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

brow furrowed in thought. “Was the club situation really that intense

a mouthful, “Pretty standard. The governor’s been itching to shut that club down for ages. This shootout was like handing him the perfect

a sidelong glance at Edward, who seemed engrossed in the news.

hiding something? I’m your good friend,”

Elyse replied, sipping her milk

Edward patted his full stomach and eyed Elyse’s bed with a playful smirk. “Since I looked after you

back to your hotel room,” Elyse shot back without

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persisted, “Then how do you plan to compensate me for

indifference, retorted, “You can only

put on his coat, and

outside, his demeanor changed

the hotel and into a sleek luxury car waiting at the

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