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,
her mental fortress crumbled
boardroom of the Fairhaven Group, the directors‘ meeting commenced as scheduled.
loyal subjects. He had built this empire
handing over the reins to Jareth, there were a few old–timers
just about respect – they feared that with Jareth’s ascent, their own power and profit would diminish,
not everyone was interested in the grand future of the Fairhaven Group. Some were only
his lack of competence,
pomp and surveyed the
I’m about
noble brow furrowed slightly, a sense of disquiet pricking at his
phone every minute or two. He
across from him, glared with icy hostility, but a few seconds later, a
role of CEO of the Fairhaven Group and officially
to applaud
“I object!”
into
fixed on Gary’s treacherous face with a barely concealed threat, a tempest brewing in his piercing gaze. That look was enough to
this young wolf? He was the elder, the sole son of the patriarch! He was determined to fight this
pondered for a moment, then spoke solemnly, “Gary, over this long period of time, Jareth has proven himself with his reputation and business acumen – he’s the obvious choice for CEO
chest, shooting a venomous look at Jareth’s
“Dad.”
titles,” Barry’s disdain for Gary’s flippancy was clear. It was
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