Chapter 1013

"Evadne, please don't cry."

Wake up and comfort me again. I'm begging you.

As Evadne wept, the door to the hospital room creaked open.

Jareth walked in, carrying a bowl of warm chicken soup. He stopped in his tracks, momentarily lost, his hand trembling slightly as he held the bowl. A tall, strong man, Jareth's heart had long been softened by Marilla's love.

The scene before him moved him deeply, bringing an overwhelming urge to shed tears himself.

Once Evadne's sobs subsided, he composed himself and gently approached her bedside.

"Evadne, you should eat something. It's chicken soup-I remember you like it. I made it myself," he said softly.

moment, she

untouched breakfast on the nightstand. A pang of sadness and heaviness gripped his

she eventually murmured, staring blankly ahead. "I caused Thaddeus to end up like this. He's

paused, her voice barely above a whisper. "Jareth, I know you must

on Thaddeus's pale, lifeless face. "Evadne, I

consequences, I'm willing to bear them with

as she

glad it's him and not you," Jareth said with a

looked at him,

as strong as you think," Jareth's voice cracked, his eyes reddening. "You grew up surrounded

nothing at one point. His mother fought tooth and nail to restore his identity, only for him to face betrayal and manipulation, time and again. He's had to fight his way

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