Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 40:

Lizzie was uncertain whether the man Elyse married truly belonged to the prominent Owen family. Perhaps it was merely a coincidence of names. Regardless, she doubted Elyse could have married into the wealthy Owen family. Elyse didn’t deserve it.

“Stop joking,” Lizzie mused, touching her chin skeptically. “Did you just make up a lie?”

“What would I gain by lying to you? I’m married to Jayden Owen. The fact that you’re not aware of this news just proves you’re not in our league,” Elyse retorted with a hint of disdain.

“You…” Lizzie was taken aback. Despite Elyse coming from a modest family, Lizzie’s background was even humbler, sparking envy since their high school days. Moreover, the man Lizzie was set to marry, though a businessman, didn’t possess wealth or influence comparable to Theo’s.

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Elyse’s biting words only intensified Lizzie’s long-standing resentment. “Well, if you’re married, have your husband come here, then,” Lizzie challenged.

“Why should he come here just because you say so?” Elyse sneered.

“Then you are lying,” Lizzie was convinced Elyse was merely boasting. “It’s unnecessary to lie. We were all classmates once. Stop trying to be funny.”

she might be doing better. “If my husband does show up, you’ll have to down those three bottles

in disbelief, unconvinced that Elyse had really married into the notable Jayden Owen. “Fine, I can even down five

and everyone around was eager to see how the drama would unfold.

he’d come, so I’m confident,” she

from everyone around him. Freddy was skeptical, knowing she had only recently broken up with Theo. How could she move on

After a few glasses, she began to feel tipsy and stood up to leave the

Trying to escape?” Lizzie called out,

too?” Elyse asked, clearly frustrated by Lizzie’s

friends,

the private room and made her way to the bathroom, feeling unsteady. She stopped for a moment, hand on her forehead,

I—” she started, then stopped abruptly upon realizing

flushed cheeks, he surmised she had been drinking and offered his hand, saying, “You’re drunk. Haven’t you learned you can’t handle

soon as she realized what he was doing. Looking into his eyes, which widened in disbelief, she maintained her composure, showing no emotional reaction. “Thanks for your concern, but my

to being dismissed like this. Feeling a twinge of irritation as he sensed her affection for him had waned, he snapped, “Not my concerns? Whose concerns should they be then—your husband in a wheelchair?” His voice was

with his tone. “Don’t talk about him that way. Jayden is the best husband anyone could ask for. I trust him fully, whether he’s in