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?”

that, darling. Let

cold look before rising and retreating upstairs without another

to Driscoll, who was

“Don’t just sit there.

bedroom door slammed shut, the sound echoing like a gavel sealing his fate. He tried the

Peyton’s advice—”Never let your wife stew in anger; resolve

headed

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

saw nothing amiss, but when her gaze landed on the

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

In the next instant, her towel slipped, and she felt a sharp

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