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His Ex wife is a billionaire Chapter 754

    <b>Chapter </b><b>754 </b>


    “What did you <b>say</b>? Say it again,” Jareth’s breathing became erratic, his eyes bloodshot, as if holding back a fire that could scorch the heavens and the earth!


    At this moment, the man was thoroughly enraged, teetering on the brink of copse, and Alston took perverse pleasure in watching him unravel.


    Alston lifted his chin with the smug smile of a victor, “Mr. Fairhaven, if I have anyone to thank for my current bliss with Mari, it’s you. Had your Fairhaven Group cherished a gem like Mari instead of tormenting her to death and engaging in such despicable acts, she would have been yours by now, wouldn’t she? And I would <b>never </b>have had the chance to experience this exquisite fate.”


    Earlier, their whispers had been inaudible to Lily and Dean. But now, the revtion struck them like a bolt from the blue, a crushing pain spreading through their very core.


    “You’re lying!”


    With a bang, Jareth grabbed Alston by the cor, lifting him nearly off his feet and mming him against the car door with such speed that even the Bartley family’s bodyguards couldn’t react in time!


    When they tried to intervene, Lily and Dean blocked them, preventing anyone from getting close to Jareth.


    Alston grimaced in pain, feeling as though his spine might break into pieces. ustomed to a life of luxury, he was not used to this kind of rough treatment, and his voice trembled with fear, “What good does it do you tosh out at me?! Mari slipped through your fingers; you couldn’t protect your own woman! This is just impotent rage!”


    Jareth’s handsome face turned ashen, his throat filled with the taste of blood.


    “Even <b>without </b>me, the Abernathy family would never marry their daughter into the Fairhaven family! And do you <b>think </b>it was my family who forced her hand? She agreed to marry me of her own will, thoroughly disappointed <b>in </b><b>you</b>!<b>” </b>


    “<b>Shut </b>your <b>mouth</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>Jareth roared hysterically, his fist cracking with the force of his grip as it hurtled toward <b>Alston’s </b>face, who<b>, </b>terrified, mped his eyes shut.


    <b>“</b><b>Mr. </b>Fairhaven<b>!</b><b>” </b>Lily intervened in time, her calloused palm catching the iron–hard fist, “Please<b>, </b>stop!<b>” </b>


    <b>But </b>Jareth’s teeth were <b>still </b>clenched, and the fury in his eyes couldn’t be quelled.


    “Ha<b>, </b><b>hit </b>me, <b>why </b><b>don’t </b><b>you</b>? Why <b>aren’t </b>you hitting me now?”


    Alston<b>, </b><b>knowing </b><b>their </b><b>reservations</b>, taunted further, “Because you don’t dare. Your Fairhaven Group has already <b>crossed </b>the Abernathy Group. Mr. Hamilton Abernathy and his <b>son</b><b>, </b>Mr. Frederic Abernathy<b>, </b><b>are </b>united in <b>their disdain </b>for <b>you</b>. <b>They’d </b><b>love </b>nothing more <b>than </b>to <b>see </b>your Fairhaven <b>Group </b>cklisted in Elmsworth<b>! </b><b>If </b><b>you </b><b>dare </b><by </b><b>a </b><b>finger </b><b>on </b>me, you can kiss <b>any </b>future Fairhaven Group’s projects in Elmsworth goodbye! I’ll <b>make </b><b>sure </b><b>the </b><b>Fairhaven </b><b>family </b><b>falls just as </b><b>hard </b>as they <b>rose</b><b>!</b><b>” </b>


    <b>In the </b><b>chilly </b><b>early </b><b>morning </b><b>hours</b>, Mari had <b>yet to </b><b>retire</b>, sitting before <b>her </b>easel in a cozy<b>, </b><b>fuzzy </b>loungewear, lost <b>in </b><b>her </b><b>painting</b>.


    In <b>the </b>quiet <b>room</b><b>, </b><b>the </b><b>soft scratching </b><b>of </b><b>the </b><b>pencil </b>on paper was <b>the </b><b>only sound</b>. The <b>figure </b><b>taking </b><b>shape </b><b>on </b><b>the </b><b>paper</b>, <b>though </b><b>only </b><b>outlined </b><b>in </b><b>simple </b><b>strokes</b>, was <b>unmistakably </b>the man who <b>haunted </b>her <b>heart</b>, <b>whose </b>slightest touch <b>caused </b><b>her agony/</b><b>torturing </b><b>her </b>inch <b>by </b>inch.


    Mari paused<b>, </b><b>her </b>trembling <b>fingertips </b><b>caressing </b><b>the </b><b>bright </b><b>eyes </b><b>in </b><b>the drawing</b><b>, </b><b>as </b>a <b>torrent </b><b>of </b><b>precious </b>memories overwhelmed her. Her heart ached, <b>and </b>she <b>quickly </b><b>shut </b><b>her eyes</b>.


    In time<b>, </b>it <b>would </b><b>get </b>better. Eventually<b>, </b>she <b>would </b>get used to a life <b>without </b>Jareth<b>, </b><b>and </b><b>he </b><b>would </b><b>gradually </b>forget her, <b>finding </b>happiness with someone better suited <b>for </b>him.


