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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me on the way home without a second thought for my safety.

ignored her complaints and kept his focus on the road

feigning his disability today, Corrie asked pointedly, “Why did you stop pretending to be disabled? I thought you could keep up the act for a

me, you didn’t have to expose yourself

think you can manipulate me as you

would you think that? That’s not what I

on the gas pedal and steered them toward a different

to Corrie, her next move would stir the pot further. She pulled out her phone, snapped a few selfies, and

“So

in the hospital, saw

understood that Corrie was

about the identity of “the friend” mentioned

help but worry about

stole a glance at Elyse. To his

post and sent it to Jayden, confident that Jayden had the means to handle situations beyond his

on, and she glanced out the window, expecting to

she was startled to find they

a puzzled expression, Corrie blurted out,

face remained stoic, giving nothing

as she attempted to open the car door, only to realize Jayden had locked it

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