Chapter 95:

After dinner, Enzo retreated to his room for some shuteye. Jayden and Elyse were about to call it a night too, but their elders had other plans, insisting they join in for a drink.

Elyse, being unable to handle alcohol, started feeling woozy after a couple of sips of wine. Desiring nothing more than to hit the hay, Elyse found herself being escorted back to her room by Brook, who volunteered for the job.

In a haze, Elyse stumbled along, barely aware of her surroundings. As she collapsed onto the bed, she murmured Jayden’s name almost involuntarily.

Standing by the door, Brook wore a smirk that spoke volumes. “Looks like you’ve got a thing for him,” he remarked ambiguously before shutting the door behind him and disappearing into the night.

Sometime later, Elyse was startled awake by a scream. She bolted upright, her heart pounding in her chest.

Hurrying outside, she found a group of people heading in the opposite direction. “What’s going on?” she asked anxiously.

Jessie turned to her, wearing a troubled expression. “Where were you just now? We didn’t see you.”

“I got a bit tipsy and crashed in a guest room. What happened?” Elyse inquired.

Jessie frowned, her voice dropping to a whisper. “Somethings up. It seems to involve Jayden.”

dawned on Elyse, she pushed through the crowd and entered a room. In the dimness, she could make out two figures

content live

in his voice. “Joanna?

Elyse furrowed her brow.

her slumber, her face still flushed. “I… I don’t know.

beside

was Jayden without even seeing his face?” Elyse

the bed and pulled back the covers. To her

you

her fury palpable, and

idea what had happened. Unconsciously, she glanced at Brook and saw that he was gone. Joanna, bewildered, stammered, “I… I don’t

you’re saying my son made a move on you? My boy wouldn’t fall for someone like you. Get out of my face, you tramp!” With a swift shove, Tess ejected Joanna from the bed, exposing

have to step aside and give his younger brother a shot with

steely as she glared at Joanna. “My son will never marry

shake off the feeling that this whole debacle was a setup. Did Joanna mistake Bryce for Jayden? And if so, why? Was this some sort of

to get tangled in the drama, Elyse just wanted to find Jayden, who hadn’t shown up yet. After searching several rooms,

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