    <b>Then</b>, a <b>gentle </b>hesitant <b>knock </b>sounded, <b>“</b>Ms. Abernathy<b>, </b><b>are </b><b>you </b>still awake<b>? </b>


    “Not yet,e in,” Mari flipped the portrait over.


    The one entering was a young maid, once the best friend of Erica at Windermere Estate. Now that Mari had returned home, the maid had offered toe along and take care of her.


    “Why are you not resting at this hour?” Mari asked gently.


    “Ms. Abernathy.”


    The maid’s eyes flickered, hesitant before she spoke, “Mr. Jareth Fairhaven has been standing outside the Windermere Estate gates for over two hours. I heard the butlers discussing, that’s how I knew.”


    Mari’s crystal–like eyes trembled, as if a knife had been plunged into her heart, twisting painfully.


    “The butlers didn’t dare make a fuss, afraid to disturb Mr. Frederic Abernathy. Even if Mr. Frederic Abernathy were asleep, if Dennis heard about it, things could get veryplicated,” the maid said with concern.


    Mari turned away, picking up her phone from the desk and powering it on. The device vibrated wildly, a barrage of missed call notifications flooding the screen, all from Jareth.


    But there was only one message:


    [Honey, I miss you.]


    Tears fell hot and heavy onto the heartfelt words, burning scars into her heart.


    These past days, she thought she had grown ustomed to his absence. Even if she hadn’t, she believed she could remainposed.


    But now, her carefully constructed defenses crumbled effortlessly at this simple message of longing, leaving her utterly defenseless.


    “Ms. Abernathy, go see him, just sneak out,” the maid sensed her tears and felt a deep sympathy.


    Mari kept her head bowed, her slender figure resembling a tender shoot bent by the morning dew.


    <b>“</b><b>If </b><b>you </b><b>don’t </b>go, you’ll <b>regret </b><b>it</b>.<b>” </b>


    <b>“</b><b>If </b>I do<b>, </b><b>nothing </b>will change.”


    “<b>If </b>you <b>truly </b>value <b>what </b>you had with Mr. Fairhaven, you should go see him<b>,” </b><b>the </b>maid urged with heartfelt concern. <b>“</b>Not for <b>any </b>other reason, but I just feel that ending things so abruptly is too cruel to Mr. Fairhaven. Even if it’s just <b>to </b><b>say </b>goodbye<b>, </b>you should do <b>it </b><b>with </b>grace. <b>It’s </b>what <b>the </b>daughter of <b>the </b>Abernathy family would do, <b>isn’t </b><b>it</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>


    Jareth <b>stood </b><b>tall </b>and <b>statuesque</b><b>, </b><b>bracing </b>himself against the biting winter wind, his gaze fixed unwaveringly on the direction of <b>the </b><b>vi</b>. He coughed asionally<b>, </b><b>feeling </b><b>a </b>dull ache in his stomach, <b>but </b>he hardly cared, as if his soul had <bpletely </b>detached <b>from </b>his body.


    <b>“</b>Mr. Fairhaven, please take your medicine,<b>” </b>Lily offered him a <b>pill </b>and <b>a </b>thermos cup.


    Jareth’s longshes drooped as he <b>stared </b>at <b>the </b>pill in his palm, slowly <b>curling </b>his <b>fingers into </b>a fist. <b>When </b><b>he </b>opened his hand again<b>, </b><b>the </b><b>pill </b>had been crushed <b>into </b>powder<b>, </b><b>his </b>hope vanishing with <b>wind</b>.


    “It’s just pointless, the <b>corner </b>of Jareth’s <b>lips </b>twitched weakly<b>. </b>


    <b>“</b>Mr. Fairhaven! Please <b>stop </b>this nonsense!<b>” </b>


    Lily was both <b>angry </b><b>and </b>heartbroken<b>, </b>her <b>voice </b>hoarse with <b>urgency</b><b>, </b><b>“</b><b>Your </b><b>life </b><b>Isn’t </b>Just <b>about </b><b>love</b>! <b>You’ve </b><b>got </b>frends like Mr. Thaddeus <b>Abernathy</b>, who <b>would </b>stand <b>by </b><b>you </b><b>through </b><b>thick </b><b>and </b><b>thin</b><b>, </b><b>and </b><b>you </b><b>have </b><b>your </b>father’s legacy to <b>carry </b><b>on</b><b>! </b>


    <b>Torturing </b>yourself like this, <b>for </b>love, <b>it </b><b>would </b>break your mother’s heart if she <b>knew</b>! <b>You </b>always say you <b>love </b>her <b>and </b><b>don’t </b>want <b>her </b>to suffer <b>the </b><b>slightest </b><b>bit</b><b>, </b><b>but </b>isn’t <b>the </b>greatest <b>pain</b>.”


    She <b>stopped </b><b>abruptly</b>, <b>pressing </b><b>her </b><b>lips </b><b>together </b><b>tightly </b>


    “You want to say that the greatest sin she’s endured, the greatest pain she’s suffered, was all because of me?” Jarethughed bitterly, “You’re right. If it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t have gone through such hardship.”


    “Mr. Fairhaven! Look!” Dean suddenly shouted excitedly.


    Jareth lifted his sorrowful eyes, and his heart clenched unexpectedly.


    In the darkness<b>, </b><b>a </b>shuttle bus was approaching the gate. The man’s gaze instantly found Mari in the back seat, looking as meek and innocent as a little rabbit.
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