?<strong>Chapter 737:</strong>


    Elyse could hardly bear it any longer. Staying any longer felt suffocating.


    Noticing Elyse shifting ufortably, Aarya focused her attention on her, smiling. “With all that I’ve shared, aren’t you thrilled for me? I’m sorry, but since you and Jayden are divorced, you don’t still have feelings for him, do you?”


    Elyse nodded. “Yes.” Then, she fell silent, not wishing to continue the conversation.


    Aarya ced a hand on her chest. “That’s a relief. I was really worried you might still have feelings for him. He and I are deeply in love, and I’m concerned you could interfere with our rtionship.”


    Elyse reached her limit. She looked sternly at Aarya. “Are you finished? If so, I’m leaving.”


    Aarya frowned. “We’ve barely started talking. Where are you going? Stay a little longer and chat with me.”


    Elyse shook her head. “No, I need to practice the violin. I won’t be staying to chat.”


    “Oh,e on, just a little longer.” Aarya gently coaxed Elyse back into her seat and continued, “I truly came here to express my gratitude. You’ve done such a great job shaping Jayden. I really appreciate it.”


    Aarya showed her appreciation, saying, “If you hadn’t divorced Jayden, I never would have met him.”


    She paused, then said, “Also, you shouldn’t have given me the chocte cake at the banquetst night. It was thoughtless of me too. Since I’m with your ex now, I should have let you enjoy the cake.”


    After making thisment, Aarya signaled for the waiter and ordered a chocte cake. She then winked at Elyse and said, “Consider this as a littlepensation for what you missed out on yesterday.”


    Elyse sat there, lost in thought, with one question lingering in her mind. Had she truly let Jayden go? It appeared she had.


    Elyse smiled bitterly. It was clear that she and Jayden were not destined to be together.


    In the past, Elyse had been fortunate to marry Jayden through some twist of fate, and theirst marriage had intertwined their lives as a couple.


    Yet, their connection was superficial. Freed from the bonds of marriage, she and Jayden were inevitably going to drift apart.


    Once back on their individual paths, their lives had be like parallel lines, never destined to meet.


    Elyse questioned herself internally. Did she regret the divorce?


    It seemed she did not.


    Elyse realized that, at that time, divorcing and leaving Jayden was the best decision.


    But now she found herself sitting in a cafe in Manfek, enduring this emotional turmoil.


    Elyse’s quietness didn’t dampen Aarya’s enthusiasm for conversation. Aarya often boasted about how well Jayden treated her.


    Each time Elyse heard Aarya’s words, she felt bewildered. When she was with Jayden, he hadn’t been that considerate.


    Jayden had been awful to Elyse. Even for something as simple as fetching water, he would insist she do it and feed it to him.


    If Elyse ignored Jayden, he would pout like a little kid, demanding her to pamper him and insisting on being called handsome and cute, or he wouldn’t calm down.


    With Elyse, Jayden behaved overly eagerly, wanting to explore everything with her without restraint. If she resisted, he would boldly remove her clothes without saying a word.


    Elyse sat there, overwhelmed by her deep feelings of grievance and sadness.


    Why was Jayden so considerate and grown-up around Aarya, yet so immature with her?


    Elyse was baffled. She felt deeply wronged, aware of Jayden’s unequal behavior andck of effort.


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