Chapter 73 A Charity Case

When a moment passed and Elyse still said nothing, a sly glint entered Brook's eyes. "You can't answer, can you?" he asked in a voice that was louder than usual. "Did you marry Jayden because you had no other options back then?"

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Jayden was silent, too, but his clenched fists betrayed his feelings.

In truth, he was surprised to find that he cared about Elyse's answer more than he initially thought. He was desperate to know whether she had feelings for him or it had all been wishful thinking.

He felt that his doubts were justified. Who would fall in love with a cripple, anyway?

The longer Elyse thought about how best to handle the question, the longer Jayden suffered in silence.

"I'm sorry for taking so long," she finally said. "I don't take your question lightly, so I needed to think carefully about my feelings for Jayden. She took Jayden's hands then, oblivious to the turmoil inside him. "All I know for sure is that my feelings for him are deeper and stronger than they were when I first with him."

Brook's eyes narrowed with interest. "What do you mean by that?"

"As you may already know, we got married because both of our partners bailed on us at the last

minute. That was all it was at first. But after spending some time together, our

relationship..."

look for the right words to describe their

realize that she couldn't.

understood what she wanted to say. "We

relief.

think about

she was actually

in love with Jayden!

she was struck by lightning. She sat frozen, shocked by

"So? What does

face turned a bright shade of red. "I-1

to her feet. "I'm sorry, I need to go to

guys keep talking."

in bewilderment. But Brook was

the room.

enjoyment. The next chapter is

Jayden, after all, Their relationship is better than

How surprising

and sighed. When would Jayden ever figure out what was going on between him and

"I'l just have to let her off the hook

and raised an eyebrow. "Since she isn't here anymore, stop beating around the bush and state your business.

though he was offended by the question. "Jayden! 'Am

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