Chapter 12:

Carrying the medicine kit, Peyton exited the study and made his way to the living room. He flopped onto the sofa and called out, “Driscoll, the snacks.”

Driscoll quickly approached with a tray of snacks and announced, “Dr. Ellis, I prepared these just for you.”

Peyton sat up, accepted the snacks, and began to vent. “Jayden is really insufferable. He never lets me have snacks at his place even though he knows how much I enjoy them.”

Noticing the shift in Peyton’s demeanor, Elyse asked with a puzzled look, “Dr. Ellis, what’s wrong?”

“It’s your husband’s fault!” Peyton exclaimed angrily. “He irritated me, so I had to step out for some snacks.”

Driscoll chimed in, “Dr. Ellis often gets upset after the examinations because Mr. Owen never cooperates. He finds that snacks help calm his nerves.”

Understanding washed over Elyse, and she sat down on the sofa with a heavy heart. Observing her concern, Peyton offered her a bag of chips and questioned, “What do you see in Jayden? Sure, he’s handsome, but he’s disabled. You’re beautiful. Why didn’t you marry someone able-bodied? Do you have a preference for disabled men?”

barely above a whisper. She then

gathering courage, said earnestly, “Dr.

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do you want to talk about?”

to understand Jayden’s physical condition better and see if there’s anything I can do

any sign of insincerity.

his condition best.

That’s why I’m

gleam appeared in Peyton’s eyes. He quickly finished his snack and nodded. “You want to know about Jayden’s condition, right? Come with me to the garden, and I’ll tell

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accident. The most severe injuries were to his legs. They were crushed, and it took a long time to rescue him.” He trailed off, but Elyse understood the gravity of his pause. The accident had transformed Jayden’s life drastically, turning the once-vibrant Jayden Owen into a

will he be like this for the rest of his

Elyse. Speaking in a low voice, he continued,

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