?<strong>Chapter 731:</strong>


    Soon, her patience waned. “That woman upset me. What are you going to do about her? Punch her in the eye or break her hands?” she asked suggestively.


    After a moment of silence, Jayden responded, “Your father asked me to discipline you and teach you not to resort to violence.”


    Noticing Jayden’s stern expression, Aarya quickly became anxious. “Are you upset? I’m sorry, I won’t say that again. Please, don’t be mad at me,” she pleaded, her voiceced with worry.


    She tightly wrapped her arms around Jayden as if afraid he might slip away.


    Jayden, his face unreadable, looked down at the woman clinging to him. “It’s fine. I won’t mention this to your dad,” his voice was emotionless as he assured Aarya.


    Hearing that, Aarya felt a wave of relief wash over her and soon drifted to sleep in his arms.


    Upon returning to the vi, she led Jayden to her room. “Would you stay with me tonight?” she asked, her cheeks tinged with a blush. “I feel at ease when I’m with you.”


    Jayden gave her a warm, affectionate smile. “Aarya, you mean a lot to me. I don’t want us to rush anything. You’re more important to me than you realize.”


    Touched by his words, Aarya nodded with a shy smile. “I understand. I’ll do what you say.”


    “Get some rest. I’ll see you tomorrow,” Jayden said kindly, stepping out of the room.


    Aarya nodded, watched him leave, and gently closed the door behind him.


    As soon as the door clicked shut, the sweet expression on her face disappeared, reced by the cold, calcting look of a vengeful woman.


    Aarya leaned against the door, her gaze coldly sweeping over the room before she walked toward the desk.


    She sat down in the chair, took out her phone, and made a call. After receiving the answer she wanted, a sinister and malicious smile curved her lips.


    Aarya opened the drawer, revealing a gun. She picked it up, ying with it thoughtfully. Her voice was icy as she asked, “So that woman is Jayden’s ex-wife? Interesting. Do you think he still has feelings for her?”


    The person on the other end couldn’t provide a definitive answer.


    Aarya’s gaze dropped to the gun in her hand as she sneered. “Even though he was the one my father arranged for me, a man who earned my father’s favor must be exceptional. But the fact that he has an ex-wife is going to be a problem.”


    Aarya’s mind lingered on Jayden’s gentle, strong, and considerate nature, stirring an intense yearning within her.


    She was unaware of the reasons behind his divorce from his ex-wife, but she couldn’t care less about all that.


    Jayden was the man of her dreams.


    But had he truly moved on from his past and was ready to be with her? As she pondered this, she absentmindedly bit down on her little finger, gnawing so fiercely that she broke the skin. The sharp taste of blood jolted her back to reality.


    Aarya licked her finger, the blood smeared at the corner of her mouth giving her a vampiric, eerie look that was both unsettling and captivating.


    After a moment, she asked the person on the phone, “What’s Jayden’s ex-wife’s name? Elyse Lloyd? I want her address and all her information by tomorrow morning.”


    Once the call ended, Aarya sat in the chair for a while, but soon found herself missing Jayden. Driven by an impulse, she got up and knocked on his door.


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