Chapter 739
The incident had left Glynnis with no choice but to leave Elmsworth for good. Yet Thaddeus couldn’t shake off the gloom that clung to him.
Stepping out of Windermere Estate, he called Jareth only to be greeted by the silence of an unanswered call.
In their two decades of friendship, such circumstance was rare and unsettling.
That evening, Evadne brought out a box of assorted pastries sent by Aaron and shared them with Marilla. The room, aglow with a soft, warm light, became the stage for a small act of kindness as Evadne presented the treats to her with a smile that crinkled her eyes.
“Marilla, you just have to try these. They’ve been here since morning and I’ve been dying to dig in, but I wanted to wait for you.”
Marilla’s frail form was propped against the headboard, her pale, delicate face thinner than ever, which distressed Evadne; the former responded softly, “You should have eaten, Evadne; there’s no need to wait on
me.”
Evadne blinked, “Oh, but I couldn’t. They were especially picked out for you!”
them for
paused, while Marilla’s keen mind gently prodded, “Is it
Evadne preferred
Aaron come by?”
was, her eyes brightened at the thought of him,
a busy man, had to rush back to the police department
thank him for me?” Marilla’s comely features were
somehow a bittersweet feeling washing over her. She could tell that Marilla had no appetite; even dinner
taking small bites, swallowing with effort, a faint
You should try one
choking back a sob, the pastry squished in
to care for others, to hide her struggles so as not to worry her
such pretense only deepened Evadne’s heartache. Marilla had
innocence.
moment, noticing Marilla’s loose, silky hair, Evadne asked in astonishment, “Marilla, where’s your favorite
the pastry, suddenly tensed, her eyelashes trembling, “I gave it to Lily. I asked her
to Jareth.”
clenched, she grasped Marilla’s cold hands, “You returned the hairpin to Jareth? Are you sure about this? Do
eyes like shattered crystal, “It means
me.” Evadne gripped her thin shoulder, eyes fixed on her dim ones, “Have you really decided? Are you willing to let him go? Don’t make a choice you’ll regret. Some
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back.”
it’s hot a
To have had time together, to hold precious memories, is enough. I cherished the vibrant
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