Semua Bab Dead at Heart: Bab 721 - Bab 730

Jayson's lips were warm, carrying a cool, subtle scent. It hit Ariel's senses like a jolt.She froze at once. The anger that had been raging through her mind just moments ago stalled midstream.She couldn't process the situation and couldn't understand why Jayson would do something like this out of nowhere.Neither of them closed their eyes. Jayson didn't miss a single flicker of expression on her face.Before she could react, his other hand had already ended the call.It wasn't until Morgan's voice faded that Ariel snapped back to herself.Jayson's move had been too sudden. By the time she registered it, she had only taken a small step back."What are you doing?" She frowned slightly as she looked at him, feeling a bit puzzled.It wasn't really a big deal. After all, they had done this countless times before.But after so long, and with their previous unpleasant encounter, it was inevitable that she felt strange.After asking the question, Ariel lifted her hand to wipe her l

Morgan froze, his face pale with shock. He hadn't expected Jayson to speak so coldly and ruthlessly. Sweat ran down his temples. "I'll give them to you, but only after the money hits my account."By now, he was starting to understand just how capable Ariel was. She could even make Jayson go to such lengths to protect her.Gritting his teeth, he forced a stiff smile to smooth things over. "Jayson, look, this project was your suggestion. Now that problems have come up, you can't just stand by. I'm Ari's father, after all. You should at least take responsibility for her sake, shouldn't you?"Morgan was in a mess.The project ran into trouble suddenly, and the scheduled repayment date was fast approaching. If he didn't fix it fast, Sanderson Group could collapse entirely.Jayson leaned back in his chair and drummed his knuckles on the table. "If you had treated Ariel well, maybe we could still talk nicely today. But since you've long meant nothing to her, what right do you have to exp

"Give me the address." Samson started the car. His tone was sharp. He had a gut feeling that Cecilia was a ticking time bomb in her current state."Mind your own business. If you hadn't failed with Ariel, I wouldn't be in such a mess." Cecilia sneered."I'm flying to Fiorvell tomorrow for my exhibition, and I can't even finish the last painting. I sent Jayson an invitation, and he completely ignored me! Can you believe it? How could there be such a blind man?"Samson wasn't about to entertain her drunken rant.Cecilia had been edgy lately—typical artist quirks.He pulled up the tracking application he had previously placed on Cecilia's phone to check her location. She was at a private club, about two and a half hours away. It was quite far."Clear out your friends," he said coolly. "I'll come get you in a bit."…Ariel ran into Elsie at the corner while heading upstairs.Elsie had clearly been standing there for a while. She had probably overheard Ariel's earlier exchange with

As Ariel watched Cecilia being dragged out, dazed, she could already guess what had happened.There were plenty of police around.Outside the club, the wealthy heirs seemed completely unbothered by what was happening.Only Cecilia looked out of sorts. As she was being led away, she instinctively raised her head and caught sight of Jayson standing next to Ariel.For a split second, her flawless face paled. There was suspicion and disbelief in her eyes, but she still got into the police car.Only then did Samson snap out of his thoughts and go to negotiate with the police.The large crowd departed in a grand procession.Samson stayed behind, his lips pressed tightly together as he fixed his gaze on Jayson. Just then, he started walking toward them."Mr. Larkin, is this a coincidence?"When Samson walked over, his gaze lingered on Ariel's face for a moment before he turned back to Jayson. "Are you just aware of Cecilia's incident, or are you behind it?"Jayson looked at him calm

Even Perry's expression had turned complicated. He clenched his fists at his sides.It would be a lie to say that he wasn't shocked.Anyone could see Jayson's care for Ariel now. It turned out that he loved her so much.Suddenly, a chilling thought struck Perry.If Jayson cared for Ariel with such painstaking attention, had he really been unaware of Perry's feelings for her back then?The idea made Perry's throat dry, and his chest felt like it was being squeezed. He turned abruptly, walking away.Matt didn't notice at first. He quickly turned and called out, "Aren't you going in? We just said we'd eat together."Perry didn't answer.All of a sudden, he felt ashamed and unable to face Jayson.Besides, he still hadn't been able to forget Ariel. He needed time to steady himself again.…When Samson reached the police station, Cecilia had already gone through the urine test.The moment she saw him, her expression was icy. "I want out. Tonight."She didn't want to stay here an