Chapter 744:

As soon as she finished speaking, she covered her mouth, taken aback by her own audacity. Jayden tilted his head and sneered, “I wouldn’t look twice at cheap trash like you.” Fiona’s face went pale, and she was speechless for a moment. Jayden tossed the phone back to her and began to leave. Fiona tried to follow, but when Jayden turned and glared at her, she froze in fear. Jayden flexed his wrist menacingly. “If you dare follow me, I’ll throw you off this box.” Fiona’s face drained of color as she forced a nervous smile. “You’re joking, right? You wouldn’t really do that.” Jayden chuckled darkly. “Aren’t I the good man you were just talking about? Why are you so scared now?” Fiona wanted to protest, but the cold, serious look in Jayden’s eyes silenced her. He wasn’t joking. The threat was real, and the man before her could indeed throw her off the box without a second thought. Terror-stricken, Fiona’s legs gave way, and she collapsed onto the floor. Jayden stared at her, unyielding. “So you don’t believe me?” He rolled up his sleeves, making a move as if to pick her up and hurl her into the audience. “No! No! I believe you. I believe you’d do it,” Fiona shouted, thoroughly terrified. She could never have imagined this dark, dangerous side of Jayden, and she couldn’t accept it. She backed away, her voice trembling. “Don’t come near me. Don’t touch me.” Seeing her crawl away, Jayden turned without a second glance. To him, her self-destructive behavior was less interesting than dealing with Elyse.

Elyse had returned to her lounge and was sitting on the sofa, messaging Irving and Gavin. Neither had expected Elyse to play the violin while dancing, but both assured her that her performance was impressive and far from the worst. Relieved by their feedback, Elyse felt a bit more at ease. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. Assuming it was a staff member, Elyse got up to open it without hesitation. When she saw Jayden standing in the doorway, she had no time to react before he pushed past her and entered. Elyse tried to push him out, but he remained firm and locked the door behind him. Sensing the tension in his mood, Elyse instinctively backed away, wary. “What are you doing here? What do you want?” “Just came to see a certain disobedient woman,” Jayden said, flexing his fingers. “I warned you last time. Don’t get too close to other men.” With slow, measured steps, Jayden approached Elyse. In a cold voice, he said, “You didn’t listen to me at all. Not only did you get close to other men, but you let a man touch your foot.” Bewildered, Elyse didn’t understand what he was talking about. Then it hit her. She remembered Fiona taking a photo, so there was a possibility she could have tipped Jayden off. Elyse started seeing red. “What do you think gave you the right to say that to me? You said we got close, but the fact is that we’ve always been just platonic. What about you, then? You divorced me, and now you have a girlfriend. How can you possibly think you have any right to act like this to me?” . . .