Chapter 1481:

Gavin’s mouth twitched, his disbelief plain as day. Her shift in tone was faster than he could track.

Elyse opened her mouth to object, but before she could get a word out, Jayden slid an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. His voice was low, a mixture of teasing and warning. “Let them have their moment.”

Elyse’s face was a storm of emotions. “Gavin might actually hit her!” she whispered fiercely, her eyes flicking toward Gavin’s clenched fists.

Jayden smirked, shaking his head. “He’s a gentleman. He wouldn’t do that.”

But when he caught sight of Gavin’s white-knuckled hands, he added with a chuckle, “Unless, of course, she pushes him too far.”

Despite his clear frustration, Gavin managed to restrain himself. His voice was clipped as he spoke. “Let go.”

want to. I just want to hold you.” Her stubborn insistence only added to the awkward tension in

drunk. We should really just

say more, Jayden pressed a hand gently over her mouth and tugged her

raised an eyebrow, his gaze cold and calculating. “So, this is her

scooped Freda up into his arms. His movements were firm but careful, as though she were a package he didn’t particularly want but couldn’t avoid

cast a quick glance over his shoulder, his voice steady and unreadable. “You two carry on. Freda and I need to have a

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tightened with worry, her voice trembling. “Freda won’t actually

almost teasing. “And if she did, what exactly would you do about it? She’s a grown woman. She didn’t let go,

“Honey, don’t get worked up over other people’s problems. Let’s focus on us for

“What do you mean by that? What exactly do I need to focus on? And stop holding me—I just want to go

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