Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 50:

Outside the police station, Mabel threw herself into Glenda’s arms. “Mom! You finally came to get me! I missed you so much, Mom,” she whined. “I was miserable in there. I couldn’t eat or sleep properly.”

Glenda held her tightly, her eyes welling up with tears. “All right, all right, that’s enough,” Lanny called out. “Stop embarrassing me and get in the car already or I’ll leave without you.” He muttered a curse and hurriedly rolled the car window up, too ashamed of the fact that his daughter had gotten a detention.

Noticing her father’s short temper, Mabel glanced at her mother and asked in a quiet, wary voice, “Did Dad find out that you took his money? Did he beat you?”

“No, no, your father loves you no matter what,” Glenda replied with a straight face. “He did everything to bail you out. Your only mistake was attending that orgy. You were influenced by those rascals.”

Mabel pursed her lips. “I just wanted to find someone powerful to sponsor me. I couldn’t get any good resources within the entertainment circle. I was getting worried. Jeff Burke invited me to that party, saying that I’d be able to meet a lot of big shots. That’s the only reason I went there.”

Glenda clicked her tongue in a mix of frustration and disappointment. “You foolish girl, don’t you ever use that brain of yours.”

car window down again. “Are you getting in the car or not? Do you want to

tension in the air as soon as she settled in the backseat. She knew then and there that

breathed a sigh of relief, but when she spoke again, her voice was laced with discontent. “Why is he so angry, Mom? So I used his money, but only

“He isn’t mad about the money. It’s

that same moment, Lanny was anxiously pacing back and forth while talking on the phone. “How are things going? Have you

something that made Lanny explode in rage. “You worthless piece of shit! You can’t even find one person! If she makes contact with my daughter and says something she shouldn’t, I’ll personally see to it that your hospital is shut down.” He hung up before the other person could utter another word, then slammed the phone against his

irate these last few days. I am worried that it would affect your health.

to that old woman in the mental hospital?” Glenda’s question earned her a cold glance. “Don’t ask

got her answer. Her suspicions were right. Lanny didn’t want her to know the details, but the incident from that year was clearly haunting him. “Elyse is married now,” Glenda remarked. “Do you think we’ve done

said, realizing that she was setting herself up for a trap.