NovelUSAChapter 91: Elyse nodded. "She could see that much. In their eyes, I am nowhere near as valuable as Bryce," Jayden said calmly. "Of course, they would only care about the son they value." "What kind of parents are they?" Elyse's words cout in a whisper, but her tone was filled with indignation. "My family is very complicated. I'm afraid it cannot be defined by the normal standards of society," Jayden replied, taking her hand and squeezing it slightly. “Let's go to the dining room, shall we?" Elyse nodded, and they entered the dining hall together, sitting near one end of the table.
Shortly after, Jayden's grandpa Enzo appeared, leaning on his cane as he made his way over. His hair was gray, his face wrinkled, yet his eyes shimmered with both wit and vitality.
All at once, the atmosphere in the room shifted. Everyone becsilent and still, so much so that Elyse thought they had stopped breathing altogether. Even Bryce, who had been voicing his impatience moments ago, now sat upright in his chair.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEnzo's children stood up in unison and greeted him with the utmost respect.
"Sit down. It's just a family gathering, no need for all the fuss," Enzo said, sitting at the head of the table and sweeping his gaze over the rest of the occupants. When his eyes fell on Elyse, they stayed there.
More updates in GalShe held her chin high and braced herself. She already had a guess about what the old man would say to her. To her surprise, however, Enzo said nothing. His gaze lingered for a few more seconds before he turned to Jayden. "Let's eat." Elyse fixed her wary gaze on Enzo and breathed a small sigh of relief. He was so intimidating that the brief staredown just now had actually made her sweat.
"Sorry I'm late," a voice suddenly called out from the entrance. Everyone turned and saw Joanna walking over with a gift in hand.
"Mr. Enzo Owen, on behalf of the Foster family, I'm here to wish you a very happy birthday," she said, bowing to Enzo and handing the gift to the servant closest to her. Then she walked up to Jayden with a smile and placed her hands on his shoulders. "I miss you so much, Jayden." An eerie silence fell over the room. Jayden didn't even put his fork down. With his free hand, he grabbed one of Joanna's and broke her wrist with a single twist. The sound of her bones crunching echoed in the otherwise silent room, and Joanna's face twisted in pain.
"Ah! My hand!" Joanna exclaimed in agony.
Brook, who was sitting beside Jayden, was afforded a front-row view of what the latter had done. "Oh my! You broke Miss Foster's hand. That's very rude of you!" "Am I expected to be courteous after what she did to me?" Jayden countered.
Joanna all but wailed, "I know you're mad at me. I'll let you punishhowever you want, but please forgivejust this once." Unable to take the other woman's shamelessness, Elyse decided to speak up. "Today is Jayden's grandpa's birthday. Why are you bringing up the past all of a sudden?" But Joanna ignored her, instead biting her lower lip and giving Jayden a coy look. "I know I was wrong. But I already explained my reasons to your grandpa. He said that as long as you forgive me, the two of us can still—” Further down the table, Tess was furious at what she was seeing. Joanna's family had never been decent people, and now they had long since declined in social standing. Clinging onto the Owen family was their last hope.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe thing was, Tess never intended for Jayden to marry Joanna. It was just that the other young men in the Owen family refused to accept Joanna, so she had no choice but to match her with Jayden in the end.
If Tess were being honest, she didn't like Joanna at all. No one in their right mind would even consider her as a potential daughter-in-law.
Tess gritted her teeth and turned to glare at Enzo. "What do you mean by this, Dad? Have you forgotten all the shwe endured when Joanna fled her own wedding? Why did you even allow her to be here?"
The old man was unbothered. He took a bite of his food and sipped his drink before saying, "I thought lang and hard about it. The Foster family is a good business partner, and Joanna is smitten with Jayden. It makes perfect sense. Their marriage is back on the table." As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere changed yet again. The other occupants at the table turned to Jayden's parents with expressions ranging from mockery to disdain.
Jayden's parents were outraged, of course, but they didn't dare to protest. Enzo was deliberately humiliating them with this move.
"Grandpa Enzo!" Elyse cried out in anger. She swallowed her fear and faced the old man head on "What aboutthen? Tam Jayden's current and legal wife. Do you expectto just hand over my position and fade into the background?" mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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