His Ex Wife is A Billionaire (Evadne and Thaddeus)

Chapter 591

Watching from the sidelines, Lily felt the heartache as she saw the torment in Jareth’s fiery eyes, his desperation palpable. Initially, she too had not been in favor of Jareth’s “tough love” approach, fearing it too harsh for Marilla.

But the stark reality of Elspeth’s death sentence could not remain hidden forever. Better to deal with it now and rip off the Band–Aid than let the wound fester.

Yet, she had underestimated Jareth’s control over Marilla and the usually docile Marilla’s explosive strength when cornered.

“Lily, take Marilla back to her room to rest,” ordered Thaddeus, his voice laced with concern as he turned to Jareth. “You look like hell, too. Let Lily stay with Marilla.”

Lily gingerly lifted Marilla from Jareth’s embrace, easily sweeping her into her arms and ascending the staircase with unwavering steps.

The couple was left dumbfounded.

Jareth’s secretary, raised in the household since she was a girl, was proving to be worth her weight in gold.

“I just wanted for Marilla to face reality. I didn’t expect for it to turn out like this,” Jareth confessed, his chest heaving as if a bellows had been shoved inside, his whole being seeming to fry in an invisible frying pan. “Elspeth never truly cared for Marilla. I thought Marilla had come to accept that, that she wouldn’t.”

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“You thought, you thought! Have you ever, for once, considered Marilla’s feelings in all of this?” Evadne exploded, closing the gap between them in two strides and grabbing Jareth by the collar. “From the moment you charmed her, brought her into your life, keeping her away from the Abernathy family, then parading her before the scrutinizing eyes of the Fairhaven elite – your grandfather, your mother! And now you impose your will upon her, assuming she’ll just accept and bear it? Where do you get this blind confidence? Have you ever truly considered Marilla? Have you seen things from her perspective? Have you ever cared about her feelings?”

“Evadne.” Thaddeus’s gaze faltered.

He wanted to interject but feared making matters worse, knowing his own words often lacked the necessary tact.

Reminiscing, Jareth felt a sharp pang in his heart, his eyes losing their luster.

He had never asked if Marilla was happy, if this was what she wanted.

feelings. She agreed to everything he proposed, appreciated every gift, even the passionate nights that left her breathless, always whispering, “I love it, I love

suddenly realized he might

never pondering whether this was the kind of ‘good‘ Marilla desired

severing her normal social needs, and keeping her caged like a canary! Marilla has a passion for art, a raw talent that could make her a prodigious artist. Have you ever seriously cultivated

I’m not holding her back. In this lifetime, I only want Marilla! You and Thad have known from the start that

you persist? You’re not a patient man by nature. You’re accommodating and tolerant now only because you’re in the honeymoon phase of your relationship! But

as he shouted back at Evadne, “You shouldn’t doubt my love for Marilla! You

stepped forward, wrapping an arm around Evadne to shield her, his eyes dark and serious. “She didn’t mean it like that; she’s just distressed for Marilla. Back in the Abernathy household, none of us, including myself, ever truly cared for Marilla. The only one who’s always been there for her was

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had been

condition meant she couldn’t steer the course of their emotions,

hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity, and unfortunately, Marilla is the former. It’s often her keen sensitivity, her stronger–than–average empathy that makes her so vulnerable to agitation, her actions so uncontrollable,” she explained, her voice

a canvas of somber reflection. “Besides, Elspeth is her mother. Even though she’s a murderous fiend, irredeemable, a step back would remind us that Elspeth did raise Marilla when she was just a little girl. Her own mother sentenced to death, the victim her beloved brother’s mother–it’s a double blow that would naturally shatter Marilla.

wanted to see Elspeth. I didn’t want her to,

a

resting on his brother’s shoulder. “Jareth, take Marilla to see Elspeth. They’re mother and daughter,

turmoil. “But Elspeth

she’s paid her dues.. That’s enough,” Thaddeus said, a faint

for Elspeth, nor was it about diminishing the pain his mother had suffered. It was

her sigh audible. “Jareth, I know you and Thaddeus are tight, but you have Marilla now.

Jareth

betrayal. Her wish to see Elspeth one last time shows she’s pure–hearted, compassionate. If Marilla were like Glynnis, acting as if she

leave that night,