The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson

Chapter 227

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After adjusting her clothes, Marie tried to cling to Jayden's arm, hoping to tempt him with her body.

Unfortunately, she noticed that he wasn't interested or reacting to her flirting; he was just staring out the window, which frustrated her a bit... but she wouldn't give up. She was determined to make him forget that woman and become the only owner of his heart.

Jayden, on the other hand, was holding back the urge to push her away because he was disgusted by women like her, especially when he knew the real reason behind her sudden persistence.

To distract himself and ignore Maric, he kept his mind busy thinking about Deborah, knowing they should be on their way to the key point where the police were waiting to arrest those women. Roger had better protect her, or he'd have to answer to him.

Just then, he received a message, which he discreetly checked, noticing it was from Caroline with a picture of James playing with Christian and two stuffed animals. The image was accompanied by a text that read: "As Debbie said, he likes stories, especially if you pretend the stuffed animals are telling them."

Jayden resisted the urge to smile at the message and quickly put his phone away so Marie wouldn't suspect anything.

"Is she messaging you?" Marie asked, noticing his movements.

"Yeah, but I don't want to respond."

"Why don't you turn off your phone so she can't bother you?"

"No, because I need to be available in case one of my parents calls."

"Oh, okay," she said, making a face. The plan was for him to be unreachable... but she couldn't argue with that.

They fell into silence until they arrived at her house.

"Make yourself comfortable, love," she said, pointing to the couch. "I'll go get you something to drink so you can relax a bit." "Thanks," he said, closing the door without locking it, then sitting down.

Marie smiled and immediately went to the kitchen to pour two glasses of cola, adding something special to one of them.

'If this works like that old woman said, I'll become Mrs. Cooper tonight, Marie thought excitedly, having taken several pills to ensure she'd get pregnant if they had sex that night.

Jayden glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, noticing she wasn't being very discreet, but he pretended not to see anything. Just then, he received a message from Deborah saying: "All clear on my end, I'll be there in five to rescue my beautiful blonde princess." Jayden shook his head with amusement and quickly put his phone away.

""Here you

go, love," Marie said, sitting next to him and handing him one of the glasses.

"Thanks," he said, accepting the drink but setting it on the coffee table. "Hey, can I ask you something?"

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Chapter 227

"Sure,

go ahead."

So... have you missed me?"

"Of course... actually, after everything that's happened, I'd really like us to give it another try."

"Another try?"

"Yes... because what we had back then was something really special and romantic, so I think we should start fresh."

"I think you're right because I really want to forget Deborah."

"And I promise you that with me, you'll forget her," Marie said, leaning in to kiss him.

Jayden looked bored at yet another attempt and moved slightly to put some distance between them.

"Jayden?" Marie was confused because she thought she'd gotten closer to him, so she didn't understand why he was still rejecting her.

"Before we even consider thinking about something like a relationship between us," he began, looking her in the eyes, "I'd like to ask you a few questions about some things I noticed after our breakup." "Um... sure, go ahead," she said, a bit confused.

"Why did my mom hate you?"

"What...?"

"Why couldn't my mom stand you?"

"Um... well, to be honest, I never really understood her attitude toward me, but..."

"But she treated you badly because she quickly saw how fake, arrogant, and spoiled you were, right?" Jayden said, frowning.

"Uh..." Marie backed away a little, scared. "J-Jayden, what...?"

"And now you're conveniently coming back to force me to be with you, caring very little about my happiness... just like you always did because your whims were all that mattered, right?"