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.”

his chest, her tone playfully defiant. “No. I don’t want to. I just want to hold you.” Her stubborn insistence only added to the awkward tension in the

worry. “She’s drunk. We should really just take

a hand gently over her mouth and tugged

an eyebrow, his gaze cold and

arms. His movements were firm but careful, as though she were a package he didn’t particularly want but couldn’t avoid handling. Elyse stared at them, her jaw slack with

glance over his shoulder, his voice steady and unreadable.

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

was calm, almost teasing. “And if she did, what exactly would you do about it? She’s a grown woman. She didn’t let go, right? That means she’s okay being

frowned, but before she could respond, Jayden softened his voice, trying to reassure her. “Honey, don’t get worked

head snapped toward him, eyes narrowing with suspicion. “What do you mean by that? What exactly do I

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