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.

heard the hurried yet steady footsteps approaching

taking you

but mostly filled with deep concern. “You’re being ridiculous! Torturing yourself like this is

“Heh.”

at the Ashbourne residence to

moment, with his throat tight. “Our situations

by Hamilton and I want to see my wife just like you

hazy, and his body,

forward.

“Jareth!”

his arms. Thank goodness he was taller and stronger than Jareth; otherwise, an average man

I miss her,”

his voice as ragged as if it were being sliced by a knife. “Without Marilla,

saying this, he pounded his chest with his fist. “It really hurts here.

the hospital

patted his trembling back, feeling the shared pain reaching his heart. “Then you’ll come to Evadne’s and my place, get some sleep, and let Alvo look after you. Once you’re awake,

Dean managed to get Jareth

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

ill

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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

stared at the

it, serving you and the lady is my duty!”

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