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.

asked through the rearview mirror, glancing at Jareth, who appeared to be resting with

do I even

too much to bear, “The moment Marilla left, I lost

at the 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 in an empty

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

cigarette,” Jareth’s voice was

days. The doctor said smoking and drinking are bad

voice trailed off, Dean slammed on the brakes, jolting

going on?” Jareth’s eyes opened slightly.

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

as

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

Jareth commanded coldly

Mr. Fairhaven, that car is

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

With a loud bang, the hood of

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driver came out fuming ready to argue, and Dean was prepared to teach him a lesson

The driver boasted arrogantly, “If someone in this car

the glare of the headlights, Lily recognized the man sitting in the back seat, and she gasped,

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