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.
saw the woman on the
crash, her mental fortress
of the Fairhaven Group, the
had built this empire through ordeal
were a few old–timers who resisted the
just about respect – they feared that with Jareth’s ascent, their own power and profit would diminish, which would prevent
the grand future of the Fairhaven Group. Some were only concerned with maximizing their
the main reason Gary, despite his lack of competence, could stand toe–to–toe with
cleared his throat with pomp and surveyed the room with an authoritative
what I’m about
slightly, a sense of disquiet pricking at his heart, making it flutter uncontrollably.
phone every minute or two. He didn’t know what made him so anxious, but his
across from him, glared with icy hostility,
my grandson Jareth will assume the role of CEO of the Fairhaven Group and officially
the people present were about to applaud when Gary slowly stood up, his voice dripping with
“I object!”
room fell into
threat, a tempest brewing in his piercing gaze. That
He was the elder, the sole son of the patriarch! He was
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 of the Fairhaven Group. You’ll need to provide
out his chest, shooting a venomous look at Jareth’s
“Dad.”
table, we use titles,” Barry’s disdain for Gary’s flippancy was clear. It was a stark contrast to his late eldest son, Jareth’s father, who was
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