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.

she saw the woman on the screen,

crash, her mental

the Fairhaven Group, the

his loyal subjects. He had built this empire through ordeal from the ground up, and now,

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

own power and profit would diminish, which would

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

lack of competence,

with pomp and surveyed the room with an

what I’m about to announce

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

his phone every minute or two. He didn’t know what

to Jareth. Gary, sitting across from him, glared with icy hostility, but a few seconds later, a subtle, malicious smile crept across his lips.

role of CEO of the Fairhaven Group

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

“I object!”

fell into stunned

concealed threat, a tempest brewing in his piercing gaze. That look was

thought, why should he fear this young wolf? He was the elder, the sole son of the patriarch! He was determined to

proven himself with his reputation and business acumen – he’s the obvious choice for CEO of the Fairhaven Group.

a venomous look at Jareth’s frosty features before

“Dad.”

for Gary’s flippancy was clear. It was a stark contrast to his late eldest son, Jareth’s

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