Chapter 1339:

A palpable silence enveloped them, thick and oppressive, until Shaun finally turned to Jayden. “Seems your wife doesn’t mince her words, does she?”

Jayden arched an eyebrow. “She speaks only the truth. Your devotion to Tracy hasn’t exactly been compelling. You seem far more entangled with Dolores and her brother.”

Shaun opened his mouth, perhaps to object, but no words came out. He turned away, leaving the room in a hushed, heavy-footed retreat.

Watching his disheartened departure, Jayden quipped, “Seems like you’ve shattered him.”

Elyse snorted. “Shattered? Please. I’ve barely scratched the surface. The man’s as brittle as early morning frost.”

Jayden chuckled, his arm snaking around Elyse’s waist. “I’m a bit delicate myself,” he murmured playfully. “Mind if I stay over tonight, darling?”

stared through the windshield, his eyes vacant and haunted. Had he really been so blind? Was his trust

clung to that hope more fiercely than anything else in his life, yearning for a fresh start with her. For half a year, he had

content live

consciousness, particularly in the

stone weighed down upon his chest. This

you wish to see me anymore?” he

With a sigh, Shaun stubbed

the steering wheel abruptly slackened under his grip.

the car barreled into a

about sleeping arrangements as the crash echoed

was that, Driscoll?”

find out, sir,” Driscoll responded

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