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!”

got them

keen mind

Aaron,” since she asked, Evadne preferred honesty

Aaron come by?”

as Marilla was, her eyes brightened at the thought of him, “He came all the way; why

busy man, had to rush back to the police department for

thank him for

feeling washing over her. She could tell that Marilla had no appetite; even dinner had been a small affair, let alone

swallowing with effort, a faint joy lighting up her features.

delicious, sweet. You should

sob, the pastry squished in her

to hide her struggles so as not to worry her loved ones. In her grandfather’s presence, she ate heartily,

heartache. Marilla had

innocence.

Evadne asked in astonishment, “Marilla, where’s your favorite white jade

eyelashes trembling, “I gave it to

it to

the hairpin to Jareth? Are you sure about this? Do you know

was barely audible, her eyes like shattered crystal, “It means I have

you really decided? Are you willing to let him go? Don’t make a choice you’ll regret. Some people, once gone,

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back.”

I’ve thought it through; it’s hot

have had time together, to hold precious memories, is enough. I cherished the vibrant Jareth I once knew. I

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