Chapter 223 Digging Deeper

Tension hung heavy in the air as Oberon and Kamila tiptoed around Jaxson's mood. If he was not so steamed, maybe they could have eased up a bit. However, Jaxson's face was a storm cloud, his anger at the whole mess crystal clear. "I swear I wasn't looking for her. I just happened to be there." Kenneth knew to play it calmly. He could not spill that he had already seen Elinor and had been all too eager to get close. Elinor was not the same as before. Anyone would be hard-pressed not to be interested in her now. Kenneth's mind wandered back to the days when he and Elinor were entangled in a passionate affair. He could not shake the feeling that maybe, just maybe, they could rekindle that old flame if Elinor was open to it. After all, their love had been real and free, not like her forced marriage to Jaxson. They had been on the brink of planning a future together, and Kenneth found it hard to believe she had completely moved on. However, Kenneth was being naive. He clung to the i