Chapter 1182:

Elyse blinked, momentarily stunned. “Sounds just like her,” she said dryly. “What happened after that?”

Peyton replied, “Jayden went in alone, rescued her, and took out the enemy while he was at it.”

Elyse couldn’t help but let out a short, sarcastic laugh. “So it’s the classic scene everyone loves: after being saved, she instantly falls for him. Am I right?”

Peyton chuckled. “Close, but she didn’t fall for him because of the rescue. She fell for him while he was yelling at her afterward. Apparently, Jayden looked ‘especially cool’ while scolding her.”

Elyse stared at him, incredulous. “Is she out of her mind?”

Peyton’s laughter rang through the room, hearty and amused. “Who knows? Maybe she’s convinced Jayden’s the world’s most charming man. But yeah, everyone knows she’s into him, and they all know Jayden has zero interest.”

Elyse smirked, shaking her head. “In some strange way, that makes her a bit of a legend, doesn’t it?”

“Oh, she’s famous around here,” Peyton replied, grinning. “People even have bets going about when Jayden will finally fall in love with her.”

ease. “Jayden’s a magnet for trouble; it’s

chuckled. “And how do you know

he’s dragged me into plenty of it! The guy’s a disaster magnet.” Then, as if a lightbulb went off, he sat up, suddenly serious. “Don’t forget, he was raised by Enzo. Jayden’s a workaholic—great at what he does, but the rest? He’s hopeless. You

“Yeah, outside of his job,

issue. But when it comes to feelings, he’s clueless. When it comes to you, he becomes a total wreck. You have no idea how ridiculous he got after you left. If we weren’t so close, I would’ve shared all his

an eyebrow, intrigued. “Really? What did

Peyton opened his mouth to respond, the door swung open

magic

his brow furrowed in annoyance. “Who are you planning to expose online?” he

eyes darting between Elyse and Jayden before clamping his

narrowing at Peyton. “What are you still doing here? Get

not without

the door shut behind him, Jayden turned to Elyse, who

raising an eyebrow, countered, “Who told you

Edward both mentioned it,” Jayden answered, rubbing his eyes tiredly as

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