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 me

look before rising and retreating

to Driscoll, who was sitting

throat. “Don’t just sit there. Go fix this before

Elyse upstairs. But he was a step too late. The bedroom door slammed shut, the sound echoing like

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

later, he 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. She paused, turning off the water. Wrapped in her towel, she stepped

she saw nothing amiss, but when her gaze landed on the open window, unease prickled her skin. She distinctly remembered leaving it

it warily, she muttered, “Must’ve been the wind.” The moment she closed the

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 Jayden lifted one

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