?<strong>Chapter 879:</strong>


    Jayden moved closer, worried for Elyse. “Why are you being so rash? Did I say this was okay?”


    Elyse scowled, rejecting Jayden’s attempt tofort her. “I don’t need your worry.”


    Since Aarya had given her word, the guests quickly scattered, rushing to leave. Soon after, the banquet hall was deserted, leaving just the three near the entrance.


    Aarya red at Jayden angrily. Seeing him show concern for Elyse, she snapped, “What the hell are you doing? I’m right here, why are you caring for another woman?”


    Elyse also felt ufortable and maintained her distance from Jayden.


    At that moment, Jayden sighed and responded irritably, “What’s wrong with me looking after my girl? Do you really have to be caught between us?”


    Aarya, her eyes wide with confusion and fury, demanded, “Looking after your girl? Elyse is your girl? Then what am I to you? Aren’t I supposed to be your girlfriend?”


    Jayden smirked. “You’ve really thrown yourself into this role. I thought I was a good actor, yet you’ve outdone me.”


    Aarya stopped cold, her face showingplete astonishment. “What role? Am I not your girlfriend? Are you rejecting me now?”


    Suddenly, Aarya recalled something and asked anxiously, “You were drugged. Why aren’t you affected? You didn’te to me for what you needed. Did you…?”


    As she spoke, a realization dawned on her. She nced at Elyse, her voice uncertain, saying, “Did you go to Elyse? Did she take care of your needs?”


    Jayden stood silently, his gaze fixed firmly on Aarya.


    Elyse felt ufortable. She would have preferred to avoid helping Jayden in any physical way. She wished she could distance herself from him.


    Though Elyse remained silent, her face revealed her difort.


    Aarya, now seething, demanded, “Jayden Owen! Why are you doing this to me? I’m your girlfriend. I was close to you, but instead, you came all the way to seek out Elyse. How do you see me?”


    Upon hearing Aarya’s usations, Elyse felt deeply uneasy. Despite her intentions, she realized she had inadvertently caused pain to another woman, regardless of that woman’s character.


    However, Jayden kept hisposure. Addressing Aarya’s usations, he asked nonchntly, “Did you drug me?”


    Caught off guard, Aarya shook her head and stuttered, “The drug was a mistake. I didn’t mean for it to happen…”


    In her rush to defend herself, Aarya forgot that she had just confessed to having someone drug Jayden. Jayden found Aarya’s excuse both amusing and insubstantial.


    He retorted, “If you can’t exin it, let me help you. It’s because we were intimate once before, but afterward, I didn’t want to continue. You were upset. You couldn’t understand why I grew distant, and you couldn’t bear the growing coldness, so you drugged me, hoping it would bring me back to your bed.”


    With her deepest motivesid bare so effortlessly, Aarya felt overwhelmed. Yet, she didn’t believe she was at fault. All she wanted was for the man she loved to be close to her. Was that really so wrong?


    Wasn’t Jayden the one who was wrong? After that one night, he never wanted to be intimate with her again.


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