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!

hurt!” Gary, caught off guard, got a hefty lump on his forehead and was drenched in water, looking utterly

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

him like a cowboy riding a donkey, right in front

into Gary’s despicable face with a fury that blotted out everything except the

alarm. Sure, the Fairhaven Group’s board meeting was no stranger to drama, but seeing someone beaten to a pulp, especially by their own nephew, was

and only then did the bodyguards rush in. It took all their

wished to devour Gary alive, “Marilla is the most

fought the urge to go at Gary again.

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

handkerchief, about to wipe the blood from his hands. He paused at the sight of a

that cur’s blood stain, so he tucked it back into his jacket

asked, “You okay, Gary? Need to head to the hospital?”

handkerchief was soaked with blood from his

end. Barry leisurely picked

overawing power, only he could touch

is this report for real?”

or I’m Jareth’s grandson!” Gary retorted, his voice loud, “It’s got the official seal of the authority

with suspicion as he turned to Barry.

the first he had heard of it, he wouldn’t

among the Abernathy family. No outsider should have been able

report should sorely be kept by them. With Elspeth gone and Frederic, who didn’t feel gruntled about him marrying Marilla, unlikely to stoop to such tactics to prevent

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

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