?<strong>Chapter 886:</strong>


    “Okay, I’ll try it. But if it’s awful, I’m not eating it,” Elyse consented, though with reservations.


    Meanwhile, in the living room, Aaryay curled on the sofa, her stomach audibly rumbling. A servant next to her grew increasingly worried.


    “Miss Hudson, you need to eat something. You’ve been ignoring your hunger for too long. If you continue like this, you’ll fall ill,” the servant implored.


    Aarya responded with a firm shake of her head. “No, I’m not eating. I’m waiting for my father to return; I must tell him about Jayden’s betrayal. I want him to handle Jayden and make him pay.”


    “Miss Hudson, please don’t let your distress affect your health,” the servant urged, feeling utterly powerless.


    Aarya had spent the entire night waiting on the sofa and ended up falling asleep there.


    It was only around 7 a.m. the following morning that Charlie, who had been out the whole night, entered the house.


    When he saw Aarya asleep on the sofa, he gently tapped her face to wake her, asking with concern, “Aarya, why are you sleeping here on the sofa? Why didn’t you go to your room?”


    Slowly, Aarya looked up at Charlie, and the tears she had been holding back began to flow. Overwhelmed with emotion, she eximed, “Dad, you need to help me! Something awful happened to mest night.”


    Upon hearing her distress, Charlie’s weariness vanished. He sat beside her on the sofa, his voice urgent with concern, “Sweetheart, tell me what happened. Don’t worry, just exin everything, and I’ll take care of it.”


    “Jayden betrayed me. He went back to his ex-wife. He can’t seem to let her go. Yesterday, he even told me I’m not as good as Elyse and that he doesn’t want to be with me!” Aarya cried, her words broken and muddled, making it difficult to grasp the events of the previous day.


    However, Charlie, who was no stranger to decipheringplex situations, quickly pieced together what had happened. Jayden had exploited the opportunity Charlie had given him, turning it into a trap.


    With a newfound rity, Charlie realized that this betrayal might just be part of arger scheme orchestrated by Jayden. He grumbled under his breath, “It makes sense now. I wondered all night why things weren’t going as expected. It was Jayden—he betrayed me long ago.”


    Aarya, not grasping the gravity of Charlie’s revtion, continued sobbing. “Dad, I need you to bring Jayden and Elyse here. I want to kill them myself! I must kill them!”


    The Hudson family had long been entangled in dubious dealings, and Aarya, buoyed by her family’s fortunes, hadmitted her fair share of misdeeds without a second thought to the repercussions. There was always someone to cover for her, so she had never truly faced any consequences.


    However, under the maniption of Elyse and Jayden, she had now experienced betrayal and agony. She was resolute in her decision not to let them go.


    Charlie paused, weighing his options. With the Hudson family already under threat, it seemed prudent to stay out of the limelight with his daughter until the danger subsided. Butpelled by Aarya’s distress, he chose to act.


    He gently patted Aarya’s shoulder, offeringfort. “Don’t worry. I won’t let them hurt you. We’ll make Jayden regret crossing us.”


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