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.”

the cold mist, and his frozen cheeks could 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

his throat tight. “Our situations

want to see my wife just like you

hazy, and his body,

forward.

“Jareth!”

and stronger than Jareth; otherwise, an

I miss

his voice as ragged as if it were being sliced by a knife. “Without Marilla, it feels like my heart has been ripped out.”

fist. “It really hurts here.

go to the hospital

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

managed to get Jareth into the car.

the hospital, Jareth lay in his bed hooked up

fallen ill from the cold.

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I’ve managed to contain any negative comments about the lady,” reported Dean, standing by the bed with dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep. “I know these actions might seem

at the ceiling.

lady is my duty!” Dean quickly

did the Fairhavens suddenly turn against Marilla? Why harp on

psychiatric evaluation in front of all the

you saying?” Thaddeus‘ brows knitted together sharply.

more serious, more complex and more malicious than they

nothing has been right from the start.”

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