Chapter 704

Marilla couldn’t even bring herself to look at the man before her, let alone respond to his words.

She hunched her shoulders, wishing she could just vanish into thin air

Jareth’s eyes were icy daggers, silently targeting the jovial face of Alston.

But Alston, seemingly oblivious to the hostility, reached out with a friendly hand to Marilla. “Hey Marilla, it’s me, Alston, remember? We were in the same class in junior high. Do you

With a slap!

Jareth’s gaze somber as he swatted the man’s hand

The atmosphere was tensed to extreme.

member me?”

away. “I believe my wife does not remember you”

Yet, hidden within, Edith couldn’t help but anicker to herself.

It seemed that messing with Jareth and teasing the idiot had become the sole joy in her life.

Alston nursed his stung fingertips, a flash of anger in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, staring intently at Marilla. “Marilla, you’re married to Mr. Fairhaven? How come I never saw any news about it?”

Before Jareth could speak, Edith Interjected, “Alston, you’ve just returned from abroad, there are a lot of things you don’t know. He and Marilla have been living together for quite a while now. Even if they are not married, they might as well be.”

She raised her voice for the last sentence deliberately.

All the surrounding and guests could hear her loud and clear!

“What? Marilla Abernathy, the precious daughter of the Abernathy Group, living with a man without being married? Even if she has lost her mother, isn’t her father Mr. Frederic still around? How could he stand for it?”

“Hey, that’s no ordinary man–that’s Jareth Fairhaven, heir to the Fairhaven Group!”

knot just screams he’s not Into marriage. Sure, Jareth can play the field with all the power and wealth at his disposal, even if he were to divorce eight times, there’ll be women lining up. But what about Ms. Marilla? Once she’s past her prime, her virginity lost, her reputation in tatters–even as

girl, too inexperienced, too naive,

spreading was like a series of explosions by Marilla’s ears, drenching her smooth forehead

heard it all, his fierce gaze sweeping over, scaring

༔ ༩

then feigned realization, “Oh,

you

and the invites have been sent. Is your memory that short, or did a donkey kick your head? Marilla is my fiancée, the future matriarch of the Fairhaven Group. How many times do I have

crowd murmured

and anger, turning red and then

you think you’re being a bit harsh? Edith is still

all.”

Mind your own damn business!” Jareth’s eyes blazed red with

he

blabbered even half a word more, he didn’t care if

throw him down!

face turned an angry shade of purple as he stared at

was indeed a high ranking

and held back

Chapter 704

of the slight. There would be a day

“Marilla, let’s go.”

tense shoulders and turned to

“Marilla!”

“I’ve just gotten back from Aetheria not long ago, and I’m planning a little class reunion in a few days. Could you

trying to push away those unbearable memories from her

༢ ཝཱ

hand on her shoulder tensed, his veins

flock together. My wife belongs to a much higher circle than yours. You’re not worthy of her attention.” Edith and Alston were frozen

their entrance, they instantly became the center of attention.

their intention to overshadow everyone else, but their every move was

all looking at Evadne, the women at Thaddeus. Such breathtaking individuals, rarely seen together in public, were like a

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