Chapter 1617:

It was Driscoll, standing with quiet respect. “Jordy and Zoe have invited you. Should I decline for you?”

Elyse paused, a thoughtful frown furrowing her brow.

“And what’s their connection to Jayden?” she asked, eyes narrowing slightly.

Driscoll chose his words carefully, weighing them in his mind. “I’d say it’s lukewarm. Neither particularly friendly nor hostile.”

Elyse’s eyes gleamed with understanding. “So, it’s not good. They’re clearly up to something. Decline it, please.” She suppressed a yawn.

The news of Elyse’s rejection landed like a sucker punch in Jordy’s gut. “She won’t even see me? It’s clear she’s hell-bent on exposing me and Corrie. How can she be so heartless?”

pressing down on him. Was he really going to let Elyse hold this kind of power over him? What claim

as the urge for a cigarette crept up on

sharp, unsettling, making

knock?” he stammered,

Are you

“I… I was just startled.

expression, her suspicion deepening. Folding her arms, she demanded,

off guard. “What? Why would you even think that?

had come home. It

shook his head instantly. “Of course

getting any younger, Jordy. You wouldn’t dare betray me at

on, I’m way past my prime. Who

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