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His Ex wife is a billionaire Chapter 691

    <b>Chapter </b><b>691 </b>


    “Jareth, you came back early today,” Thaddeus greeted him, a hint of surprise in his voice.


    “Honey, I’m home. I’ve been working hard all day, won’t youe give me a hug?”


    There was a twinkle of mirth in Jareth’s beautiful eyes as he stretched his arms out to Mari. His ck overcoat slid to the floor with a careless shrug, but he paid it no mind.


    Mari felt an inexplicable tightness in her chest, but obediently walked over. Like a small kitten seekingfort, she burrowed into the man’s embrace.


    Jareth’s tall frame enveloped her protectively, the warmth from the car ride still clinging to him, seeping into Mari’s skin and easing her tension.


    “Jareth, don’t be mad,” Mari murmured so softly that only the two of them could hear.


    “Mad? Why would I be mad, sweetheart?” Jareth’s voice was a low rumble in her ear.


    Mari hesitated. Her thoughts were clearer now, and she dared not speak further.


    <b>“</b>If you did something you thought might upset me, just give me <b>a </b>k*ss, and I won’t be mad,” Jareth whispered, his cool l*ps brushing against her soft cheek.


    With her brother Thaddeus and her <b>in</b>w, Mari found it embarrassing, but she feared Jareth’s displeasure even more.


    So<b>, </b>on tiptoes, she pecked his l*ps lightly.


    But Jareth wasn’t satisfied with just a peck. He cupped her lower back with his palm, deepening their shallow k*ss into a tender entwine.


    At that moment, Lily came in with a tray of freshly baked cookies and tea. She was ustomed to such disys of affection <b>and </b>offered a polite smile.


    <b>“</b><b>Mr. </b>Thaddeus, Ms. Evadne<b>, </b>please have some tea.”


    Thaddeus cleared his throat and took a cup, handing it to Evadne. “Evadne<b>, </b>have some tea.”


    “Oh<b>, </b>sure<b>,</b><b>” </b><b>she </b>agreed, her gaze returning from the couple.


    The scene should have been one of sweet harmony, but Evadne sensed something off with Mari’s emotions<b>–</b>seemingly suppressed, carrying a cautious timidity.


    Now that Mari’s mother was gone, her father virtually absent, and her grandfather too ill to offer much care, Evadne felt it was <b>her </b>duty as <b>Mari’s </b>sister to pay more attention and care toward her.


    Once Jareth and Mari’s intimate moment had ended, Thaddeus spoke calmly, “Jareth, I have something to discuss with you privately.”


    “Sure, let’s go to my study.”


    Jareth<b>, </b>seeing his brother, naturallyughed happily<b>, </b>and <b>the </b>two walked <b>upstairs </b>side <b>by </b>side.


    “<b>Lily</b><b>, </b>I’d like some freshly squeezed <b>orange </b>juice. Could you make one for me and Mari each? She <b>likes </b><b>it </b><b>too</b><b>,</b><b>” </b>Evadne requested with a gentle smile.


    “Of course<b>, </b><b>I’ll </b>go right now.”


    <b>Lily </b><b>replied </b>before heading to the kitchen.


    Evadne’s request for orange juice <b>was </b><b>just </b>an excuse to have Lily step away.


    “Mari<b>,</b><b>” </b><b>she </b>began<b>, </b>taking Mari’s hand and holding <b>it </b>tight<b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Sis wants to </b><b>ask </b><b>you</b><b>, </b>how have you been <b>settling </b><b>in </b><b>here </btely<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    “Very <b>well</b>. Jareth <b>and </b><b>Lily </b>take very good <b>care </b><b>of </b>me<b>,</b><b>” </b><b>Mari </b>replied, herrge eyes blinking.


    <b>“</b>Has Jareth done anything <b>strange recently</b><b>?</b><b>” </b><b>Evadne </b>pressed <b>gently</b>, her eyes narrowing <b>slightly</b>.


    After a moment’s <b>thought</b><b>, </b>Mari <b>blushed </b><b>deeply</b><b>. </b>“There <b>is</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>


    “What is it?<b>” </b>Evadne asked hurriedly<b>, </b>


    “<b>Well</b><b>, </b><b>when </b>we’re <b>together</b><b>, </b>he <b>doesn’t </b><b>use </b>protection anymore.” Mari was so embarrassed <b>she </b><b>hardly </b>knew how <b>to </b><b>express </b>it. her breathing quickened.


