Chapter 55 Giving Her Virginity Away For NothiwoLanny just told me that Mabel slept with Theo Ward Elyse said in a conflicted tone He wants us to go home to deal with the matterPeyton was horrified by the mention of Theos name Wait what Theo Ward He slept with your sister Werent you engaged to him beforeThats the one Elyse nodded and smiled bitterly She had always known that Mabel liked Theo and she had encouraged Mabel to pursue him the last time they met Even so this was way beyond what she could have imaginedHow did those two end up sleeping togetherOut of everyone present Jayden was the most collected He had looked into both Elyse and TheoTheo might not be a notorious playboy but he was far from being a saintThe man has a rather rich romantic history Jayden commented He started dating girls when he was quite young Hes just good at covering his tracksHow do you know so much about him Elyse asked her brows furrowed into a puzzled frow n You know more about him than I doPeyton rolled his eyes Why are you surprised He is your et of course your husband had to investigate himBut Elyse was still rather shocked How could Jayden or her to this extendAs for Jayden he had to clench his hands to keep from strangling PeytonAnyway Im going to see whats up Elyse said Im also curious cow this came aboutJayden nodded All right Youll be going on your own thoughYoure not going with her Peyton askedI dont want to get involved in this kind of thing Jayden answered without batting an eyeDriscoll thought back to what happened last time and chose te speelt up Excuse me Sir but I think you should go with your wie She might get bullied by her family againPeyton nodded in agreement Exactly I know you hate this bef thing but your wife needs someone to support her Whe when abe count on if you wont be there TheoJayden gritted his teeth Why were they all telling him to go to these vapid controversiesIts all right Elyse interjected I can go by myself inval how to use Jaydens name to my advantage anywacFor some reason this was the liost all that convewovFine Ill come with you
Elyse blinked at him and didnt know what to sayAfter finishing their afternoon tea the couple made their way to LannysThey had barely stepped through the front door when Elyse heard Mabels sobbing It sounded a lot more serious than the last time she had heard the sound Glenda was weeping as well Mother and daughter were huddled on the sofa while Lanny loomed over them his face red with anger He must have been berating them for a while nowHis expression immediately changed when he noticed Jayden and Elyse He walked over to them eager to pander to their needs Well Jaydens to be exactAt last youve come This family has descended into chaos I dont know what to do anymoreElyse blinked dumbfounded Who was this amiable middleaged man in front of herWho knew that her father was actually capable of kindnessTell your daughter to stop crying Jayden said in a strained voice as he pinched the bridge of his nose My head is starting to hurtLanny wasted no time He whirled around and barked viciously at Mabel Stop crying you shameless girl Youve annoyed Mr OwenMabel raised her head her tears still streaming down her face It was then that Elyse spotted the very obvious hickey on her sisters neckSo it really happened Elyse blurted out before she could stop herselfMabel had mixed feelings about Elyses shocked reaction On the one hand she felt smug at having successfully slept with the man that her sister failed to keep On the other hand she hadnt really won anything as the man in question had also dismissed herYes we did So what I did it I slept with your ex the man you loved the mostStartled by her daughters outburst Glenda hurriedly covered Mabels mouth Stop spouting nonsensePrecisely Lanny chimed in angrily What are you talking about huh The man your sister loves is not Theo but Mr Owen here Keep that shit up and I will sew your mouth shut myselfThat only made Mabel cry even more She felt so aggrieved Why was nobody on her sideJayden stared at her for a moment before saying Youre not crying because you lost your virginity but because he rejected you afterward Isnt that rightElyse turned to him with a gasp WhatoIm guessing that your sister asked Theo to take responsibility for what happened between them but he refused Thats why she felt taken advantage of She had given her virginity away for nothing