Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 646

Janice exploded, blurting out those words so abruptly that even Ariel was caught off guard.

Jayson stumbled back a few steps from the force, though he didn’t fall–his strong core muscles kept him steady.

His dark eyes revealed no particular emotion as his gaze briefly landed on Janice.

Ariel knew Jayson wasn’t the type to lash out at a woman over something like this.

Janice, on the other hand, had completely lost her composure. Devastated by Ariel’s illness, she could only vent her anger and resentment on the man she blamed for it all.

“Why is a man like you still alive? How is that fair? You were unfaithful, and you neglected Ariel. She

suffered endless pain and agony all alone. Are you even human?”

She had lost all sense of reason. She didn’t care that she was shouting at Jayson, nor did she care about the consequences. Her heart ached for Ariel, and she thought she should have done this long ago.

Jayson stared at her silently, his voice calm and steady, his eyes unreadable. “I won’t refute anything you’ve said since you’re speaking up as Ariel’s best friend. But I’ve never seen you lose your temper like this before. Did something happen today? Ms. Swanson, would you care to explain the reason behind your outburst?”

Janice was struck speechless.

Clenching her fists, she spat, “What reason do you expect? Pretty much everything you did was wrong. Jayson, Ari’s life would’ve been ten thousand times better without you. You’re the cause of her misery!”

Ariel worried Janice might blurt out the whole truth in her fury. Fortunately, Janice managed to rein

herself in before revealing anything more.

Jayson’s brows lifted slightly at her words.

There had been moments, before last year, when he’d wondered the same thing himself.

After a brief pause, his eyes shifted to Ariel. “Back when we were still together, why didn’t you do what

she just did? Why didn’t you yell at me whenever you felt sad and miserable?”

A lump rose in Ariel’s throat at his question.

In the past, she had thought Jayson had lost interest in her–or worse, that he had never loved her at all.

Women could be especially sensitive in matters like these. Once she sensed those strange, inexplicable changes, she couldn’t bring herself to confess her true feelings. She was too afraid of looking weak and pathetic.

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