Chapter 1423:

Jayden’s jaw tightened. Her obliviousness to Victor’s ulterior motives grated on him.

To Jayden, Victor’s so-called advice was the sugar coating on a poisonous pill, and Elyse seemed all too willing to swallow it whole.

Jayden realized he needed to do something.

His silence only stoked Elyse’s annoyance. She threw up her hands. “Fine! You want to sulk? Be my guest. Go back to your room. I’m done with this conversation. I need sleep.”

But Jayden, feeling her dismissal like salt on an open wound, dropped onto her bed with an air of defiance.

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m sleeping here tonight.”

Elyse’s eyes widened. “Are you out of your mind? Who said you could stay here?”

Without missing a beat, Jayden sauntered toward the bathroom. “Grab me some pajamas from my room,” he ordered.

arms,

smirked, unbothered. “Fine.

jaw tightened. “You wouldn’t

was low and confident. Of course, he would dare. They’d shared far more intimate moments,

Elyse stomped off to fetch his

the water ran in the shower, Elyse found her thoughts drifting to Victor’s

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words? Would some space between her

emerged, toweling his damp hair, he found Elyse lost in thought.

setting in, nodded and headed to the bathroom. When she returned,

asked,

beside him. “Stop acting like I’m a villain.

contemplating retreating to his room instead. Better to avoid whatever game he was

saw through her in an instant. Before she could escape, he tugged her back, tossing her onto the bed

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