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.”

hardly form a 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

with his throat tight. “Our

to be forgiven by Hamilton and I want to

felt his world turned hazy, and

forward.

“Jareth!”

his arms. Thank goodness he was taller and stronger than Jareth; otherwise, an average man couldn’t have

I miss her,”

the broad shoulder of Thad while taking sharp. breaths, his voice as ragged as if it were being sliced by a knife. “Without Marilla, it

with his fist. “It really hurts here.

me, let’s go to the hospital first, and get you

back, feeling the shared pain reaching his heart. “Then you’ll come to Evadne’s and my place, get some sleep, and let Alvo look after you. Once you’re awake, I’ll let you

persuasion, Thaddeus and Dean managed to get Jareth into the car.

the hospital, Jareth lay in his bed hooked up to an

fallen ill

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reported Dean, standing by the bed with dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep. “I know these actions might seem futile now, but I believe that as long as you don’t give up

stared at the ceiling.

lady is

did the Fairhavens suddenly turn against Marilla? Why

Marilla’s psychiatric evaluation in front of all the directors, Jareth’s grip on the sheets revealed the

are you saying?” Thaddeus‘ brows knitted together sharply.

serious, more complex and

has been right from

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