Chapter 1453:

Without raising her eyes from her meal, Elyse explained, “He’s a friend of my cousin Pearce’s. Pearce asked him to take care of me, so he includes me in all the fun events.”

“Ah, I get it now,” Chloe responded, a realization lighting up her face. “That explains his keen interest.” With a playful tone, she teased, “Just make sure Jayden doesn’t see how caring he is. He might start to feel a bit jealous.”

Elyse looked up, her expression a mix of surprise and curiosity. “Really? Do you think it’s gotten that serious?”

“Difficult to say definitively,” Chloe admitted, her voice tinged with uncertainty. “But Jayden can be rather territorial. If he hears about someone else treating you with such kindness, he’d be seething.”

Elyse opened her mouth to reply, then halted abruptly, struck by a sudden insight.

Recently, Jayden had seemed oddly unsettled after bumping into Victor. Could it really be jealousy stirring within him?

took root, it

“Look

sparkled with excitement. “Absolutely! I’ve never been to one before. I’m itching to

walked, Elyse playfully hooked her arm through Chloe’s.

and teasing. “Darling, with your company, who even needs a

light and teasing. “Oh, come on, you need to snag a

faded immediately. The thought of

seats at the auction, buzzing with anticipation. Moments later, Elyse’s gaze was

eyes lingered on their backs, something about them felt oddly familiar. Then the woman shifted,

Elyse’s startled expression, leaned in with a worried frown. “What’s up? You look like you’ve seen

Elyse’s voice was a low murmur. “Over

Chloe could even ask about Freda,

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