?<strong>Chapter 909:</strong>


    As Jayden got into his car and drove away, unaware that he was being watched, Kaelyn stood on a distant tower on the edge of the town, her binocrs fixed on him. Beside her stood Mabel, Elyse’s sister.


    “Jayden isn’t easy to deal with,” Kaelyn said calmly. “If we’re going to go after Elyse, we need to find another way in.”


    Mabel’s eyes flickered with jealousy, but it was her anger that burned brighter. “How is Elyse so lucky? Why did she get to marry a man like Jayden?”


    “Who knows?” Kaelyn replied with a shrug, equally perplexed.


    Back at the wedding, Kaelyn had been certain that Elyse would fall into disgrace, bing nothing more than a joke. But Elyse had defied those expectations, forming a powerful bond with Jayden.


    If Kaelyn had known how disastrously things would unfold, she would never have made that call to Theo. What she had hoped would be a swift resolution had only led to more obstacles,pounding her frustration. “Since we can’t strike just yet, let’s get someone else to go after Elyse.” Her voice was smooth and calcting as a sly smile began to curl on her lips. The seeds of a new n took root, igniting a spark of renewed determination within her.


    Meanwhile, Jayden entered the house and noticed Elyse on the sofa, clutching a pillow, deep in thought. He hadn’t seen her in such a contemtive state for quite some time, prompting him to pause in the doorway and observe her.


    Feeling someone watching, Elyse instinctively raised her head and met Jayden’s tender gaze. Startled initially, she quickly set aside the pillow and hurried to him, her face marked by concern. “How did things go? Are you alright? Did Charlie harm you?”


    Jayden averted his gaze, touched by Elyse’s evident worry. It was then he truly grasped what it meant to be cared for and missed by someone else.


    Elyse, looking puzzled, waved her hand before his face. “What’s wrong? You’re so quiet. Are you injured?”


    Jayden shook his head. “I’m fine, but some crazy sex might speed up my recovery,” he half-joked.


    A look of shock fixed itself on Elyse’s face. Reacting to hisment, she sharply rebuked him, “Is that all you ever think about? Is intimacy the only way you know how to respond?”


    These words made Jayden think back to a moment with Aarya before her demise.


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    In a dimly lit basement, Aarya struggled for life, her body shaking and blood dripping from her lips. Her eyes, wide with a mix of fear and sadness, fixed on Jayden as she painfully inquired, “Did you ever truly love me?”


    Caught off-guard by her concern about his love, even in her final moments, Jayden responded lightly yet cruelly, “Are you so worried about my love at a time like this?”


    Aarya, tears in her eyes, persisted, “It doesn’t make sense. You were always kind and tender, sharing stories at bedtime. If you didn’t care, why all those nights of tenderness?”


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