?<strong>Chapter 370:</strong>


    Theo hadn’t seen Elyse for a while. His concern grew, fueled by Jayden’s evasive responses. The color drained from Theo’s face as he pressed, “What’s happened to Elyse, Jayden? I’ve warned you before. If you can’t look after her properly, just let here back to me.”


    Jayden’s expression soured. “What makes you think I’m not taking care of her? Are you blind?”


    Jayden felt he had been attentive to Elyse, who frequently reacted with tantrums and appeared particrly rebellious. Nheless, he maintained his patience, consistently soothing her with care. The experience was new to him.


    Despite his efforts, Theo still doubted him. “This man must be insane.” As these thoughts darkened his mood, Jayden’s expression grew even more severe. Theo’s gaze hardened. “Then where is she? If she doesn’t appear soon, it means you’ve lost her.”


    “You’re being unreasonable,” Jayden snapped, his frustration evident. “Are you here just to stir up trouble?”


    Kaelyn had been observing quietly from the sidelines. Finally, she stepped in, cing her hand on Theo’s shoulder. He shrugged it off immediately, not in the mood for constion. Blushing with embarrassment, Kaelyn withdrew her hand, the warmth in her gaze vanished. She turned her cool gaze on Jayden and demanded, “You can’t bring Elyse out, can you? Is Elyse really inside? You can’t me us for reacting this way.”


    Theo fixed his stare on Jayden, awaiting an answer. Jayden’s gaze filled with disdain as he looked at Kaelyn. Her boldness seemed to suggest she knew more than she let on. Was she truly arrogant or simply acting foolish? Jayden didn’t know her well enough to decide. Firmly, he told her, “I can’t give you any details. Whatever you think is happening, you’re mistaken.”


    Theo’s patience wore thin. “If anything happens to Elyse because of you, mark my words. I won’t let you off the hook, even if it costs me my own life.” Jayden justughed, clearly not taking Theo’s threat to heart.


    Elyse wandered over slowly, sucking on a lollipop, oblivious to the tension in the air. As she approached, she caught the tail end of Theo’s dramatic deration and widened her eyes in surprise. “Theo, are you talking about dying for love or what?”


    Jayden pressed his forehead, wondering why he had chosen such a naive partner. Seeing Elyse appeared unharmed, Theo sighed with relief. His face lit up as he saw her safe. “Thank goodness you’re okay, Elyse. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to you.”


    Elyse puzzledly replied, “Theo, we barely know each other. Please, this isn’t appropriate, especially with my husband right here.” She then scurried over to Jayden with a coy smile, which Jayden met with a stern look that made her giggle nervously.


    Seeing Elyse sopliant with Jayden made Theo’s heart sink. He remembered a time when she had looked at him that way. When Elyse looked up and saw Kaelyn staring at her full of disbelief, her face broke into a self-satisfied smirk. Elyse had learned from Jayden that Kaelyn was the mastermind behind the recent kidnapping plot, making Kaelyn not just a familiar face, but an enemy.


    Kaelyn gasped, “Why are you here? Aren’t you already…?” Her voice trailed off as she mped her mouth shut, her eyes wide with a mix of emotions.


    With a roll of her eyes, Elyse retorted sharply, “If I’m not here, where should I be? Did you expect me somewhere else?” Seeing Elyse unharmed, Theo realized Kaelyn had deceived him. He red at Kaelyn, his voice icy. “You said Elyse was in trouble. She looks fine to me. How do you exin this?”


    Kaelyn flustered under Theo’s scrutiny, stammering, “I heard your sister got detained by the police. Why are you here instead?” Elyse watched the exchange with amusement. Despite Kaelyn’s apparent distress and guilt, she knew revealing any details about the kidnapping would only implicate her further.


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