role of

ended and the people present were about to applaud when Gary slowly stood up,

“I object!”

into stunned silence.

fixed on Gary’s treacherous face with a barely concealed threat, a tempest brewing

tighten around his heart. But then he thought, why should he fear this young wolf? He was the

solemnly, “Gary, over this long period of time, Jareth has proven himself with his reputation and business acumen – he’s the obvious choice for

his chest, shooting a venomous look at Jareth’s frosty features before

“Dad.”

It was a stark contrast to his late eldest

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