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.

a daze, Jareth faintly heard the hurried yet steady footsteps approaching

I’m taking you

voice was low and magnetic, tinged with the slight reprimand of an older brother, but mostly filled with deep concern. “You’re

“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

moment, with his throat tight. “Our

Hamilton and I want to see my wife just like you did.

emotion, Jareth felt his world turned hazy, and his body, drained of strength, began

forward.

“Jareth!”

was taller and stronger than Jareth;

I miss

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

with his fist. “It really hurts here.

me, let’s go to the hospital first, and get you checked out,”

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

much persuasion, Thaddeus and Dean managed to get Jareth into the car.

Jareth lay in his bed hooked up

fallen ill from the cold.

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Internet, and I’ve managed to contain any negative 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 don’t give up and

stared at the ceiling. “Thank

mention it, serving you and the lady is my duty!” Dean quickly shook his

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