Chapter 540:

Jayden was behind the wheel on the dark night, the threat of rain looming overhead. He pressed the accelerator, making his way toward Corrie’s location.

Upon receiving her location, a brief flicker of surprise had crossed his face, quickly replaced by realization. Today was the day of his grandpa’s gathering.

Jayden instantly grasped that Corrie had seized the opportunity to betray him and curry favor with Enzo.

The sudden death of the bodyguard monitoring Corrie solidified his suspicions: his grandpa had to be behind it.

Jayden’s expression chilled as he pondered Corrie’s deeper motives. He had always known she was ambitious, a woman striving to rise at every opportunity, but her audacity to align with his grandpa shocked him. Enzo was far from benevolent.

A throbbing pain in his abdomen jolted Jayden back to reality, and he accelerated even more.

Meanwhile, Corrie had been walking alone on the serpentine road for what seemed like an eternity. Just as rain threatened to fall, she heard the sound of a car horn. Looking up, she saw Jayden’s car approaching.

A flicker of smug satisfaction crossed her face as she hurried to the car and swung the door open.

Before she could even buckle her seatbelt, Jayden floored the accelerator, eager to leave. Corrie, unaware that Jayden had pieced together her connection with Enzo, feigned indignation. “Brook Owen is no gentleman.

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abandoned me on the way home without a second thought for my safety. You’ve always

however, ignored her complaints and kept his focus on the

you stop pretending to be disabled? I thought you could keep up the act for

you’re concerned about me, you didn’t have to expose yourself

watched Corrie’s unconvincing performance, he snorted with disdain. “Stop the act. Do you think you

smile. “Why would you think that? That’s

stepped on the gas pedal and steered them toward a

further. She pulled out her phone, snapped a few selfies, and slyly captured part of

Facebook with a caption: “So happy to have

the hospital, saw her post

immediately understood that Corrie was deliberately

friends, speculation began swirling about the identity of “the friend” mentioned in her post. Scrolling through the comments, Peyton’s heart sank as someone identified

the consequences, Peyton couldn’t help but worry

Elyse. To

screenshot of Corrie’s post and sent it to Jayden, confident that Jayden had the means to handle situations

the passenger seat. Time seemed to drag on, and she

was startled to find they were ascending a

puzzled expression, Corrie blurted out, “Where are you

face remained stoic, giving nothing

Corrie as she attempted to open the car door, only to

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