Chapter 196

Carrington Estate. Jareth Carrington had locked himself in his study the whole day, completely cutting himself off from everyone. That one morning in Siamora, a "help me" call from Isabelle Ryan had sent his life spiraling out of control. The drama from Emily Ryan's memorial night had gone public, and all the backlash came crashing down on him. Sure, he deserved the blame. But what hit him harder was something even more explosive—and that, he just couldn’t handle. In the chaos, he’d walked out and cut ties with everyone… until Celestia Brooks returned earlier than expected. Now, Jareth knew exactly what he felt. Sure, he still resented her, but buried under all that bitterness, love had slowly crept back in. That night, he’d made up his mind—he wanted to make things right. But he didn’t expect the very next morning to bring this whole mess. His usually composed face was clouded. Frowning deeply, he stared at the urgent emails Leon had sent but wasn’t taking in a word. His mind kept loo