?<strong>Chapter 1205:</strong>


    By the time she reached Jayden’s room, the drug’s effects had fully taken hold.


    To counter this situation, she had devised a backup n to tarnish Elyse’s reputation. She had arranged for a cup of hot milk to be sent up by a staff member from the cafeteria.


    She had also stationed two men outside Elyse’s room, nning that if her scheme with Jayden failed, he would return only to find Elyse engaged in an intimate scene with other men. Amanda thought her n was wless.


    Still, she couldn’t understand how it had gone so wrong.


    The moment Jayden entered the room, the two men Amanda had stationed disappeared. She was left alone with the intensifying effects of desire, which made it painfully clear this was no fantasy. It was all too real.


    “Jayden, open the door. I’ve been drugged. Please, let me in!” Amanda banged on his door, but after a while, when there was no response, her frustration mounted.


    In a mix of anger and desperation, she yelled, “Elyse and I are both women. Why can’t you show me a little kindness? I can do everything Elyse can do. I’m just as good in bed. You’d see if you’d just try it once.”


    “Why can’t you just let go?” Hardy stepped out of the shadows, standing in front of Amanda.


    She stared at him, shocked for a few moments, then came to a realization. “You’re the one who messed up my n, right? Hardy, are you even on my side? Can’t you bear to see me happy?”


    Hardy gave Amanda a cold look and replied, “Why should I support you? You’re setting up cruel schemes, and I won’t stand by and let it happen.”


    Amanda broke down. “But you swore to my brother you’d look out for me. And look at what you’ve done instead. You’ve wrecked my happiness.”


    Hardy replied, “Jayden isn’t your happiness. It’s your stubbornness that’s causing problems. It’s Elyse he loves, and you can’t split them apart.”


    Amanda sneered, “You’re just a coward. You have feelings for her but won’t go after her, yet you want to hold me back. You idiot!”


    Hardy gazed at Amanda with disgust and asked, “I’ve always wondered how you came to that conclusion. What have I done or said to make you think that?”


    He looked her over and added, “But before you point fingers at me, maybe you should clean up your own mess. You bought cheap aphrodisiacs. You’ll have to rely on your own body for an antidote. Don’t expect me to throw myself in to help you.”


    Amanda clenched her teeth. “You promised my brother you’d take care of me. You can’t just stand by and do nothing.”


    “First off, yes, I did promise, but I never agreed to go as far as sleeping with you. I have no intention of caring for you that way. Secondly, I don’t even desire you. A woman like you wouldn’t be worth my time, even if there were no strings attached.”


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