His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 739

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 for me?”

mind gently prodded, “Is it

Aaron,” since she asked, Evadne preferred honesty to avoid further pretense.

Aaron come

and pure as Marilla was, her eyes brightened at the thought of him, “He came all the way; why didn’t he come in for a bit?”

to rush back to the

call and thank him for me?” Marilla’s comely features were a portrait

tell that Marilla had

bites, swallowing with effort, a faint joy

sweet. You should try one

choking back a sob, the pastry

to care for others, to hide her struggles so as not to worry her loved ones. In her grandfather’s presence, she ate heartily, all to keep his worries

Evadne’s heartache. Marilla had grown up; gone were the

innocence.

in astonishment, “Marilla, where’s your

trembling, “I

to Jareth.”

grasped Marilla’s cold hands, “You returned the hairpin to Jareth? Are you sure about

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

thin shoulder, eyes fixed on her dim ones, “Have you really decided? Are you

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back.”

it’s

hold precious memories, is enough. I cherished the vibrant Jareth I once knew. I want him to be true to himself. By

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