Chapter 1221:
Jayden paused, his voice barely a whisper. “I… entertained the thought.”
Anger flared in Elyse as she jabbed him in the arm. Her teeth clenched; she spat out, “Have you completely lost your senses? How could you even think about confining me? If you dared, I’d make sure to shoot you.”
Jayden stepped back, his voice faltering. “How did you even find out about this?”
Elyse couldn’t suppress a chuckle. “I heard about your secret operations, all the whispers and shadows, your exclusion of everyone from your plans.”
She scoffed. “I had to see with my own eyes. It’s a good thing I trusted my instincts, or you would have stumbled right into a trap.”
“I rarely lose,” Jayden protested weakly. “But my grandma broke his promise…”
Elyse cut him off with a dismissive scoff. “And you expected him to keep it, given your stubbornness? He loathes you and planned your downfall. Yet there you went, charging in alone, convinced of your own cunning. Whom were you trying to impress? Me? Are you aware of how perilously close you were to death?”
Jayden, soaked in sweat, stood in silence. Elyse’s relentless barrage felt like an onslaught, each word slicing deeper into his resolve. His determination crumbled, and he averted his gaze from Elyse’s accusing eyes. “Alright, enough,” he muttered, his tone tinged with defeat. “Is this really the time to lay blame?”
Fueled by his surrendered posture, Elyse raised her hand and struck him once more. “You’re a fool, Jayden!” she yelled, her voice heavy with sorrow. “Have you ever thought about what would happen to me if you got yourself killed? Or to our baby?”
Jayden’s mind blanked momentarily, then a wave of realization washed over him. “Wait, are you telling me you’re pregnant again?”
At that, Elyse drew a gun and pointed it directly at Jayden’s head, extinguishing his bravado instantly. “You relished making love to me, eager to father another child, and yet you act so recklessly?” Elyse hissed with venom. “If you continue being this reckless, I’ll marry someone else!”
Jayden’s face twisted in anguish. “I was wrong,” he admitted, his voice filled with desperation. “Please, don’t make any rash decisions. I promise to be more cautious. I want to be there for you and our child.”
Overwhelmed by her frustration, Elyse delivered a harsh kick to Jayden.
By some twist of fate, Enzo’s mercenaries had been decimated, leaving him alone and vulnerable on the floor, armed only with a cane. Both Enzo and Jayden shared the same critical flaw: overinflated egos. Jayden clung to the belief that he could solve all problems single-handedly, while Enzo, convinced of his superiority, thought he could easily subdue Jayden. His failure to rearm himself after his forces were wiped out was a testament to his arrogance.