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?”

curled from his lips as he stared through the windshield, his eyes

chance just before she vanished. He had 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 wrestled with the reality of her demise, immersing himself in the endless tide

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oppressively. It was as though a mountain of stone weighed down upon his chest. This yearning tortured him, a slow,

are you hiding from me? Don’t you wish to see me anymore?” he whispered into the void. The

to the filter. With a sigh,

abruptly slackened under his grip.

thunderous crash, the car barreled into

paused their discussion about sleeping arrangements as the crash

that, Driscoll?”

sir,” Driscoll responded with due

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