Chapter 730
Glynnis pped a hand over her mouth; it felt like her entire worldview was shattered into smithereens!
Sure, she was known to y the field herself, but at least she maintained a veneer of decency.
Edith, on the other hand, had tossed all semnce of propriety out the window. Not only did she unt her tryst right in front of
Glynnis, but she also managed to do it with a hint of bragging in her lust-filled expressions!
And howe this trainwreck of a woman had the audacity to dream of marrying Thaddeus and bing thedy of the
Abernathy empire!
She wasn’t even qualified to dream about him!
Alston, on the other hand, was the scion of a well-connected family. He had some restraint, at least. With an audience, he
couldn’t bring himself to act on his desires.
“Edith, | can’t do this.”
“Pfft! You''re useless!”
With a look of disdain, Edith pushed him fling into the pool; her glistening form emerged from the water as she snatched a towel
from the lounge chair and barely covered the essentials.
Alston plunged back under the surface, to appease his capricious girlfriend desperately, but with Glynnis there, he dared not
emerge.
“What are you on about, Glynnis? Everyone in the Elmsworth elite knows you''re the wildest one of all. Don’t y the innocent
with me,” Edith drawled while lighting up a cigarette and taking a deep drag.
Glynnis ground her jaw with anger, but she couldn’t help admiring Edith’s nerve.
She remembered that back in their school days, Alston was always Edith’s ever—waiting backup. And now, nearly a decadeter,
he was still hung up on her.
Though the Fairhaven group was rolling in dough, their shady foundations made them pariahs in political circles.
But if Edith could snag a connection to the Bartleys, with their clout, the Fairhavens would have an inroad to politics, and their
business would also grow.
“Please, don’t tell me you dragged me out here in the dead of night just to watch you two get it on,” Glynnis spat, plopping down
without any pretense of politeness.
Edith blew a smoke ring right at her, with a smirk on her lips. That dimwit sister of yours was back at the Windermere Estate?”
“No, the old man picked her up.”
“What''s his take on it?”
“From what | hear, he’s livid. Looks like it just got harder than a trip to the moon for Jareth to marry Mari again.”
Glynnis couldn’t hide her schadenfreude as she spoke, and her voice was dripping with malice, “Now that Mari’s ‘condition’ is
open to the public, her disgrace is all over the inte. Not just the Fairhavens, but every reputable family in Elmsworth will shun
a woman with her issues. She’s damaged goods now. My father cares too much about his dignity to let an Abernathy marry into
ridicule. They''ll probably keep her hidden away for life!”Owned by N?velDrama.Org.
As Glynnisughed, she thought of how Elspeth had pinned all her hopes on Mari.
If Elspeth could see now that Mari would never have a happy marriage, would she turn in her grave, ore back to haunt
her?
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Chapter 730
Ha, as if
That woman never deserved to be a mother. Both Glynnis and Mari were nothing but tools for her to leverage. in the Abernathy
game of wealth.
“Who said no one wants her? I’ve just lined up a splendid match for her.”
Edith’s smoky gazended on Alston, “Alston, you better make me proud and marry Mari soon.”
Glynnis stared at Alston in disbelief, her eyes widened in shock.
What was this?
Alston’s marrying Mari?!
With a man of his pedigree actually liking her, she was going to hand him over to that nitwit?! Had Edith lost her mind?
“Edith, | can’t stand to lose you,” Alston murmured, his eyes locked on Edith as he swam to the edge of the pool. Edith, impatient
as ever, kicked his shoulder, “Didn''t | tell you to talk to your parents? What did they say?”
“They also think Mari’s a lost cause. They don’t want to mix with that.”
“That’s why you have to insist that she’s the only one for you. Moreover, you need to convince them that the benefits of an
alliance with the Abernathy outweigh the drawbacks.”
Edith had the insight as someone
raised in thep of luxury, “If you
be Frederic’s son-inw, your
father’s political ambitions would be
a breeze. And the election funding?
Just child’s y. Taking in someone
that others have discarded will
showcase the Bartleys'' charity,
magnanimity, and fairness. It’s a
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“Edith, you''re brilliant.”
Alston’s gaze was full of adoration, though he muttered reluctantly. “But it’s you whom | truly love.”
“Come on. She’s a simpleton; Just marry her and just keep her as a showpiece at home. What harm could she do?”
Edith leaned in and toyed with his chin with a mocking attitude, “And nothing would change between us. You''ll still have me.”
Alston, utterly enchanted by her, almost forgot his nakedness and rose from the water to envelop Edith in a messy, passionate
kiss.
Glynnis felt her skin crawl os realization downed.
Only by marrying Mari off to someone of stature, someone even the Fairhavens would defer to like the Bartleys, could Jareth’s
hopes be permanently dashed!
Edith’s n was diabolical, inhuman even!
No wonder Elspeth used to warn her that Edith was not to be underestimated. She was a snake and a master maniptor!
Edith loungedfortably in Alston''s
arms, casting a sideways nce at
Glynnis, whose face was still a
picture of shock and confusion. “You
know, Glynnls,” she drawled, “when
you''re spinning your tales to Mr.
Frederic, you''ve got toy it on thick.
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Glynnis caught the veiled threat in Edith’s tone.
‘Hmph, no need for the reminder. | know exactly what to do!”
ying matchmaker for Mari and
Alston was the perfect scheme; It
would give her sweet revenge on
Jareth on the one hand, and on the
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Snatching a prize with two golden opportunities — why would she pass up such a treat?