Chapter 343

Meanwhile, at the Fairhaven Estate.

Just like Hamilton, Mr. Barry didn’t live with his sons, but had his own sprawling estate. It was a tad smaller than the Abernathy’s Windermere Estate, but it was still one of the top ten estates in the country.

By now, the whole Fairhaven family, from the highest to the lowest, knew about the situation. Even the servants were gossiping about Edith’s scandal over their coffee breaks.

Given that Thaddeus and the Abernathy family hadn’t said a peep about it, Edith came off like a woman who’d been used and discarded. The Fairhaven name was dragged through the mud with no dignity left.

“Hey, has Ms. Edith arrived?” The maids huddled together, whispering.

“She’s here, crying in Mr. Jareth’s study, oh dear. She’s really having a rough time!”

“What’s the use of crying? As the Fairhaven heiress, how could she be so reckless? A woman’s reputation is everything. She’s been caught in an ambiguous situation with the CEO of Abernathy, her clothes all askew. Who would want such a woman?”

“Thaddeus might. They were seen at a hotel together something must have happened. Now that it’s out, Thaddeus has to take responsibility!”

“Hmph, I don’t see him stepping up. It’s clear he’s trying to shirk responsibility.”

“Aren’t Mr. Jareth and Thaddeus friends? How awkward this will be.”

“Shh! Quiet down, here comes Mr. Gary!”

The servants quickly retreated, bobbing curtsey as they greeted him, “Good day, Mr. Gary!”

The man walking up the stairs, with his meticulously combed hair and dapper navy blue suit, was none other than Barry Fairhaven’s second son, Jareth’s uncle, Gary Fairhaven.

With a smile on his face, Gary passed by them, leaving a word of warning, “You gossiping hens, I may let it slide, but if my nephew hears you, beware your tongues.”

The maids were silenced, shivering in fear.

“Grandpa, Grandpa! You must stand up for me! I can’t face people anymore!”

Edith flung herself into Barry’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably, her eyes swollen like little fishballs.

“My dear granddaughter, don’t cry anymore! You’re gonna ruin your eyes!”

Barry patted Edith’s trembling back, his own eyes filling with tears. “Don’t worry, your mother can’t handle this, Jareth can’t handle this, but I will!”

“Dad, you’re absolutely right.”

Gary strolled in, feigning seriousness. “Edith is my brother’s pride and joy, the apple of your eye. Now that she’s been mistreated by that Abernathy brat, we can’t just sit back.”

:

“Uncle Gary.” Edith cried even harder.

“Gary, you know about this?” Barry looked troubled.

“You know our stature in Elmsworth. Any whisper of scandal turns into a storm.”

on the sofa, casually peeling an orange from a fruit bowl. “In my opinion, we

thick white

on Edith’s lips as she hid in

illegitimate child, Thaddeus will inherit the Abernathy Group. If Edith marries him, she’ll be the lady of Abernathy. It’s not a bad deal.” Gary

are you

the Abernathy boy have been seeing each other for a while. They didn’t want to use public resources, so they kept it private. It’s normal for young, unmarried people to have their own space. The public doesn’t need to make a fuss. Look how they’ve scared

and PR firms, so he was a pro at

to

laugh echoed in the room as Jareth strode into the study, his towering figure exuding an

shrank further

a good mood? Are you taking it out on your uncle as soon as you see

speaking to your elders.” Barry’s

was both eerie and irresistibly charming. “Ever since you became CEO, Gary, you’ve been sticking your nose into every aspect of the business. Is it because you don’t have children of your own that you’re so keen to meddle in the marriage arrangements of Edith? Looking to live out your paternal

punched him in the throat. A

childless was his lifelong regret, his

wife, claiming it had nothing to do with him. But only his wife knew the

couldn’t lose his temper in front of Barry, so he bottled up

speak to your uncle like this? You’re

to me, he wouldn’t get mad at me, right?” Jareth immediately put on an act, grinning

was so infuriatingly

already ‘shot‘ this annoying nephew a

need to worry about it. I’ll find a worthy suitor for Edith, but it definitely, absolutely, won’t be

each word, and the

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went from smug

If Edith’doesn’t marry Mr. Thaddeus, then who

to our Fairhaven Group, a clear message to our

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Edith burst into tears again, crying out, “Grandpa, Uncle Gary: I’m so

dear! I will

wouldn’t take this lying down. He was so angry he slammed his teacup down, shattering it, “Thaddeus thinks he can just play around and then deny everything? He’s really pushing his luck! Jareth, is it true that your mother was also hurt by all this? Is she in the hospital now?”

hard,

is discharged, you should immediately go to

when he heard they were going to

remember correctly, Mr. Thaddeus and you are close as

marrying Mr. Thaddeus would be like cousins marrying – keeping it in

and I are so close that I know

could only say coldly, “Thad already has someone he loves, the lady from the Ashbourne

name “Evadne“, the expressions of the

Barry’s gaze

Thad ever given you a second glance? You had to pull out all the stops just to get a fleeting glance from Thaddeus, so how

tolerate Edith’s wild and willful behavior, but he couldn’t stand

did you hear what Jareth is

describes me, like I’m some cheap seductress! I did have feelings for Thaddeus, but it takes two to tango. If he didn’t have feelings for me, then

face turning red as she started

a lot

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