Chapter 731

Manilla, weakened by a hefty dose of sedatives and overwhelmed by the shock, remained unconscious until the following morning.

As to Jareth.

His robust yet stiff figure stood like a statue in the frosty courtyard, feeling alone and numb to the bone from the cold.

His handsome face was pale from blood loss, but still he dared not move.

Because he knew that he was close to his breaking point.

But he truly didn’t want to leave; he still hoped to be the first person Marilla saw when she awoke.

Why?

They used to be inseparable and entwined day and night.

Now, even seeing each other had become so difficult.

In a daze, Jareth faintly heard the hurried yet steady footsteps approaching him.

“Jareth, I’m taking you home.”

Thaddeus‘ voice was low and magnetic, tinged with the slight reprimand of an older brother, but mostly filled with deep concern. “You’re being ridiculous! Torturing yourself like this is pointless!”

“Heh.”

proper expression. “Back in the day, you camped out at the Ashbourne residence to atone to Evadne and to beg her family for forgiveness. How come

up for a moment, with his throat tight. “Our situations are

I want to

turned hazy, and his body, drained of strength, began to

forward.

“Jareth!”

steadied him with his arms. Thank goodness he was taller and stronger than Jareth; otherwise,

miss her,”

eyes swollen from tears, Jareth rested his head on the broad shoulder of Thad while taking sharp. breaths, his voice as ragged as if it were being sliced

with his fist. “It really hurts here. Thad, it’s killing

hospital first, and get you checked out,”

reaching his heart. “Then you’ll come to Evadne’s and my place, get some sleep, and let

Dean managed to get

in his bed hooked up to

had indeed fallen ill from the

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from lack of sleep. “I know these actions might seem futile now, but I believe that as long as you don’t give up and

stared at the ceiling.

is my duty!”

Fairhavens suddenly turn against Marilla? Why harp on her illness? It’s all a bit too

board meeting, Gary presented Marilla’s psychiatric evaluation in front of all the directors, Jareth’s grip on

you saying?” Thaddeus‘

more serious, more complex and more malicious than they

nothing has been right from the start.”

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