Chapter 781

Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy arrived at the abandoned factory grounds at the same time as Jareth; their steps echoed through the desolation.

When Jareth stepped out of his sports car, his chiseled face was as pale as marble, except for the piercing eyes that glinted ominously under the headlights.

“Where’s Marilla? Any news?!” He spoke with a strained voice and with his lips cracked.

His hoarse voice made his words sound broken and fragmented. Seeing the pain in his eyes, Thaddeus felt a pang of sympathy.

In a single night, Jareth had been struck by blow after blow, each as devastating as a thunderbolt, which left him visibly shaken to the core.

“Lily was here early. She’s on the trail, but I’ve lost contact with her!” Evadne clenched her jaw when pulling out her cell phone, “Every damn cell signal is blocked here. The kidnappers chose this place on purpose. Cunning bastards!”

“Evadne, keep cool. I’ve got a hunch. Gordon’s already contacted Abernathy Telecom, our family’s company. They’re sending portable satellite backpacks and some cutting–edge gear to restore the signal,” Thaddeus said, while wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close.

Thaddeus was prepared for this scenario, as he had lived through a similar ordeal in his youth.

“Lily’s got skills. She’ll be okay. She’ll find Marilla.”

Jareth’s pale lips trembled as he repeated the words like a mantra; it was hard to tell whether what he said

was for their comfort or his own.

Ignoring them, he started towards the back hills, only to be intercepted by Thaddeus.

“Jareth, where are you going?”

“To find Marilla.” Jareth’s gaze was dazed and unfocused.

“Alone? You won’t find her by blindly charging over those hills!”

Thaddeus’s eyes burned with intensity, “Don’t panic. The team Evadne and I brought is already spreading out to search. Captain Ashbourne will be here any minute!”

“Don’t panic? Thaddeus, they’ve taken Marilla, she’s my life!”

Jareth’s voice broke into hysteria, and his eyes were bloodshot, “I’ve got nothing left, only Marilla. If anything happens to her, if anything happens to her…”

He couldn’t finish.

if there was

enough manpower to surround the entire factory.

the back hills! Team two, with me!”

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

with Hans, Aaron was too worried about

finding his face so pale,

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don’t worry.”

misting as he faced Jareth, “Mr. Fairhaven,

your fault.”

wind, “You were trying to protect Marilla. I know.

a deeper sense of guilt; he wished Jareth would just grab him and shake

but she fought like a fierce young lioness trapped in a cage, attacking her captors with a ferocious desperation she had never shown before.

Edith, clutching her bleeding ear, screamed with a vicious fury, “otherwise, do you want to get bitten like Alston?”

raining down blows upon Marilla. A kick to the abdomen sent a sharp pain through her, and a metallic taste filled her mouth.

a bitter smile. For the first time in her life, she

it meant death, she had

delight and cackled at the chaos.

here to watch the show?” Edith snarled

Glynnis scoffed, with arms crossed,

revenge, and you expect me to get my

Glynnis sneered, “Why should I take that risk for you? I wouldn’t even do that for my own mother,

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Edith shrieked, “You ungrateful wretch! You deserve everything that’s coming to

hit Glynnis hard, and she laughed maliciously, “I’m not

staggered back in horror and revolted, “You filthy thing, you’ve got that dirty disease?

we’re much closer than you think. We’re kin now.”

gleamed with madness, “Welcome to the world of AIDS, Ms.

you talking

the coffee I served you last time? I added a special ingredient to show my gratitude. It

blood.”

around her. She remembered

like her world

suddenly, clutching her chest, and retched up the remnants of last night’s meatloaf

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downstairs–there was metal clashing, followed by

the door was kicked clean

blade was Lily, who burst into the room

against this seasoned bodyguard; within moments, she had all five of them sprawled on the floor;

mercy for men or women alike.

in their hands and feet, one by one.

ceaseless screams turned the place into a slaughterhouse

it came to Alston, who could barely speak, Lily plunged her knife into his leg twice more, in order to vent the fury meant for her young master towards the vile creature who dared

“Run for it!”

flee, heads in hands, but Lily wouldn’t grant these beasts any

hair–one in each iron grip; the pain was so intense

*Argh!”

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