Chapter 1205:
By the time she reached Jayden’s room, the drug’s effects had fully taken hold. To counter this, she’d devised a backup plan to ruin Elyse’s reputation. She’d arranged for a cup of hot milk to be sent from the cafeteria. She’d also stationed two men outside Elyse’s room; if her scheme with Jayden failed, he would find Elyse engaged in an intimate scene with them. Amanda thought her plan flawless. Still, she couldn’t understand how it had gone so wrong.
The moment Jayden entered, the two men disappeared. She was left alone, the effects of the drug intensifying, making it painfully clear this was no fantasy. It was all too real.
“Jayden, open the door! I’ve been drugged! Please, let me in!” Amanda banged on his door, but when there was no response, her frustration mounted. In a mix of anger and desperation, she yelled, “Elyse and I are both women! Why can’t you show me a little kindness? I can do everything Elyse can do. I’m just as good in bed. You’d see if you’d just try it once.”
“Why can’t you just let go?” Hardy stepped from the shadows.
She stared, shocked, then realized. “You’re the one who messed up my plan, right? Hardy, are you even on my side? Can’t you bear to see me happy?”
Hardy gave her a cold look. “Why should I support you? You’re setting up cruel schemes, and I won’t stand by and let it happen.”
Amanda broke down. “But you swore to my brother you’d look out for me. And look what you’ve done! You’ve wrecked my happiness.”
Hardy replied, “Jayden isn’t your happiness. It’s your stubbornness that’s causing problems. He loves Elyse, and you can’t split them apart.”
Amanda sneered, “You’re just a coward. You have feelings for her but won’t go after her, yet you want to hold me back. You idiot!”
Hardy gazed at her with disgust. “I’ve always wondered how you came to that conclusion. What have I done or said to make you think that?” He looked her over. “But before you point fingers at me, maybe you should clean up your own mess. You bought cheap aphrodisiacs. You’ll have to rely on your own body for an antidote. Don’t expect me to help you.”
Amanda clenched her teeth. “You promised my brother you’d take care of me. You can’t just stand by and do nothing.”
“First, yes, I did promise, but I never agreed to sleep with you. I have no intention of caring for you that way. Secondly, I don’t even desire you. A woman like you wouldn’t be worth my time, even if there were no strings attached.”