Chapter 731

Manilla, weakened by a hefty dose of sedatives and overwhelmed by the shock, remained unconscious until the following morning.

As to Jareth.

His robust yet stiff figure stood like a statue in the frosty courtyard, feeling alone and numb to the bone from the cold.

His handsome face was pale from blood loss, but still he dared not move.

Because he knew that he was close to his breaking point.

But he truly didn’t want to leave; he still hoped to be the first person Marilla saw when she awoke.

Why?

They used to be inseparable and entwined day and night.

Now, even seeing each other had become so difficult.

daze, Jareth faintly heard the hurried yet

I’m taking you home.”

of an older brother, but mostly filled with deep concern. “You’re being ridiculous!

“Heh.”

expression. “Back in the day, you camped out at the Ashbourne residence to atone to Evadne and to beg her

his throat tight. “Our situations are different.”

Hamilton and I want to see my

world turned hazy, and his

forward.

“Jareth!”

him with his arms. Thank goodness he was taller and stronger

miss her,”

from tears, Jareth rested his head on the broad shoulder of Thad while taking sharp. breaths, his voice as ragged as if it were being sliced by a knife. “Without Marilla, it feels like my heart has been ripped out.”

his chest with his fist. “It really hurts here. Thad, it’s killing me

me, let’s go to the hospital first,

to Evadne’s and my place, get some sleep, and let Alvo look after you. Once you’re

managed

the hospital, Jareth lay in his bed hooked up to an

fallen ill

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the lady,” reported Dean, standing by the bed with dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep. “I know these actions might seem futile now, but I believe that as long as you don’t give up and patiently stay by

stared at the ceiling. “Thank you.”

and the lady is my duty!” Dean quickly

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