Chapter 753

On the way back, Dean was behind the wheel, while Lily sat in the passenger seat, trying to comfort Jareth.

“Mr. Fairhaven, we need to keep our eyes peeled these days.”

Lily pondered for a moment before speaking up, “The owner behind the Velvet Haven is Avery. After the ruckus we caused tonight, he’s bound to catch wind of it. I’m afraid he’ll use the incident with you handling Gary to play some dirty tricks on you.”

“It doesn’t matter. Gary was just a toothless cur to begin with.”

Jareth’s voice, usually sharp and haughty, was now hoarse and burning with intensity, “I got what I came for. Gary’s men hurt your leg, and I took his arm for it. We’re even now. As for the rest, let it be. Who cares?”

“Mr. Fairhaven, thank you for avenging me.”

Eyes brimming with tears, Lily choked up before managing to finish her sentence, “But I hope this is the last time. I can take care of my own battles from now on. I don’t want you to get into trouble for someone like me again.”

Jareth’s lips, pale as death, formed a thin, straight line, and he remained silent.

you heading home now?” Dean asked through the rearview mirror, glancing at Jareth, who appeared

even

almost too much to bear, “The moment

place to go, staying at the presidential suite of a hotel. With his financial resources, he could buy a

corner brought back memories of the happy times they had spent together. Missing

cigarette,” Jareth’s voice was broken and hoarse.

own distress, dissuaded him seriously, “No, Mr. Fairhaven, you’ve been smoking too much these days. The doctor said smoking and drinking are bad for your stomach. You have a heavy

her voice trailed off, Dean slammed on the brakes, jolting

Jareth’s eyes

on the horn, “Mr. Fairhaven, we’ve got a car ahead playing chicken, and

noticed that the car, though not as luxurious as the Fairhaven Group’s, had a distinctive

or people with special privileges drove cars with such plates. So, following the principle of “better safe than

Jareth

besitated. But Mr. Fairhaven, that

going against traffic, they should be yielding to us if they don’t follow the rules of the road, why give them any

hard on the gas. With a

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argue, and Dean was prepared to teach him a lesson in

eyes? You don’t even check the plate before you charge? Are you out of your mind?” The driver boasted arrogantly, “If someone in this car got hurt because of you, could

in the

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