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?”

back in his study chair, the weight of his despair pressing down on him. Was he really going to let Elyse hold this kind of power over him? What

urge for a cigarette crept up on him. Suddenly,

sharp,

he stammered, flustered. “That’s rude, you

“Knock? Are you seriously asking me

“I… I was just startled.

with Jordy’s guilty expression, her suspicion deepening. Folding her arms, she demanded, “Have you been

“What? Why would you even think that? How

of perfume clinging to Jordy when he had come home. It was subtle,

his head instantly.

“You’re not getting any younger, Jordy. You wouldn’t dare betray me at this point,

way past my prime. Who would even be interested in an

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