Chapter 40:
Lizzie was uncertain whether the man Elyse married truly belonged to the prominent Owen family. Perhaps it was merely a coincidence of names. Regardless, she doubted Elyse could have married into the wealthy Owen family. Elyse didn’t deserve it.
“Stop joking,” Lizzie mused, touching her chin skeptically. “Did you just make up a lie?”
“What would I gain by lying to you? I’m married to Jayden Owen. The fact that you’re not aware of this news just proves you’re not in our league,” Elyse retorted with a hint of disdain.
“You…” Lizzie was taken aback. Despite Elyse coming from a modest family, Lizzie’s background was even humbler, sparking envy since their high school days. Moreover, the man Lizzie was set to marry, though a businessman, didn’t possess wealth or influence comparable to Theo’s.
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Elyse’s biting words only intensified Lizzie’s long-standing resentment. “Well, if you’re married, have your husband come here, then,” Lizzie challenged.
“Why should he come here just because you say so?” Elyse sneered.
“Then you are lying,” Lizzie was convinced Elyse was merely boasting. “It’s unnecessary to lie. We were all classmates once. Stop trying to be funny.”
evident reluctance to accept that she might be doing better. “If my husband does show up, you’ll have to
in disbelief, unconvinced that Elyse had really married into the notable Jayden Owen. “Fine, I
made their wager, and everyone around was eager to see how the drama would unfold. “Are you really going to bet with her?” Freddy
he’d come, so I’m confident,” she reassured
Freddy was skeptical, knowing she had only recently broken up with Theo. How could
waited for Jayden, others came to drink with Elyse. After a few glasses, she began to feel tipsy and
are you going? Trying to escape?” Lizzie called
the bathroom too?” Elyse asked, clearly frustrated by Lizzie’s
her friends,
exited the private room and made her way to the bathroom, feeling unsteady. She stopped for a moment, hand on her forehead, waiting until the dizziness passed before she continued.
she started, then stopped abruptly upon
encounter her. Noticing her flushed cheeks, he surmised she had been drinking and offered his hand, saying, “You’re
as soon as she realized what he was doing. Looking into his eyes, which widened in disbelief, she maintained her composure, showing no emotional reaction. “Thanks for your concern, but my
sensed her affection for him had waned, he snapped, “Not my concerns? Whose concerns should they be then—your husband in
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