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?

this thought took root, it

pushed her plate away and stood up, glancing at her watch. “Look at the time! We should head over to

never been to one

walked, Elyse playfully hooked her arm through Chloe’s. “Catch your eye on something

a theatrical lean, Chloe’s voice was warm and teasing. “Darling, with your company,

on, you need to snag a good one for yourself. Isn’t

immediately. The thought of going after Jayden’s

later, Elyse’s gaze was drawn to a man and a woman settling

lingered on their backs, something about them felt oddly familiar. Then the woman shifted, revealing her profile, and Elyse’s heart skipped

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

Elyse’s voice was a low murmur. “Over there—that’s Freda

could even ask about Freda, Elyse’s expression crumbled

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