Chapter 225:

As Elyse and Jayden exited the room, Elyse looked visibly distressed. Though she remained silent, Jayden could tell she was upset. They walked to the hotel entrance where their driver was waiting. The car pulled up, and Elyse got in first, followed by Jayden. Once inside, the driver set up the partition between them. After a moment of silence, Jayden glanced at Elyse and reached out to hold her hand, but she pulled away sharply. Jayden retracted his hand, expressionless, and asked, “Are you upset again?”

Elyse, gazing out the window, didn’t respond to him. Jayden said with a sense of resignation, “There’s no reason to be upset. I have no feelings for Corrie whatsoever.”

Elyse, rubbing her eyebrows with frustration, replied, “Jayden, haven’t we moved past this? You keep saying that.” She looked at Jayden and scoffed, “Sure, you have no feelings for her. What about before? If you truly had no feelings for her, how did you end up with her for two years? Isn’t two years long enough to develop feelings?”

Jayden frowned and said, “Who told you that, Corrie?”

“It doesn’t matter who told me. What I need to know is if I truly am your wife in your heart and why you won’t share things with me. Don’t I deserve that?”

cheeks. He instinctively reached out to wipe away her tears, but she couldn’t stop crying. Jayden couldn’t understand why she felt so aggrieved or why she was asking these questions, but one thing was clear to him: he hated seeing her cry; it pained him deeply. After a moment of thought, he sighed deeply and said, “I was with Corrie only for her family’s resources. I even had a friend make up a story to facilitate

why did Corrie say that

to be my girlfriend,” Jayden explained with

called you the night before last? You even kept it a secret from me. Are you hiding

no ve l s . com hosts your

once cared for. She looked so pure and innocent, utterly adorable. Rubbing his forehead, he felt compelled to clarify, “I didn’t want to make you overthink things. I thought if you knew about my ex-girlfriend, you’d get upset. Besides, I never expected you to meet her. What was the

words, Elyse responded with dissatisfaction, “You kept these things from me because you don’t trust

get that idea? I’ve treated you

laughed with anger. “How could he say that? Since you’ve realized Corrie’s true nature,

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