The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 226

Chapter 226

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A little while earlier, Jayden had quickly walked away, pretending to be hurt by Deborah's 'betrayal."

He also noticed a reporter following them closely, which meant Marie had paid someone to record everything happening to create a scandal around their breakup. "Jayden..." Marie called out as she ran to catch up with him, grabbing his arm.

"Marie, seriously... I want to be alone," he said, stopping to look at her, trying to hold back tears.

"No, my love, don't cry. That woman doesn't deserve it, she said, moving closer to touch his face and trying to dry his tears.

This close moment was discreetly photographed, just as Marie had planned. She continued playing the role of the supportive shoulder for her beloved.

"But I loved her, and... and I thought the three of us..."

"If what you want is a family, I can give you that," she said, taking his face in her hands.

"What..." Jayden looked at her, confused.

"Yes, Jayden, you know, all this time we've been apart, never stopped thinking about you."

"If that's true, then tell me, why didn't you ever look for me? Why did you move to another country?" he asked, pulling her hands away.

"That was beyond my control," she complained. "It happened because of my parents."

"What do you mean?"

"Right after we broke up, my parents had a huge fight that led to their divorce, and my mom took me abroad," she explained with a grimace. "And because she was hurt, she wouldn't let me call you or look for my friends because she didn't want anything reminding her of the place where she suffered so much."

"I see," he said, grimacing. "I'm sorry to hear that, but..."

""But what?"

"The fight back then really affected me, and when you decided to ignore me, I figured you just didn't care anymore, and that's why..."

"No, no, Jayden, don't jump to conclusions," she said, a little desperate. "What happened then was because I was jealous that your hobby seemed more important than our relationship, and..."

"What? That doesn't make any sense."

"I know, now that I'm older, I realize it was stupid. But at the time, I was a kid, and I acted very immaturely by trying to force you to change your interests for me, she confessed, grimacing as she hugged him. "I've been living in regret and guilt ever since." Jayden tried not to make any gestures or movements, even though he wanted to roll his eyes at her obviously false speech.

"Jayden, give me a chance to show you that I am the woman who will make you happy forever," she said,

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Chapter 226

looking into his eyes.

"I don't know..."

"Don't think about it, just go with the flow," she said, standing on tiptoe to try to kiss him, but Jayden quickly pulled away to avoid the contact, leaving her feeling a bit frustrated. "Jayden..."

"I think it's too soon for that, Marie... I really do want to be alone."

"No... the last thing you should do right now is be alone," she said, taking his hands. "Instead, let's get out of here," she declared, guiding him toward the parking lot. "Come with me so you can get away from everything because you won't replace the peace you need at home right now. 1 suppose you're right."

1 am because I care about you," she assured him as they headed out of the mall.

At that moment, the reporter stopped following them.

"I'm going to get filthy rich with this exclusive," the reporter said excitedly, but then he ran into two people who looked at him angrily.

"If you don't mind, hand over your camera and phone," Max demanded.

"Unless you want to lose more than just your career," Danielle added,

"What? Who are you?!" the reporter asked angrily, protecting his recordings. "You can't do this to me. Don't you know about freedom of speech, and..."

"In that case, I have the freedom to sue you for recording my son without his consent," said Samantha, who was with the siblings and holding several bags of children's clothes.

The reporter was terrified because he knew that this woman's word was law-just one word from her could cost him his job. So, reluctantly, he handed over all the material before getting dragged out of the place.

"Phase one complete," Danielle said.

"Excellent, everyone. Now let's take these purchases to the car before we follow my son," Samantha said. "Yes, ma'am," the siblings responded enthusiastically, following Samantha's orders.

Samantha took the reporter's phone and sent a message to Marie, telling her that the scandal would be on the evening news so that she wouldn't suspect anything was amiss.

Meanwhile, Marie had managed to get Jayden into her car, and now they were headed to her house, where the scene was already set for them to 'accidentally' end up in bed together and have several reporters photograph them.

'In a few minutes, you'll be forgotten, Deborah... and I'll become the new Mrs. Cooper," Marie thought, adjusting her clothes to reveal a bit more of her cleavage and pressing herself against Jayden to tempt him.