Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 60:

Elyse pressed her palm against her forehead, unsure of what to say. Anyone with common sense could tell that Mabel had wanted to sleep with Theo from the start. Elyse was even willing to bet that the broken wine bottles were also part of Mabel’s plan.

“Think about it carefully,” Theo said. “Am I not the victim in all of this? Lanny wants you to marry Mabel. Can you honestly say that she is worthy to become my wife?” Theo asked calmly before taking a sip of his coffee. “This is clearly a scam. Did you think I would simply agree to their demands and call it a day? If the other party was you, I might have considered the marriage.”

“Is there a recourse for this predicament?” Elyse asked dryly, completely ignoring his last sentence. “Mabel said that her virginity was worth millions. If they want to discuss marriage with me, tell your family that they should pay me back first.”

The corners of Elyse’s mouth twitched. It was obvious that Theo had never intended to marry Mabel and he even wanted to get his money back. Sure enough, he was the most cunning of all the parties concerned.

Not that Elyse would ever acknowledge it out loud. She sighed and nodded. Her work was done; she just needed to relay Theo’s response to Lanny. How Lanny would take the news was no longer her business.

Elyse stood and made to leave, but Theo was quick to stop her. “Do you think the rest of your life will be easy and comfortable now that you’ve married an Owen?”

Elyse didn’t even bother to reply.

find yourself sorely mistaken. The Owen family has arranged for Jayden to marry Miss Foster. You may hold the title of his wife now, but that doesn’t guarantee you the approval of his elders. They will drive you

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true in the past, but now he is just a disabled man who was cast aside by the rest of his family. The only value he holds is his surname, and if he loses his eligibility to marry into another prominent

the woman whom he had turned his back on. She deserved it, of course. No other man was better

had already thought about these things. She had more or less grasped the inevitable ending that awaited her. But Jayden had never discussed it with her, much less

Elyse had resigned herself to waiting for that fateful day

coffee shop’s glass door. She was wearing a plain T-shirt and a

her before. She was

made no move to enter the establishment. She just stood

sat back and observed in silence. After a while, Kaelyn

shook him out of his thoughts. He turned in

Theo didn’t get angry. He calmly wiped his face with the table napkin and stood up. “Think about what I said. After all, I did love you once. I

“Bullshit!” Elyse snapped.

and shrugged noncommittally. He didn’t want to argue with her any