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.”

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 come it’s not

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

I want to see my wife just like you

felt his world turned hazy, and

forward.

“Jareth!”

arms. Thank goodness he was taller and stronger than Jareth;

miss

his 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 by a knife. “Without Marilla, it feels

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

to the hospital

his trembling 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,

Dean managed to get Jareth into

Jareth lay in his bed hooked up to

fallen ill from the cold.

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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 futile now, but I believe that as long as you don’t give up and patiently stay by her

at the

serving you and the lady is my duty!” Dean quickly shook his head.

the Fairhavens suddenly turn against Marilla?

all the directors, Jareth’s grip on the sheets revealed the tension in his

Thaddeus‘ brows knitted together sharply.

situation was more serious, more complex and more

been right

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