Chapter 55:

Lanny just told me that Mabel slept with Theo Ward,” Elyse said in a conflicted tone. “He wants us to go home to deal with the matter.”

Peyton was horrified by the mention of Theo’s name. “Wait, what? Theo Ward? He slept with your sister? Weren’t you engaged to him before?”

“That’s the one,” Elyse nodded and smiled bitterly. She had always known that Mabel liked Theo, and she had encouraged Mabel to pursue him the last time they met. Even so, this was way beyond what she could have imagined. “How did those two end up sleeping together?”

Out of everyone present, Jayden was the most collected. He had looked into both Elyse and Theo. “Theo might not be a notorious playboy, but he was far from being a saint. The man has a rather rich romantic history,” Jayden commented. “He started dating girls when he was quite young. He’s just good at covering his tracks.”

“How do you know so much about him?” Elyse asked, her brows furrowed into a puzzled frown. “You know more about him than I do.”

Peyton rolled his eyes. “Why are you surprised? He is your husband, of course, your husband had to investigate him.”

But Elyse was still rather shocked. How could Jayden know so much about Theo to this extent? As for Jayden, he had to clench his hands to keep from strangling Peyton.

“Anyway, I’m going to see what’s up,” Elyse said. “I’m also curious how this came about.”

nodded. “All right. You’ll be going on

going with

in this kind of thing,” Jayden answered without batting an

speak up. “Excuse me, Sir, but I think you should

nodded in agreement. “Exactly. I know you hate this kind of thing, but your wife needs someone to support her. Who can

were they all telling him to go to these vapid controversies? “It’s all right,” Elyse interjected. “I can go by myself. I know how to use Jayden’s name to

thrill at g aln ov el

was the last thing that convinced Jayden. “Fine,

finishing their afternoon tea, the couple made their way to Lanny’s. They had barely stepped through the front door when Elyse heard Mabel’s sobbing. It sounded a lot more serious than the last time she had heard the sound. Glenda was weeping as well. Mother and daughter were huddled on the sofa while Lanny loomed over them, his face red with anger. He must have been berating them for

walked over to them, eager to pander to their needs. Well, Jayden’s, to be exact. “At last, you’ve come. This family

your daughter to stop crying,” Jayden

He whirled around and barked viciously at Mabel. “Stop crying,

Elyse spotted the very obvious

felt smug at having successfully slept with the man that her sister failed to keep. On the other hand, she hadn’t really won anything, as the man in question had also

I slept with your ex, the man

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