Chapter 1230:

Darren offered some comfort. “It might seem worse now, but it’s always been rough. You just used to ignore the issues.”

Entering the hotel, Jayden and Darren decided to skip the elevator and headed straight for the smoking area on the ground floor.

Leaning against the wall, Darren fixed his gaze on Jayden as he smoked quietly. Breaking the silence, he said, “Do you know what shows someone has really grown up?”

Jayden raised his eyebrows. “What’s that?”

“It’s not about getting rich or becoming famous. It’s about having the skills and the duty to fix problems,” Darren explained.

Darren glanced at his hand. “I used to be so scared of performing in front of an audience. When I stood on stage, the fear felt like a hungry monster, swallowing me whole. The audience below looked like monsters, ready to watch me embarrass myself and fail. I felt certain that if I messed up, they would rush at me and tear me to shreds.”

Jayden’s eyebrows raised. “But you got past that fear. How?”

that I wasn’t that scared little boy on stage anymore. I had

how I used to be, conflicted between your

said nothing more, smoking until his cigarette was just a stub. Then he

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took the elevator, parting ways as

in his room, Jayden lay in

had suggested he was immature, but nearing 30, how

thoughts wandered to Elyse, wondering what she thought of

wondered if she

began to

Elyse settled in for the night, her phone rang.

so overwhelming, I forgot to tell you

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