Chapter 284


    Chapter 284


    The curtain had just fallen on one uproarious event, and another was about to be staged.


    At this moment, Frederic and Thaddeus were both out, which made the old sayinge to mind ‘When


    the cat’s away, the mice will y!


    Glynnis was convinced that Mari had tipped off their grandfather, so she stormed into her room,


    grabbed her hair and dragged her all the way to the living room. She had indeed learned a thing or two


    from the way their father humiliated Thaddeus carlier, and she wasn’t afraid to showcase her newfound


    knowledge. “Glynnis, let go, my head hurts so much!” Mari’s eyes filled with tears, feeling as if her


    scalp was about to be torn off.


    “Traitor‘ You feel pain, huh? Good! Today, as your sister, I’m going to teach you a lesson for your


    treachery!”


    As Glynnis spat out insults, she lifted her arm and pped Mari across the face.


    “Ah!”


    A crisp sound echoed, startling the housemaids.


    They watched in horror as Mari, so frail and delicate, was knocked to the ground.


    Everyone was on edge, their eyes red with anger, but as staff of the Abernathy family, they dare not


    interfere with the family’s affairs. They could only be angry but not speak out.


    “Glynnis. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry! I won’t do it again!” Mari covered her face and sobbed


    uncontrobly.


    She knew at this moment, no one woulde to her aid.


    She wanted to fight back, but her body felt as weak as dough,pletely unable to resist.


    Glynnis was the granddaughter cherished by their grandfather, the daughter doted on by their parents.


    What could she use to fight against her?


    Her sister–inw could afford to leave, but not her. She had no choice but to stay in this house! So she


    had to endure and swallow her words. This was Mari’sw of survival.


    “Miss Mari! Miss Mari!”


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    Linda ran over, crying, and knelt beside Mari, holding her in her arms, “Miss Glynnis! You are both


    Mr. Frederic’s daughters, what gives you the right to bully Miss Mari?”


    “What?”


    Glynnisughed at this, one hand on her hip, her gaze fierce, “Idiot, I didn’t expect you to make a friend


    in this house.”


    “Linda, don’t worry about me, just go!”


    Mari knew her sister could do anything, and she was afraid she couldn’t protect Linda, so she


    hurriedly covered Linda’s mouth.


    “I won’t leave!”


    Linda hugged Mari tightly, her eyes red and full of tears, staring at Glynnis, “Even if I have to work


    here, even if I can’t stay in Elmsworth anymore, I won’t leave! Miss Glynnis! Do you know you’ve


    broken thew! You shouldn’t have hit anyone, even if Miss Mari is your sister. Hitting people is


    illegal!”


    “Funny! What a joke! Who are you to talk to me like that?”


    Glynnis burst intoughter, walked over and kicked Linda in the shoulder, knocking her to the ground, “I


    did hit her, what are you going to do about it? Why don’t you go tell on me?”


    Linda fell to the ground, her shoulder felt as if it was about to shatter!


    The servants around were all furious, some wanted to step in, but were stopped by others..


    They knew the Abernathy Group had a lot of power in Elmsworth. If they acted impulsively, they might


    not be able to stay in Elmsworth anymore!


    Even though they were angry, they were just ordinary servants, they had to consider their own and their


    families‘ futures..


    “Glynnis!”


    Mari could endure being hit herself, but seeing Linda being hit awakened a deep rage within her,


    causing her normally clear eyes to turn red.


    “What? You dare to call me by my name?”


    Glynnis was shocked by her sister’s unprecedented anger.


    “For a mere servant, this fool dares to defy me, has she gone mad?”


    “You hurt Linda. Apologize to her now!”


    Mari slowly stood up, her frail shoulders trembling with anger, her gaze as sharp as a knife, filled with


    a chilling coldness.


    This was unprecedented, unseen before!


    “Apologize? You must be dreaming!”


    However, before Glynnis could finish her sentence, Mari, like a bull enraged, let out a roar and


    charged at Glynnis with all her strength.


    The speed was too fast, no one had time to react, she sent Glynnis stumbling backward.


    Then, Glynnis sat down heavily on the ground, like a turtle flipped over, her legs up in the air, almost


    shing everyone.


    The surrounding servants couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.


    “Mani!” Glynnis was so angry she could hardly breathe.


    She quickly scrambled up from the ground, her face red with embarrassment and anger. She wished


    she could tear Mari to pieces!


    “Quick,e here! Hold her down! Quick!”


    At Miss Mani’smand, two burly maids who usually served her and Elspeth hurried over and held


    Mari up.


    “Let go! Let me go!” Mari’s eyes were red, she struggled fiercely.


    But she was too weak to resist, her feet already off the ground.


    “Bitch! No one is able to save you today!”


    Glynnis’s eyes were bloodshot, she rolled up her sleeves and rushed over, lifting her arm to hit Mari


    like she was beating an enemy, she pped Mari hard on the left cheek.


    “Um!”


    Mari was in such pain that her vision went ck. She moaned lowly, her thin nightdress soaked with


    cold sweat.


    Seeing her in pain, Glynnis suddenly felt very satisfied.


    She finally vented the anger that had been pent up inside her chest on Mari’s frail body.


    “One cheek blush is not pretty, let me give you another one!”


    As she said this, Glynnis raised her hand, ready to p Mari’s other cheek.


    “Try touching her one more time!”


    A voice as cold as ice and as sharp as thunder suddenly rang out!


    Everyone looked toward the door in shock and they all gasped in surprise!


    Glynnis heard that all too familiar voice, and her heart nearly leapt out of her throat from fright!


    She intended to quickly lower the “weapon” she had raised, but even at her fastest, it was already too


    late.”


    A tall upright man exuding a chilling aura of menace entered the vi’s gates.


    Glynnis hurriedly withdrew her hand. The ferocious expression on her face a moment ago turned docile


    and obedient in an instant.


    Mari, her eyes blurred with tears, watched as Jareth strode towards her without so much as ncing


    aside.


    She felt as if all her strength had left her body in an instant, like she had been released from a sea of


    suffering. She let out a soft breath.


    “Jareth.”


    The weak call seemed to set Jareth’s eyes ame, igniting a sh of sheer madness within them.


    For a moment, his breath hitched, and he felt as though his heart was being torn apart.


    It hurt. It hurt so much.