Chapter 473:

Elyse tucked into her meal with gusto, shoveling bites down with an urgency that surprised even her. She didn’t care whether Jayden was still like a child or not. The tiny tenant within her most definitely was.

Driscoll, mistaking her ravenous appetite for starvation, fretted, “There’s plenty more. Please, pace yourself.”

Elyse fought down the nausea churning in her stomach, forcing another bite down. A sudden clarity washed over her. Jayden’s opinion was relevant, of course, but it wasn’t the deciding factor. This child, this little miracle blossoming inside her—she wanted it.

Driscoll hesitated. “How will you face Mr. Owen?”

Elyse kept her gaze firmly on her plate. “It depends on his intentions, I suppose. If he wants to be with me, then we will be.”

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“And your intentions?” Driscoll pressed gently.

Her hand stopped. Finally, she met his gaze, confusion clouding her features. “Do my intentions matter? Didn’t you say Jayden controls everything? If you want to know if we have a future, shouldn’t you be asking him?”

unease crossed Driscoll’s

A whole plate of it, and make it snappy.” A rebellious glint sparked in her eyes. Just because Jayden

Driscoll nodded and hurried out to fulfill her request. Elyse continued eating, but a wave of weakness washed over her. She slumped back in

reached Jayden’s

in,” came Jayden’s muffled voice. He looked up from his computer screen as

As if reading his mind, Jayden

carefully, “if you don’t truly want

washing over him. He’d hoped she’d stay away from that man, yet here she was, the very next day, cavorting with him again. Did she even care about him, her own husband? Did she remember his

she even care about me?” he

there’s a misunderstanding. She isn’t that type of

She hurt me, and I’m not

held his tongue. Just as he was about

You think I’d actually starve her?” His

course.” With that, he exited the study, already picturing a plate piled high with juicy cherries,

her voice barely a whisper when she spoke, “You mentioned Jayden’s parents didn’t care for him. Why is Bryce so

often shoulders the burden of expectations and becomes a pawn

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