Chapter 883:

Silence fell over the car, erasing the romantic tension Jayden had built. Regaining her composure, Elyse felt awkward and sheepishly pulled her hand away from Jayden’s lap. However, as she moved, he firmly pressed her back down.

“Now that you’ve hit me, are you calm?” Jayden asked, a helpless grievance in his tone, feeling a tingle on his cheek.

Elyse looked away, refusing to meet his eyes, and stubbornly said, “What more is there to say? We didn’t part ways over some unforgivable act.”

Jayden quietly replied, “Then why are you so severe with me?”

Anger nearly drove Elyse to laughter. She snapped, “You tried to control me, to stop me from competing! I pleaded with you, didn’t I? Was your treatment justified? I tried to talk, to truly connect with you. How did you respond? You deceived me time and again, kept me in the dark. Stop claiming it was for my benefit! You’ve repeated that so often, you must believe it yourself by now!”

Jayden looked long at the furious Elyse before softly asking, “Why do you try so hard to understand me? Do you really want to connect?”

This only infuriated Elyse more. She exclaimed, “What other reason could there be? I cared about you deeply! That’s why I couldn’t overlook our issues or simply ignore them!”

Still seething, she slapped Jayden again and sharply declared, “I should have done this much sooner, you heartless man!” Elyse longed to leave; her affection for Jayden had turned to disappointment and resentment.

Despite this, Jayden clung to her, embracing her tightly and burying his face in her chest like a child seeking solace.

He whispered, “You’ve hit me twice already. Isn’t that enough to calm you?”

“Leave my sight. Your mere presence irritates me,” Elyse snapped. After their divorce, she felt Jayden had lost all shame. She forcefully pushed him away, unwilling to speak with him. Jayden hadn’t reached out before their divorce, so why now? She was uninterested.

In response, Jayden quickly locked the car doors, signaling to Elyse that she couldn’t leave.

“Jayden! If you dare to confine me again, I will smash your face.” When she failed to open the doors after multiple tries, Elyse glared at him, filled with a desire to physically harm him.

Facing an enraged Elyse, Jayden’s breathing slowed, and he softly spoke, “Sweetheart, it’s too dangerous right now. I can’t leave you alone for your own safety.”

“Then explain the danger to me! What are your intentions? Are you scheming with Aarya and her father? Speak up! Have you lost your voice?” Elyse’s voice rose sharply. When Jayden remained silent, her anger intensified, and she began hitting him repeatedly.

Jayden didn’t fight back. He simply covered his head, allowing Elyse to release her frustration. Worn out from the assault, she sat down, breathing heavily.

Noticing her reddened hand, he reached out to soothe it, but she rejected him with a slap.

“Who gave you permission to touch me? Dare to touch me again!” she snapped fiercely. . . .