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, he raises

He’s not just untrustworthy; he’s also a serious contender for the head of the

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

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

better for us to

you really think it’s good for me to be

influential before that it probably made many envious. If you had continued on that path, you

“Actually, there’s something I’ve kept from

inquired,

car accident a year ago was orchestrated by those ambitious rivals. I actually 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

exactly was responsible. I haven’t figured it out yet. But you’re

turmoil as he was. Jayden had lived through the betrayal. His own family had conspired against him, leading to his disability.

the right words, Jayden broke the silence. “I haven’t given up on finding out who did this to me. I can’t just let