chapter 355

Mrs. Fairhaven choked abruptly, her heart pounding erratically in her chest.

Evadne snorted, “You can’t even outtalk Elspeth, and yet you dare to challenge me?”

“Evadne!” Edith protested, clutching Barry as if her life depended on him. “How dare you disrespect my mother like that? She’s your elder!”

Thaddeus‘ eyes hardened at the sound of Edith’s voice, his disdain for her evident.

“Just because she’s older doesn’t mean she’s an elder,” Evadne shot back, her cold gaze causing Edith to shrink back in fear.

Edith trembled, her lips quivering as she decided it would be best not to retort, for fear of invoking Evadne’s wrath.

Mrs. Fairhaven knew that Barry wouldn’t cause a scene over something so trivial, but she couldn’t help but express her dissatisfaction to Jareth through her gaze, urging him to step in.

Jareth coughed awkwardly, and began to speak. “Evadne, I…”

Evadne’s icy gaze landed on him, causing Jareth to stutter and quickly change his statement. “I’ll drive you home. It’s late, and it’s not safe.”

“No need. I have my car.”

With that, Evadne left the mansion, the clicking of her high–heels echoing as she walked away.

Jareth scratched his head awkwardly, much to the annoyance of Barry, who grumbled about how his grandson was so submissive before the Ashbourne family’s girl. “Let’s go.” Jareth announced, and the Fairhaven family followed suit.

“Oh, my head. I feel so dizzy,” Elspeth moaned, leaning onto Frederic as if she were boneless.

“Always playing the victim or the damsel,” Alva muttered, rolling her eyes at Elspeth. “With your acting skills, I’m surprised Myra kept you under her thumb for so long.” Elspeth heard every word and was fuming, smoke practically escaping from her ears.

Frederic, his face pale, whispered to Alva, “Help her to her room.”

“I only take care of Mr. Thaddeus‘

and left, leaving Frederic

there, a mix of anger and regret on

it’s not every day you get to

felt as

had always been protected by her husband and son,

her daughter, “We won’t let this go. I’ll make sure

controls everything, and he’s so

with that Abernathy

Edith protested. “And he protects Marilla like she’s his heart. How can we

Fairhaven assured her. “He can’t keep her by his side

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Windermere Estate and got into her car, she felt a sense of relief, as if she had escaped a poisonous environment. But as

his electric blue sports car, standing there with grace and poise. There was

lit up. He separated himself from the car, waving

to a halt in

are you doing here?” Evadne asked, stepping out of her

look in his eyes, like the rippling circles on

for me? For what?”

“I didn’t mean anything by it, just didn’t want you to be alone,

guess I was being silly. I couldn’t even

always been an independent soul, preferring her own company over others. The thought of someone

she said, forcing a smile. “The Abernathys aren’t a den of lions. I lived here for three years, after all. I can come and go as I

pang of sorrow hit Avery as he was about to

filled with melancholy. He was

be cut off as she was abruptly pulled

against Avery’s chest, feeling his ragged breath on her skin. His

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