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.

through the rearview mirror,

even

as if he had swallowed the bitterest gall of the world, the bitterness almost too much to bear, “The moment Marilla

presidential suite of a hotel. With his financial resources, he could buy a dozen villas without batting an eye, yet he couldn’t bear to live alone

like home reminded him painfully of Marilla, and every corner brought back memories of the happy times they had spent together. Missing her was more

me a cigarette,” Jareth’s voice was

The doctor said smoking and drinking are bad

slammed on the

going on?” Jareth’s eyes opened

Fairhaven, we’ve got a car ahead playing chicken,

the car, though not as luxurious as the Fairhaven Group’s, had

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

Jareth commanded

Fairhaven, that car is

us if they don’t follow the rules of the road, why give them any face. Het

stepped hard on the gas. With a loud bang, the

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ready to argue, and Dean was prepared

out of your mind?” The driver boasted arrogantly, “If someone in this car got hurt because of

glare of the headlights, Lily recognized the man sitting in the back seat, and she gasped, “Mr. Fairhaven, that’s Mr. Bartley’s son,

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