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.

faintly heard the hurried yet steady footsteps

I’m taking you home.”

and magnetic, tinged with the slight reprimand of an older brother, but mostly filled with deep concern. “You’re being ridiculous! Torturing

“Heh.”

and his frozen cheeks could hardly form a proper expression. “Back in the day, you camped out at the Ashbourne residence to atone to Evadne and to beg her family for forgiveness. How come it’s not okay for me to do

choked up for a moment, with his throat tight. “Our situations are different.”

be forgiven by Hamilton and I want to see my wife just like you did. What’s the

hazy, and his body,

forward.

“Jareth!”

was taller and stronger than Jareth; otherwise, an average man couldn’t have

miss

eyes swollen 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

his fist. “It really hurts here. Thad,

me, let’s go to the hospital first, and

feeling the shared pain reaching his heart. “Then you’ll come to Evadne’s and my place,

Thaddeus and Dean managed to get Jareth

in his bed hooked up to an IV,

indeed fallen ill

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comments about 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

stared at the ceiling. “Thank

lady is my duty!” Dean quickly

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