Chapter 91:

Elyse nodded. “She could see that much. In their eyes, I am nowhere near as valuable as Bryce,” Jayden said calmly. “Of course, they would only care about the son they value.”

“What kind of parents are they?” Elyse’s words came out in a whisper, but her tone was filled with indignation.

“My family is very complicated. I’m afraid it cannot be defined by the normal standards of society,” Jayden replied, taking her hand and squeezing it slightly. “Let’s go to the dining room, shall we?”

Elyse nodded, and they entered the dining hall together, sitting near one end of the table.

Shortly after, Jayden’s grandpa Enzo appeared, leaning on his cane as he made his way over. His hair was gray, his face wrinkled, yet his eyes shimmered with both wit and vitality.

All at once, the atmosphere in the room shifted. Everyone became silent and still, so much so that Elyse thought they had stopped breathing altogether. Even Bryce, who had been voicing his impatience moments ago, now sat upright in his chair.

Enzo’s children stood up in unison and greeted him with the utmost respect.

“Sit down. It’s just a family gathering, no need for all the fuss,” Enzo said, sitting at the head of the table and sweeping his gaze over the rest of the occupants. When his eyes fell on Elyse, they stayed there.

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her. To her surprise, however, Enzo said nothing. His gaze

breathed a small sigh of relief. He was so intimidating that the brief staredown just now had

Everyone turned and saw Joanna walking over with a gift in

family, I’m here to wish you a very happy birthday,” she said, bowing to Enzo and handing the gift to the servant closest to her. Then she walked up to Jayden with a smile and placed her hands on his

Jayden didn’t even put his fork down. With his free hand, he grabbed one of Joanna’s and broke her wrist with a single twist. The sound of her bones crunching echoed in the otherwise

Joanna exclaimed in

of what the latter had done. “Oh

after

mad at me. I’ll let you punish me however you want,

take the other woman’s shamelessness, Elyse decided to speak up. “Today is Jayden’s grandpa’s birthday. Why are you bringing up the past all of a

coy look. “I know I was wrong. But I already explained my reasons to your

at what she was seeing. Joanna’s family had never been decent people, and now they had long since declined in social standing. Clinging onto the Owen family

for Jayden to marry Joanna. It was just that the other young men in the Owen family refused

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