Chapter 25 You Can Only Be MineReally Thats wonderful I was afraid Id upset you enough to start a hunger strike In that case Id feel terribly guilty Elyse said with a grinlwJayden gave her an eye roll and responded Youre not capable of that yetAlright then my dear hubby would you care to join me for a candlelight dinner in the garden Elyse fluttered her eyelashes mentioning Driscoll told me the chef has made loving steak for usEw You manage to make that sound rather unattractiveTheo was in his living room persistently trying to call Elyse thinking she would have calmed down after a few daysDespite dialing her number over and over each attempt was cut shortWhen he tried one last time he realized he had been blocked Looking at her name on his phone he was shocked that the woman who had once loved him so deeply could block him Had Lanny persuaded her to marry him or notContaining his anger Theo reached out to Lannys number He had provided him with numerous perks If Elyse agreed to marry him Lanny would benefit from all those resources and projectsTheo was well aware of Lannys character Given enough money Lanny would do anything even exploit his own daughterTheo was certain that if he could keep Lanny under his influence Elyse would return to himOnce the call connected Theo inquired patiently Mr Lloyd have you spoken with Elyse Leaving her at the wedding wasnt my intention Im still prepared to marry her Perhaps when shes feeling better we could organize another ceremonyHe considered his approach polite and was certain that Lanny wouldnot turn him down He leisurely poured himself a glass of wineanticipating that Elyse might reach out to him soon Did she thinkblocking him would solve everything He thought that was quite