Chapter 1573:

“Make sure she’s someone Corrie sees as a genuine threat,” Jayden advised, his tone firm.

Brook nodded, grabbed his laptop, and strode out the door.

Once Brook left, Jayden returned to the living room, only to find Elyse watching him, her gaze sharp as a blade.

The ease in Jayden’s demeanor vanished instantly. Sitting beside her, he asked carefully, “What’s wrong? Did I say something to upset you?”

Elyse’s eyes narrowed, her voice dripping with irony. “You know Corrie so well. Funny how I never noticed that before.”

Jayden’s heart sank. “That’s not what I meant.”

Elyse cut him off. “You understand her so thoroughly, but somehow, you couldn’t understand me? Or was it just that you didn’t want to?”

not like that, darling. Let me

a cold look before rising and retreating upstairs without another

looked to Driscoll, who

sit there. Go fix this before it

a step too late. The bedroom door slammed shut, the sound echoing like

swirling around him like a storm cloud. Recalling Peyton’s advice—”Never let your wife stew in anger; resolve it right away”—Jayden racked his

headed to the

was in the bathroom, the sound of running water masking her simmering anger. Suddenly, faint noises broke through the stillness of the room.

gaze landed on

she muttered, “Must’ve been the wind.” The moment she closed the window, a pair of hands seized her, pulling her back toward the

gasped, her voice caught in her throat. A hand clamped gently over her mouth before she could scream. In the next instant, her towel slipped, and she felt a sharp tug as

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