Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 781

Ariel couldn't help but feel Jayson's decision was a bit rash.

Her ring had been a sky-high auction piece, yet his own had been hurriedly made?

Somehow, she suddenly wanted to know what kind of state Jayson had been in back then. He had put so much thought into everything behind the scenes.

Jayson wasn't the type to display his affection openly. When he cared for someone, he did it without counting costs or expecting anything in return.

The deeper she thought about it, the more it seemed that he had carefully orchestrated everything between them.

She even wondered if he hadn't done all those things quietly behind her back, would they have had such a deep connection at all?

"You sure know how to bottle things up." Ariel stepped closer and looked up at his precise features with an intent gaze.

Caught in her stare, Jayson held his gaze without flinching for a moment. "Do you want me to take credit? Is it too late now?"

Ariel smiled faintly, but she didn't respond. She stepped forward again and gently but firmly wrapped her arms around his waist, catching him completely off guard.

Eyes closed, she rested against his chest.

Memories raced through her mind. Whether they were good or bad didn't seem important at this moment.

"Jayson, get better soon. When you're fully healed, let's go see the baby together."

It would be a good start and a new beginning.

Ariel had spent a long time thinking things through.

There was no need to magnify the small issues anymore. Life was about the present and the future.

She couldn't deny that over this time, Jayson had chipped away at her defenses again and again.

All along, she had thought she no longer loved him, but the protective layer she had built up had only hidden her feelings.

It wasn't that she didn't care. She just couldn't face it back then and had forced herself to look ahead.

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