Chapter 761:

“Focus on your competition. I’ll make time to come and cheer you on next time,” he said before turning to leave, like a fleeting shadow at dusk.

Watching his retreating back, Elyse felt a bittersweet ache in her heart.

When Jayden decided to stay, no power on earth could make him leave. But when he decided to leave, no amount of pleading could make him stay.

Elyse pursed her lips. Some things never change, she thought, even after divorce.

Lost in thought, she barely noticed Edward’s entrance, bearing steaming hot bread. “Breakfast is served. Care to join me?”

Snapping back to reality, Elyse nodded and instinctively picked up the remote, turning on the TV.

Coincidentally, the news was covering a shootout at the club from the previous night.

The grim report detailed a chaotic scene with over a dozen fatalities and multiple injuries.

police had apprehended the ringleaders, putting them

in thought. “Was the club situation

The governor’s been itching to shut that club down for ages. This shootout was like handing

cast a sidelong glance at Edward, who seemed engrossed in the

think I’m hiding something? I’m your

have no proof,” Elyse replied, sipping

patted his full stomach and eyed Elyse’s bed with a playful smirk. “Since I looked after you all night, can I take a nap in your bed? Seems only fair, doesn’t

chance. Head back to your hotel room,” Elyse shot back without a

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persisted, “Then how do you plan

a mask of indifference, retorted, “You can only blame your

up, put on his coat, and

his demeanor

tune, he sauntered out of the hotel and into a sleek luxury

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