His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 205

That day, after Marilla managed to escape from Jareth's arms, she couldn't sleep a wink when she got home.

Her elbow was scraped raw from the fall, blood and pus oozing from the wound. The pain was so intense she gritted her teeth to keep from crying out.

Since she'd snuck out, she didn't dare tell anyone. She found the first aid kit and patched herself up. Then she lay in bed and hugged her teddy bear, tossing and turning all night.

In her sleepless agony, she thought back on many past events.

She remembered being forced to eat lunch in the filthy bathroom.

She remembered being hoisted up by boys at Edith’s command and thrown headfirst into a trash bin.

She remembered the dead rat in her backpack.

She remembered her favorite book being ripped to shreds by Edith and cast into the wind.

She remembered the piano in the music room.

These were nightmares she would never forget in her life.

Edith, Jareth.

So, was Jareth her brother? Really?

Tears streamed down Marilla's frail face. She clutched the blankets tightly, crying silently into the night until dawn.

Marilla might have had some mental issues, but she was not an ignorant little girl.

Even if Jareth was Edith's brother, he was still her savior. If it weren't for his help, she might have died in that car accident.

So, in the afternoon, Marilla sneaked into the kitchen and made a blueberry mousse cake following an online recipe. She planned to ask Thaddeus to help deliver this token of gratitude to Jareth.

After the cake was done, she put it in the fridge, dusted off her hands with satisfaction, and headed back to her room.

The moment she pushed open the door, the smile on Marilla's face froze and she recoiled in terror.

There sat Glynnis, legs crossed, arms folded, smirking at her.

The sight sent chills down her spine.

"Well, aren't you going to greet me?" Glynnis drawled, flicking her freshly manicured nails. "You're not mute, are you? You are just a little slow."

"Glynnis." Marilla muttered in reply.

"How about I take you out tonight?" Glynnis suddenly flashed her a smile.

"No need. I won't be fun. I'll just be a bore." Marilla replied cautiously, head bowed.

"Sure you don't want to come? Well."

Glynnis stood up slowly, her eyes filled with mockery. "I was just looking for an opportunity for us to bond. But if you're not up for it, I won't force you."

Then she sauntered out the door.

Marilla let out a long sigh and entered her room.

Suddenly, she bolted to her bed and turned over her neatly arranged pillows and blankets.

Her precious teddy bear, a gift from Evadne, was nowhere to be found!

"My bear, my teddy bear. Glynnis!"

Marilla knew that her sister would never set foot in her room unless she had bad intentions!

That meant Glynnis must have taken the bear!

Sweat soaked her clothes as she stumbled out the door and hurried downstairs.

Outside the villa, Glynnis sat elegantly in the car, the butler closing the door behind her.

"Give it back! Give me back my teddy bear!" Marilla shouted as she ran.

Glynnis lowered the car window, stuck her tongue out at her sweaty sister in a teasing manner, and then waved the teddy bear.

"Drive."

The roar of the car's engine filled the air as it sped past Marilla, disappearing in a flash.

"Glynnis! Give it back, give me back my bear!"

Marilla cried out, but it was in vain.

At that moment, she was like a heartbroken mother, watching helplessly as her child was taken away by a villain. Even the butler on the side couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"Get me a car!" Marilla ordered, her eyes red.

It was the first time she'd ever acted like a true lady of the Abernathy family, issuing orders.