?<strong>Chapter 541:</strong>


    “Have you lost your mind?” Corrie eximed in disbelief. “Louis is dead. Why on earth should I kneel and beg for his forgiveness?”


    She continued, her voice rising with anger, “And let’s not forget, Louis died trying to save you. You think I’m unaware? He was right there in the car during your ident. He died because of you!”


    Her usations sent Jayden over the edge. In a fit of fury, he grabbed her and forcefully pressed her head against Louis’ tombstone. “Apologize now, or I’ll leave you here all night.”


    “What’s wrong with you?” Corrie retorted, her voiceced with defiance. “Why should I apologize? This is your fault, not mine. Don’t you dare try to pin all of this on me!” Corrie instantly regretted having called Jayden for help, ming her own impulsive decision.


    As she left Enzo’s residence, Enzo had contacted her with a disturbing request. He wanted her to do something drastic, something that would cause Elyse to miscarry.


    Corrie was puzzled. Why had Enzo shifted his target from Jayden to Jayden’s unborn child? Despite her reservations, she knew she had to follow through with his orders.


    She had already discovered that Elyse was hospitalized withplications rted to her pregnancy.


    Driven by her mission, Corrie nned to agitate Elyse enough to endanger the pregnancy, fulfilling Enzo’s grim task.


    But she hadn’t anticipated Jayden’s madness. His erratic behavior had escted to the point of dragging her to the cemetery.


    “Let me go!” Corrie’s voice pierced the air,ced with fear and defiance. “You psycho! I’ll freaking kill you!” She thrashed against Jayden’s grip, her hands and feet fighting for freedom.


    Annoyance flickered across Jayden’s face as he shoved her away with a forceful kick.


    Despite wearing an expensive dress, Corrie opted to crawl away on the ground. After putting some distance between herself and Jayden, she got to her feet and observed him with caution.


    Jayden didn’t even bother to look at her. He crouched down and reached out to touch Louis’ tombstone.


    Louis’ name and portrait adorned it, the young man’s smile frozen in time.


    Despite the darkness obscuring Louis’ features in the photo, Jayden reached out his fingers, tracing the lines of Louis’ face.


    Bitterness welled up inside him as he lingered there.


    The anniversary of Louis’s passing had slipped by unnoticed by Jayden, a fact that now weighed heavily on him. He hadn’t joined Peyton and other friends to pay their respects, unable to confront the pain of losing Louis.


    Tonight, however, circumstances had led him here, to this solitary visit to Louis’s grave.


    Gazing at the tombstone, Jayden muttered, “This is the woman you cared about. I’ve brought her here. She yed a role in your demise. And you know I’ll never let her go.”


    With those words, Jayden stood, shot a sneering nce at Corrie in the distance, and turned to leave, heading towards the cemetery’s entrance.


    Watching him walk away, Corrie breathed a sigh of relief. But suddenly, fear gripped her.


    She gathered her dress and dashed after Jayden. Seeing him climb into his car without waiting, panic set in.


    Corrie ran after him, calling out, “Jayden Owen! Wait for me! Don’t leave without me!”


    But Jayden ignored her. He had promised to pick her up only to make her visit Louis, not to drive her home.


    Corrie had already sided with Enzo, and Jayden wouldn’t treat his “ex-girlfriend” in the same manner anymore.


    “Jayden! Jayden!” Corrie sprinted after the car so fervently that she lost her high heels. She pursued him desperately, but Jayden’s car soon disappeared around the corner.


    Corrie felt a chill in her heart.


    She nced around nervously. The cemetery was so eerie in the darkness of night that she couldn’t bear to stay another moment.


    Pulling out her phone, she attempted to call another friend for help, only to realize that her Facebook post had already informed everyone she had been seen getting into a man’s car.


    Calling for help again would mean that by morning, everyone would be talking about how she ended up abandoned in the cemetery.


    Undeterred, she continued scrolling through her contacts, hoping to find someone who coulde to her rescue.


    Meanwhile, Jayden hurried back to the hospital.


    Upon entering the ward, he caught Peyton giving him a knowing wink. He spared a quick nce at Elyse, who was deep in sleep, before stepping out with Peyton.


    As they reached the stairwell, Peyton confronted him with anger. “What were you thinking? How could you have picked up Corrie Bates sote? Don’t you think it’s inappropriate? Aren’t you concerned about Elyse and your unborn child?”


    Jayden furrowed his brow, “Look, I needed to get even with Corrie. It’s not what you’re thinking.”


    “Does it even matter what I think?” Peyton exploded. “You avoided exining yourself and left Elyse behind again. Didn’t you promise to treat her better?”


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