Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 74:

When Elyse emerged from the bathroom, she noticed that Brook was missing. She scanned the area and realized that Driscoll was also absent. Curiously, she asked, “Where is Brook?”

“Hes gone,” Jayden replied, his voice calm as he sipped his tea.

Elyse was taken aback. She had only been to the bathroom. It seemed too quick for Brook to have left. “Didn’t he say he was staying for dinner?”

“He did, but he left after receiving a phone call,” Jayden explained.

Elyse nodded, accepting his explanation without suspicion. She sat down next to him, relieved. “It’s good that he’s gone. I never liked him much. Looking into his eyes felt like being watched by a viper.”

Jayden chuckled at her comment. “You’re quite perceptive. Snakes are actually his favorite pets. He keeps more than a dozen at his place.”

Elyse’s expression stiffened as she imagined living with so many snakes. She rubbed the goosebumps forming on her arms and remarked, “That’s a unique hobby.”

snakes as pets,

caution. “Keep your distance when you see him next. He’s not just untrustworthy; he’s also a serious contender for the head of the Owen clan. Anyone

by the seriousness of his tone, Elyse nodded submissively. “Don’t worry. I’ll steer clear of him. I have no desire to encounter such a

my influence in the Owen clan, those with ambition saw me as insignificant. That’s why, up until now, you’ve only met Brook

looked at Jayden thoughtfully and said, “I think it’s better for us to live peacefully now, without worrying about the outside world and their

think it’s good for me

that it probably made many envious. If you had continued on that path, you might have ended up a creep like Brook,” she

there’s something

inquired, “What is

thrived in that cutthroat environment,” Jayden revealed with a calm demeanor, but Elyse was taken aback. She stood up, looking at his legs in disbelief. “How could that be? Who was behind it? Was it Brook or

had seen before. He tilted his head, observing her for a moment. “I don’t know who exactly was responsible. I haven’t figured it out yet. But

grew complex. She realized that while she voiced those words hoping for his peace, her perspective was that of an observer, not someone living through the turmoil as he was. Jayden had lived through the betrayal. His own family had conspired against him,

“I haven’t given up on finding out who did this to