Chapter 239

Glynnis‘ ears were ringing, as if she’d been struck by lightning. She was frozen in place.

“Mom, save me! Mom!”

Seeing her daughter being dragged away by the police, Elspeth threw all pretense of a wealthy lady’s dignity to the wind. She even tried to obstruct the police! “My daughter is innocent! How could you, as police officers, handle the case like this? How could you mistakenly arrest an innocent person?!!

Jareth watched the overly dramatic mother–daughter duo with cold eyes, silently hoping the police would hurry up and spare them the noise. “Elspeth, if you don’t let go, we’ll charge you with obstructing justice!” The policeman’s tone was icy towards Elspeth.

“My daughter was framed! By her, by the daughter of the Fairhaven family, Edith!” Elspeth shouted, both terrified and furious, her gaze fixed on ‘Edith with a malicious intensity.

“What does this have to do with me? Even if I did forge the necklace, it’s just a case of copyright infringement. A little compensation and it’s over. But I didn’t get involved in any of the commercial secret leaks!”

Edith’s words were cut short as her heart gave a painful jolt. She slapped a hand over her mouth.

Damn, she’d slipped up! In her haste to distance herself from Glynnis, she’d let the cat out of the bag about the necklace!

She felt like a target, a pair of sharp painful arrows piercing her chest.

Edith slowly turned around, meeting Jareth’s gaze full of anger, shock, and disappointment.

“Mr. Jareth! Your sister is not as innocent as you think! She’s full of deceit and she’s lied to both you and me!”

Glynnis‘ shriek echoed through the Fairhaven estate, chilling as a wailing banshee. “Edith! You used me as a scapegoat. I’ll never forgive you, just you wait!” “Edith! Quick, come to me!” Mrs. Jareth called, clearly frightened by Elspeth and her daughter.

“Mummy!”

Edith, still in shock, tried to run towards her mother, but was forcefully stopped by Jareth grabbing her wrist.

“Jareth.” She was trembling.

“Edith, why did you do it? Was it to get back at Ms. Evadne?” Jareth asked, his eyes red with

anger.

“It’s all Glynnis‘ nonsense!”

“You’re still denying it!”

Jareth bellowed, his grip tightening, making Edith cry out in pain. “Ouch, Jareth, let go! It hurts! Mummy, help me!”

“Jareth! Let her go! Are you trying to break your sister’s wrist?”

Mrs. Jareth rushed over in a panic, prying Jareth’s hand off her daughter and pulling Edith into a protective embrace. “Can’t we talk this out?”

“Talk it out? I gave her a chance to explain, but what was she doing?”

Jareth was seething, staring at Edith’s tear–streaked face, which still held an angelic innocence..

A sharp pain echoed in his chest, spreading through his nerves. “She’s been lying and plotting with Glynnis, trying to frame Ms. Evadne! What did Evadne do wrong? Why are you targeting her? Because she’s Thaddeus‘ ex–wife? Is that your reason?”

“Enough, Jareth! You’ve watched Edith grow up. Don’t you know how kind and good she is?”

Mrs. Jareth soothed her daughter, who was shivering in her arms. “Even if Edith made a bad decision, it’s because she was tricked by that Abernathy girl! How can you blame your own sister? If word gets out, Edith will also be held responsible!”

Ada’s contract signing. When I asked her where she was going, she lied about going to a fashion show.

was as deep and thunderous as a storm. “You’ve already admitted the necklace was forged by you. How can

How dare you insult your sister like this!” Mrs. Jareth’s eyes welled up

with giving her a taste of her own medicine? You’re so self–righteous now, but you’re just standing up for Evadne! You only have eyes for that woman. I’m nothing

“Edith!”

His single utterance of her name was enough to

become your sister–in–law, she’s not someone you can hurt or insult. And I believe in Evadne’s character. She may be stubborn, heartless, and vengeful, but she would never attack or hurt anyone unprovoked. If what you said is true, it’s likely you were the one who started

was so angry

on Thaddeus. He likes Evadne. Anyone with eyes can see

her face turned red as a beet, she

to Ms. Evadne

command and

Why should I apologize to Evadne! I won’t!” Edith screamed

to her, then I’ll send you back to Aetheria tonight. Without my permission,

teamed towar

even Mrs. Jareth was taken aback. She had heard rumors of her son’s demeanor, but when did he

for the sake of Thaddeus’s

“Jareth, come back!”

Jareth, who had always doted on her,

at the

in the VIP room,

Glynnis’s accusations against Edith, Jareth’s heart achèd so badly that he could feel it pulsating. The

door to

don’t need any company, get the hell

irritated. He picked up his glass

Mr. Thaddeus who’s looking for

her voluptuous figure moved aside. “Sorry, Mr. Thaddeus, Mr. Jareth

I’m used to it.” Thaddeus

“Please come in.”

and walked

closed

gotten into you?”

furrowed his brows, sitting down next to Jareth. “Didn’t Evadne dump you already? Why

took a deep breath, seeing his glass was empty, he grabbed the bottle and gulped

deserve to use

pocket and putting it in his mouth. “Evadne never accepted you in the first place, so how could she

I’m a backup, then you’re a flat tire- a useless tire!

he finished speaking, Jareth suddenly remembered Edith calling Evadne a “slut“, and his heart

were any other woman, he would have

Evadne was his beloved sister. No matter how angry he was, he couldn’t do anything about it. He couldn’t

ash off his cigarette, his eyes turning cold. “You’re not

Glynnis used to bribe Ada was made

slightly, but he stayed

not surprised

“I guessed as much.”

felt terrible.

on this topic, there’s something else

him. “The person who hired the reporters to attack Evadhe at the charity event was

sister.”

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