Chapter 1164:

Edward smiled warmly. “That’s alright. Now’s your chance to get to know me better, as a friend, as someone you can trust.”

Elyse momentarily stiffened, then unknowingly sighed in relief. Realizing what she had done, she was even more surprised.

Edward chuckled. “I’m guessing you felt relieved when you heard I was stepping back to just be a friend?”

Blushing, Elyse quickly took a bite of her food, trying to cover her embarrassment. “How could I possibly think that?”

“You wear your emotions on your sleeve, so it’s easy for me to read your feelings.”

The waiter began serving the dishes again, and they paused their conversation to quietly savor the food.

said, “Jayden loves you

glanced up nonchalantly.

I nearly did the same to him. We fought intensely, each trying to eliminate the other

are out of your minds?” She recalled Jayden’s injuries

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aching all over. Despite the rush of adrenaline, all I wanted by the end was to just lie

fell silent. Elyse couldn’t contain her curiosity and asked, “Then what happened? Did you two end

drained. My determination was strong, but my body felt weak. Just as I considered sitting down to rest, Jayden, his eyes red with

took on a

condition than I was. His breathing was so labored that I feared he might need medical attention

retold this, his expression blended completely with admiration. He continued, “At that moment, as I faced Jayden, it dawned on me that I’m not his equal. While I wanted to rest, he was determined to keep going. He couldn’t bear

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