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.

but he felt as if there was no difference

police; there was enough manpower to

sweep the back hills! Team two, with me!”

“Yes, Captain Ashbourne!”

a recent scuffle with Hans, Aaron was too worried about

pale, Evadne rushed to

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don’t

breath; his eyes were misting as he faced Jareth, “Mr. Fairhaven, I’m

not your

to protect Marilla. I know. The person

Jareth would just grab him and shake the life out of

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

screamed with a vicious fury, “otherwise, do you want to get bitten like Alston?”

kick to the abdomen sent a sharp pain through her, and

For the first time in her life, she fought back with

if it meant death, she had no regrets.

with a twisted delight and cackled at the chaos.

here to watch the show?” Edith snarled while shoving her, “She’s nearly half–dead.

Glynnis scoffed, with arms crossed, “Why don’t you do

revenge, and you expect me to get

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

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“You ungrateful wretch! You deserve everything

and she laughed maliciously, “I’m not just an ungrateful

revolted, “You filthy thing, you’ve got that

Oh, we’re much closer than you think. We’re

to the world of

you talking about?”

I added a special ingredient to

blood.”

the room started spinning around her. She remembered the strange taste of that coffee, the subtle hint

her world was crumbling

suddenly, clutching her chest, and retched up

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was metal clashing, followed by a series of swift, heavy footsteps.

the door

a blade was Lily, who burst into the room like a comet streaking through the night sky!

them sprawled on the floor; with her knife

mercy for men or women

their hands

place into a slaughterhouse drenched in blood.

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 to covet the young mistress.

“Run for it!”

and Glynnis tried to flee, heads in hands, but

the pain was so intense that

*Argh!”

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