Chapter 390

Maddy’s POV

Layla smiled, but I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. My mind was still reeling, my heart beating fast with the weight of unspoken questions.

Whatever this was, I had a feeling it was only the beginning of a greater disaster.

I sat stiffly at the dining table, my back straight, my hands folded in my lap, trying to appear composed. But inside, I was a mess. 

The fork I held in my hand trembled slightly, and I hadn’t taken a single bite of the lavish meal spread out before me. The tension in the air was suffocating, at least for me.

I stole another glance at the older man seated at the head of the table. Jaden’s grandfather. His sharp, piercing eyes were calm, but they held a kind of power that made my skin crawl. He ate slowly, deliberately, as though every movement was calculated.

I felt my heart race every time his gaze shifted even remotely in my direction. It wasn’t as if he was looking directly at me all t