Chapter 769

Aaron’s brow furrowed tighter, his gaze growing icier by the second,

“So you’re telling me to back off?”

Jareth’s throat felt parched, and just as his lips parted to speak, Aaron cut in, “Ever since I found out you two were head over heels for each other, I’ve kept myself on the sidelines. Hell, I even avoided Marilla to keep you from getting the wrong idea, despite how much I cared for her. Jareth, the ball’s always been in your court, whether it was your issues or your family’s. Now that you’ve split up, why can’t I have my shot?”

A piercing retort landed squarely in Jareth’s chest, leaving him stunned and speechless.

“You two are over. There’s nothing wrong with me pursuing Marilla now. If you still love her, then go ahead, spill your guts to her. We can have an honest competition. You can try to reignite whatever you had, and I won’t interfere. But here you are, asking me to step aside and hand you the opportunity. Mr. Fairhaven, don’t you think that’s a bit overbearing?”

Aaron’s voice was edged with an unwelcoming chill, each word deliberate, “Your feelings for Marilla are genuine, but aren’t mine just as real? You’d die for her, and you think I wouldn’t? What’s the point in saying all this to a rival, other than to pat yourself on the back?”

Guilt, self–reproach, and resentment, a multitude of emotions tore through Jareth’s weary soul.

That time, on the art school’s rooftop, if it hadn’t been for Aaron’s shrewd negotiation skills and swift reflexes saving Marilla from the clutches of a thug, Jareth might have lost his love forever.

“Can I see Marilla?”

Jareth’s eyes were red rimmed, his plea desperate and humble, “I swear, I won’t interfere with you two, I won’t fight or compete anymore. Just let me see her, okay?”

“If there’s nothing else, I have work to get back to.”

didn’t look at him again, expressionlessly opening the

spirit drained, as Aaron paused with half his body out of the

with Marilla to take her to the amusement

out of the car with agile movements.

long while to regain his composure, until Aaron’s commanding figure vanished

“Thank you.

forward to

him going abroad for “recuperation“,

come in the morning with a crew,

divorce, this place was like

love of money, to erupt

he merely acknowledged them with a detached “I know,” and left them

stairs

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abnormal calm was

entered the barren room

out of the hospital, about to emigrate and live out your years in comfort. Isn’t it time to hurry up with

pride, “Dragging your feet serves no purpose. The longer you wait, the looser my lips get. If

the Fairhaven family. I didn’t want it to come to this, and

to life. What use do you

“All these years, I’ve been Mrs. Fairhaven in name only, while you never gave me a second glance, gallivanting around with your wild parties as if I were nothing but a decoration! That I could tolerate, but you hid your infertility from me, pinning the blame on me for not having. kids, making me the butt of jokes among the Elmsworth elite,

The call ended.

as silent as

the knife and dialed his trusted

last time in this life.” With

The Fairhaven family.

in his study with his secretary, sorting through his assets and

you truly resolved to transfer

mahogany desk, double–checking his boss‘ intent. “Once you hand these over to Mr. Fairhaven, you’re essentially putting the entire Fairhaven Group into his -hands.”

in his eyes. “I’m

life’s work. Without you, it

as he shook his head. I’m knocking on death’s

landed Gary in the hospital, I’ve seen the light. If I cling to power, I’ll only plunge the company into deeper chaos. It could drive Jareth to do something drastic. Deep down, I’ve always known he’s got the makings of a leader. He inherited Kris‘ sharp intellect, keeps his wits about him despite his wild ways, and he’s got the likes of Thaddeus as a friend. That boy’s path is only going to broaden from here. I was too harsh, using his uncle as leverage against him, stubbornly standing in the

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