Chapter 1068:

Hearing this, Elyse questioned, “Will all these schemes and battles end? Am I just supposed to stay here forever?”

“Not forever. I’ll resolve this soon. Don’t worry. Just wait for me,” Jayden assured her, his voice calm yet firm, attempting to ease her anxiety.

Elyse let out a bitter laugh, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Here we go again—waiting. We’re divorced, and yet you still want me to wait around for you? What is it with you and always making me wait?”

She jabbed her finger sharply into Jayden’s chest, frustration seeping into her every word. “What gives you the right to keep me waiting my whole life?” Tears threatened to spill as a wave of helplessness washed over her, her nose tingling with emotion.

Desperate to hide her vulnerability, she spun on her heel and retreated into the room. Jayden tried to follow her inside, but the door slammed shut inches from his face, the sound echoing in the hallway.

flicker of guilt crept up on him. He knew his actions had hurt her, and while part of him regretted it,

heavily in his heart. Having

to give her the kind of future she deserved—one free

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edge of the bed, choking back quiet sobs as the tears finally

and after a while, she leaned against the pillow, biting her lip as anxiety gnawed

she finally drifted off into a deep, uneasy sleep. Jayden, ever watchful, quietly slipped into the room. Seeing her fast asleep, he tiptoed closer, his

danced with death more times than he cared to count, dodging bullets and charging through gunfire. There were moments when he was sure he’d never make it back to her, when hope seemed like a distant

determination to return to her that fueled him, keeping him moving even when everything else told him to give up. He believed that even if he couldn’t stand on his own two feet, he’d crawl his

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