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.”

amused by Lizzie’s evident reluctance to accept that she might be doing better. “If my

disbelief, unconvinced that Elyse had really married into the notable Jayden Owen. “Fine,

eager to see how the drama

worry. He said he’d come, so I’m confident,” she

wheelchair, he always managed to command respect from everyone around him. Freddy was skeptical, knowing she had only recently broken up with Theo. How could she move on and marry someone

waited for Jayden, others came to drink with Elyse. After a few glasses, she began

going? Trying to escape?” Lizzie called

coming to the bathroom too?” Elyse asked, clearly frustrated

who was engaged in a dice game with her friends, rolled her eyes and replied dismissively, “Go on

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.

started, then stopped abruptly upon realizing it

she had been drinking and offered his hand, saying, “You’re

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,

him had waned, he snapped, “Not my concerns? Whose concerns

the best husband anyone could ask for. I trust him fully, whether he’s in a wheelchair or

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