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

glint sparked in her eyes. Just because Jayden said she

continued eating, but a wave of weakness washed over her. She slumped back in her chair, staring listlessly at the ceiling as she

Driscoll reached Jayden’s study and

Jayden’s muffled voice. He looked up from his computer screen as Driscoll entered. “What is

food to Elyse? As if reading his mind, Jayden scoffed. “If I told you not to

“if you don’t truly want to

washing over him. He’d hoped she’d stay away from

about me?” he roared, slamming his fist on the

there’s a misunderstanding. She isn’t that type of person. We’ve all witnessed

glared at him. “You’re still defending her? She hurt me, and I’m not allowed to be

his tongue. Just as he was about to

her whatever she wants. You think I’d actually starve her?”

slightly. “Of course.” With that, he exited the study, already picturing a plate piled

when she spoke, “You mentioned Jayden’s parents

and becomes a pawn in inheritance battles. The younger one, naturally, becomes

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