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.
on the screen, bound, beaten, and blindfolded, unmistakably
thunderous crash, her mental fortress crumbled completely.
of the Fairhaven Group, the
his loyal subjects. He had built this empire through ordeal from the ground up, and now, his presence in the Fairhaven Group was
a few old–timers who resisted the young heir, pledging allegiance only to
with Jareth’s ascent, their own power and profit would diminish, which would
but not everyone was interested in the grand future of the Fairhaven Group.
was the main reason Gary, despite his lack of competence, could stand toe–to–toe with Jareth.
his throat with pomp and surveyed the
believe you all know what I’m about to announce at today’s
of disquiet pricking at his heart,
minute or two. He didn’t know what
Jareth. Gary, sitting across from him, glared with icy hostility,
that my grandson Jareth will assume the role of CEO of the Fairhaven Group and officially join the board of
barely ended and the people present were about to
“I object!”
room fell into stunned silence.
eyes fixed on Gary’s treacherous face with a barely concealed threat, a tempest brewing in
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
“Gary, over this long period of time, Jareth has proven himself with his reputation and business acumen – he’s the obvious choice for
look at
“Dad.”
was a stark contrast to his late eldest son, Jareth’s father, who
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