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.”

than unique. It’s creepy. While others might keep snakes as pets, he raises them for more sinister reasons, to foster something repulsive,” Jayden

him next. He’s not just untrustworthy; he’s also a serious contender for the head of the Owen clan. Anyone in his

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

me as insignificant. That’s

better for us to live peacefully now, without worrying about

seemed puzzled by her comment. “Do you really think it’s good for

I do. You were so influential before that it probably made many envious. If you

there’s something

Elyse inquired,

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

tilted his head, observing her for a moment. “I don’t know who exactly was responsible. I haven’t figured it out yet. But you’re right. This quiet life is indeed very pleasant. It’s free from intrigue and deceit, and

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, leading to his disability. It

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