Chapter 723

There was no way the crowd was going to pass up on such juicy gossip! One by one, they leaned forward, butts in the air, craning their necks to get a glimpse of the papers sprawled on the table.

Barry, however, remained seated calm as a cucumber, without so much as a twitch. He had already secretly seen the report countless times, thanks to a little sneak peek courtesy of Edith.

“Who dares touch those?!” Jareth’s roar thundered across the boardroom, his eyes blazing with a fierce and bloodthirsty glare.

These folks were not only the company’s directors but also his elders. Yet, at Jareth’s command, they recoiled, none daring to lay a finger on the documents.

“What’s the matter, Jareth? Can’t face the truth or just can’t accept it?” Gary sneered, his mockery dripping with venom, “Deep down, you must be repulsed by the idea of your fiancée being mentally unstable, right? Is that why you’ve been hiding her away. playing house without giving her a proper introduction to the company? Even you, who claim she’s the only one you’ll marry, must be afraid she’ll embarrass you.”

That was the last straw for Jareth.

The Fairhaven family didn’t have the myriad of formalities that the Abernathy family or the Chambers family did, and he was no blue–blooded gentleman with a century of family legacy like Thaddeus. Jareth wasn’t about to endure humiliation for the sake of revenge or the greater good.

He was going to handle this his way.

Jareth grabbed a water glass from the table and, without a second thought, hurled it at Gary’s head!

caught off guard, got a hefty lump on his forehead and was

his eyes, gasps filled the room, and the next second, he felt a heavy

like a cowboy riding a donkey, right in front of Barry and all the directors,

a fury that blotted

board meeting was no stranger to drama, but seeing someone beaten to a pulp, especially by their own nephew, was

then did the bodyguards rush in. It took all their strength to pry Jareth off of

with loathing as if he wished to devour Gary alive, “Marilla is the most perfect girl in the world to me! I love her, and nothing anyone says will change my mind about marrying her. No one’s going to

fought the urge

spitting out a mouthful of blood ferociously. His expression was a mix of indignation and uncertainty as he cast a furtive glance at Barry. Barry’s

wipe the blood from his hands. He paused at the sight of

barely touch it, and surely couldn’t bear to use it to clean up that cur’s blood stain, so he tucked it back

okay, Gary? Need to head to the

fine!” Gary’s handkerchief was soaked with blood from his nose,

Barry leisurely picked up the report from the

power, only he

for real?” Barry asked, feigning

real as it gets, or I’m Jareth’s grandson!” Gary retorted, his voice loud, “It’s got the official seal

darkened with suspicion as he

grandfather well; if this was the first he had

a psychiatric assessment report was top secret among the Abernathy family.

were Marilla’s folks the report should sorely be kept by them. With Elspeth gone and Frederic, who didn’t feel

daughter, he certainly would care for his face, it was impossible from him to conduct

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