Chapter 592

In a moment, Jareth felt as if he had been shot through the heart, a sharp pain that made his tall frame shudder.

“In the Abernathy family, Marilla had no sense of self and lived a joyless existence. Now, she’s the woman you keep by your side, living life to your plans, to your tastes, too compliant for her own good. That’s not necessarily a good thing.”

Thaddeus sipped his whiskey, eyes downcast, “You two should take a break, cool off for a few days. It’s also a chance to think about where this relationship is headed and how to proceed.”

“Thaddeus. Are you even listening to yourself?”

Jareth’s palms slammed down on the table, making the liquid in the decanter ripple. His eyes were more bloodshot than the red wine within, “When you were chasing Evadne, at your lowest and most helpless, I never let you give up! And now, you won’t even help me find a way out. You’re actually suggesting I throw in the towel? After all this time, in your eyes and your wife’s, I’m just some irresponsible jerk who leaves chaos in his wake! You never really wanted Marilla and me to work out. From the start, you never truly intended to let her be with me! All my friendship with you was for nothing!”

Thaddeus’s brow furrowed deeply, “Jareth, you’re being too one–sided.”

“If it were Evadne, and I asked you to leave her, to step back, to give up on her. Thaddeus, could you do it? Answer me, could you?”

Jareth’s bitter laugh was filled with pain, “You couldn’t, could you? Without Evadne, you’d rather be dead, right? Well, guess what, I feel the same about Marilla. What’s the point of living without her? When you talk about reconsidering this relationship, about taking Marilla away, you might as well be killing me. It’s not just murder. It’s scattering my ashes to the wind!”

“Evadne, and Marilla are different. How much can Marilla take? Even the slightest shock, and her world might crumble!”

Thaddeus’s gaze was dark and troubled, his concern like that of a father vetting his daughter’s suitor, “What the average person can endure, she cannot. If you love her, you need courage, resolve, and patience far beyond the ordinary. But today, your actions show a clear lack of patience, or you wouldn’t be handling things with such force!”

Jareth felt as though a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him.

He knew he was in the wrong, and he couldn’t blame anyone else.

In the midst of this tense moment, a crisp voice rang out, “What in the world are you yelling about at this hour?”

Both Jareth and Thaddeus looked up to see Evadne, hand on hip, standing at the entrance to the living room, her gaze sharp.

“Marilla’s awake, though a bit weak.”

With a complex look on her face, Evadne glanced at Jareth’s bitter expression, “Go check on her.”

Jareth rushed upstairs, grateful for the reprieve.

Evadne approached Thaddeus, her frown betraying her weariness as she sighed softly.

Seeing her fatigued, Thaddeus, filled with tenderness, reached out to hold her delicate hand, pulling her between his legs and wrapping his arms naturally around her waist.

He looked up at her, his eyes full of deep affection as he massaged her lower back, “You must be exhausted. I’ll go with you to rest. Don’t worry about Marilla. I’ll watch over her.”

was

more than a

lap, leaning in to kiss her softly on the lips, his voice gentle, “If you don’t want to go back

want to. Your muscles are

chest, “They really worry me

let Marilla and Jareth be alone right now, after their fight?” Thaddeus asked in a low,

after this, Jareth must realize his mistake. Let him go in and properly

strands

officially appoint his grandson as the CEO of Fairhaven Group and bring him onto the

but he remained silent.

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happy. Don’t you approve of this

good care of Marilla, so I wanted to intimidate him

feel helpless as Jareth’s best friend. I can’t do much

proposal will inevitably lead to a meeting with Frederic. Given my current standing with that man, and the fact that Jareth defended me last

cause trouble for your good friend’s

I think; it’s a certainty.”

“I have no hope for Frederic’s character.”

need to seal the deal on those two

out of Frederic. If he agrees to give his daughter to Jareth after that, he’ll feel like the laughingstock of the whole Elmsworth. With the Fairhaven family seeming to have him

didn’t I think of that? Grandpa’s fond of Jareth, treats him almost like his own grandson.

found Marilla weakly leaning against the headboard, her doe–like eyes dull and lifeless, her gaze listless and

pain swept over him, nearly

trying to coax the mistress to take a sip, but no

“Marilla.”

Marilla, as if triggered, immediately shut her eyes tight and clutched her head, her frail body shaking

boulder had struck his heaving chest, tears of

what he had

little more patient, if he had considered her feelings a

take

but Marilla suddenly clung to her from behind, crying out with

a stranger, it’s Jareth,” Lily hurriedly

“Please, don’t go.”

I’ll stay with you,” Lily said, casting a look at Jareth, whose face was ashen with

of Marilla. As he

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