    But Evadne asked<b>, </b>so <b>she </b>honestly answered whatever was asked.


    <b>10:32 </b>


    Chapter <b>691 </b>


    Evadne understood and coughed discreetly, her experience as a married woman and having a stable partner herself<b>, </b><b>she </b>wasn’t embarrassed about such bedroom matters. She gently said, “Mari, are you ready to be a mother?”


    <b>“</b><b>Mother</b>?<b>” </b>Mari froze, feeling that the word so distant from her reality.


    Truthfully, she wasn’t ready.


    She felt like she hadn’t even grown up yet, and with her health concerns, she worried if the child would be affected.


    But Jareth seemed to long for children.


    Every time they were intimately together, he would whisper in her ear over and over, “Have my child, Mari, have several for me, boys or girls, I’ll love them all, as long as they’re yours.”


    Mari’s face was mired in conflict. “I haven’t thought it through. Do you want to have children for Thaddeus?”


    Her question struck a sensitive chord in Evadne, spreading a subtle pain throughout her full heart.


    I love your second brother deeply, both in the past and now,” she said, her eyes glistening with unshed tears<b>, </b>suppressing a painful regret. “But, it doesn’t have to be through having children. As long as.”


    This was her own experience, as her b*dy also didn’t allow her to have children.


    But it unexpectedly resonated with Mari.


    “I don’t really want children, either.”


    Mari kept her head low, her fingers nervously intertwined and kneading, as she expressed her true feelings, which is quite umon to her. “I’m afraid of passing on my illness. I’m scared that people willugh at my child.”


    “And I want to pursue painting. But if I have a child, I won’t be able to concentrate on it. My mother was always so busy with us, even with all the help of servants and nannies she had. I’m afraid.”


    “Then you should talk to Jareth about it,” Evadne’s brow furrowed.


    Mari shook her head hastily. “Jareth wants children; he loves children so much. I don’t want to disappoint him.”


    The more Evadne listened to her words, the more her heart ached for this reticent girl. how much had she hidden in her heart without anyone to confide in?


    Lily was ultimately Jareth’s subordinate. Even if Mari liked Lily very much, there were some things she could never share with her<b>. </b>


    However, when it came to having children, Evadne knew she could not interfere further.


    <b>It </b>was <b>a </b>matter between Mari and Jareth; further involvement would be overstepping.


    Evadne remembered a day when she and Thaddeus had <be </b>to visit Mari, only to <b>be </b><b>turned </b>away at the door <b>by </b>Jareth, his eyes red and brooding as <b>if </b>he hadn’t slept for days.


    Thaddeus<b>, </b>always oblivious to the concerns <b>of </b>those close <b>to </b>him<b>, </b>thought nothing of it. But Evadne, meticulous and keenly observant<b>, </b>could sense <b>even </b><b>the </b>slightest change.


    <b>“</b>Is everything okay <b>with </b><b>your </b>Jareth <btely</b><b>? </b><b>I </b>see you’re very cautious <b>around </b>him,” Evadne lowered her voice. “What happened after <b>you </b><b>were </b>rescued that day<i>?</i><i>” </i>


    <b>Mari </b><b>was </b><b>immediately </b>struck <b>to </b>the <b>core</b><b>, </b>her <b>delicate </b>l*ps pressing together <b>tightly </b>as she struggled <b>to </b>find the right words. “That <b>day</b><b>, </b><b>in </b><b>the </b><b>hospital</b><b>… </b><b>Jareth </b>and <b>Aaron had </b><b>a </b>quarrel<b>. </b><b>Jareth </b>doesn’t <b>seem </b><b>to </b>like <b>Aaron </b>much. Whenever I mention him, he <b>gets </b>upset.


    “Sis, Aaron’s <b>really </b>nice<b>, </b><b>but </b><b>so </b><b>is </b>Jareth<b>. </b>I <b>don’t </b><b>want </b>them <b>to fight</b>. I just wish <b>they </b>could be friends<b>.</b><b>” </b>Evadne couldn’t help but <b>be </b>startled<b>, </b><b>then </b>her <b>beautiful </b>face shadowed <b>over </b>slightly.
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