Chapter 285

“Let her go.”

Jareth looked at the two servants holding Marilla, his eyes filled with a chilling fury that could freeze the blood in one’s veins. His voice was deep and ominous, as if it came straight from the depths of hell.

The two servants were clearly on edge, casting pleading glances at Glynnis for help.

Glynnis could see that Jareth was ordering her own servants around, clearly because he cared for Marilla, cared for this bitch!

Initially, she had been ready to back down. Jareth was, after all, the man of her dreams. How could she possibly defy him?

But then she remembered Edith, and how her mother and she had completely severed their relationship with the Fairhaven family. There was no way Jareth would ever feel anything for her now.

More importantly, this was the Abernathy family home! It was her home!

Even if Jareth wanted to stand up for Marilla, could his reach really extend this far? He had no right!

So, with fresh grievances and old grudges simmering in her heart, Glynnis gritted her teeth and declared, “No! This is the Abernathy family home. You are my servants, and you must listen to me.”

But before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a scream.

One of the servants holding Marilla was suddenly kicked off his feet by Jareth, and sent flying several meters away!

Seeing a living, breathing person tumble and land heavily on the ground, Glynnis was shocked into silence, her senses numbed by fear.

The other servant quickly let go of Marilla and began to bow and apologize to Jareth, trembling like a leaf in the wind.

“Mr. Jareth. I was wrong! But we were only following orders. Ah!”

Another scream echoed through the room.

Jareth had kicked the second servant away as well, breaking two of her ribs in the process!

Glynnis let out a terrified scream.

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She had always thought the rumors about Jareth being a “ferocious god” and “living devil” were just jokes.

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Now she realized that it was her own naivety and lack of worldly experience that had led her to such a misconception.

Everyone in the room was shocked into silence, the room as silent as a graveyard..

“Jareth.” Marilla’s voice was weak, her legs trembling as she leaned into the man.

Jareth’s eyes narrowed, his arm swiftly wrapping around the petite girl’s waist, pulling her into his embrace.

He held her close, his warm slender hand gently soothing her trembling back.

“It’s okay, Marilla. I’m here.”

Glynnis was green with envy, her hands clenched into fists, her sharp nails digging into the flesh of her palms.

“Ouch.” Marilla whimpered, her voice fragile.

“Where does it hurt?” Jareth asked, his heart constricting with worry.

“Ouch.” She continued to whimper, as if she hadn’t heard his question.

At this moment, Marilla’s mother, Elspeth, finally made her appearance, elegantly dressed and coiffed.

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She had just descended halfway down the staircase when she saw Jareth facing off against Glynnis, and the girl he was tenderly cradling in his arms was Marilla!

Elspeth frowned.

Suddenly realizing what was happening, she quietly retreated, hiding herself in the shadows as she observed the scene unfolding below.

“Glynnis.”

gaze was sharp and intimidating, his eyes filled with a sinister coldness as he stared at Glynnis. “You just got

intimidating aura that

let me remind you one more time.

shadowed by a threatening darkness. “Marilla is a woman I care about. Anyone who dares to hurt her is challenging me and

echoed through the hall, leaving no

drenched in sweat, her face

there to protect her, and neither was

let me tell you, Glynnis, if you so much as touch a hair on Marilla’s head next time, I’ll make sure you rot in jail for the rest of your life. Even if Mr. Frederic comes to your rescue, it won’t make

close with his left arm, Jareth clenched his right fist tightly. “And when that happens,

he spoke, he squinted his eyes and glanced

gaze, Elspeth panicked and quickly

that she

the house, and Jareth’s elder What was

left speechless by Jareth’s harsh

she knew that all the servants around

see Thad, or maybe your sister in law. Is that okay?” Jareth whispered into Manilla’s ear, his

feeling dizzy, but she nodded in agreement

was a

into his arms, ignoring the

You can’t take her

an Abernathy! How can you just

to leave with him. She would be

to take Marilla away, and Manilla wants to go with

need to ask your mother? If she disagreed, wouldn’t she have

speechless by his words, and while she was still reeling from the shock, Jareth had

but Jareth held Marilla close, promising to protect her from the

kind of guy, but when it came to Marilla, he

that she might be cold, wishing

secure, leaned her head against his broad chest, snuggling

Jareth’s throat tightened.

this feeling. He liked

seeing her boss carrying Marilla toward her, smiled knowingly and promptly opened the

was about to help Marilla into the

Jareth! Mr.

a secretary, but she was also a trained bodyguard. Seeing someone rushing toward them,

Lily both

help Miss Marilla? Can

“Lily, help her up.”

Jareth frowned, “Speak up.”

head, refusing to stand. “If you don’t promise to help Miss Marilla, I won’t get up! I know I’m just an insignificant servant, an ant in your eyes! But even if it costs my life, I hope

Jareth asked

knelt at his feet and gently rolled up Marilla’s

both Jareth and Lily

was covered in bruises and bloodstains, old and new. It

His arms, which were holding Marilla, tightened so much that it seemed like his shirt

“Who did this?”

his anger, he only said these

shiver run

her. Whenever he spoke calmly and lightly,

“It was Miss Glynnis

is home, Glynnis is afraid and doesn’t dare to hurt Miss Marilla. But Mr.

the

by his

and it’s clear you truly care for Miss Marilla. Can you

“Alright, I promise you”

in his arms. His heart

am here, I will protect Miss

Marilla was openly taken away

front of everyone, he

it happened at home, she felt as if

idiot have a knight

And she didn’t!

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