Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 161:

After heading to the study, Jayden didn’t come back to the bedroom. Unable to sleep, Elyse fidgeted in bed before finally rising and making her way to the living room sofa to wait for him. Sleep eventually claimed her, but a sudden tilt of her head jolted her awake. Groggy, she grabbed her phone to check the time and saw it was already past 2 AM. She glanced toward the study, still illuminated, and pondered the length of time Jayden had been secluded there.

With a mix of confusion and concern, she got up, knocked on the study door, and got no reply. Thinking Jayden might have dozed off inside, she opened the door only to find the room empty. “Could he have gone back to our bedroom while I was asleep?” she whispered to herself. She bypassed the wheelchair next to the desk and climbed the stairs back to the bedroom, only to find it empty as well.

“How odd. Where could he be?” Elyse mused, remembering the day’s earlier tensions and speculating that Jayden might be sulking somewhere around the house. She wrapped herself in her shawl and started searching the vast, cold villa. The silent, sprawling house seemed more imposing by night, especially with the servants confined to their quarters.

As she ventured into a seldom-visited part of the house, her anxiety heightened. For the first time, the villa’s grandeur felt unsettling, as if an intruder might appear from a shadowy corner at any moment. Elyse was on edge as she heard footsteps drawing nearer. It was late, and she wondered who else would be wandering through the house at this hour.

Glancing down at her fluffy slippers, she quickly slipped them off, stepped barefoot onto the cool floor, and found a place to hide. In the darkness, she held her breath. When the figure appeared, she was taken aback—it was Peyton. She almost called out to him but stopped herself when she noticed he was carrying a leather suitcase. Tonight, he seemed like a stranger to her.

Unaware of her presence, Peyton continued toward the basement. Elyse paused for a few seconds, then decided to follow, driven by a gut feeling that Jayden might be down there.

about the basement; Driscoll had mentioned it was filled with Jayden’s

put her slippers back on and began to wander through the basement. As she reached the innermost

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Jayden’s voice, straightened up and marched toward the room, anger rising within her. He was secretly drinking wine in the basement,

“Elyse!”

she spun around in a panic, only to see a strange man smiling at her. Fear gripped her, and her legs gave

his head out of the room upon hearing the commotion. Clive then bent over and offered his hand to Elyse, saying, “Sorry, Elyse, I didn’t

asked tensely, “Who are

Clive Yates. Nice to meet you,”

so late at night?” Elyse asked, her realization dawning as she spoke. With a scowl, she turned

on a sofa, casually smoking a cigarette. He looked up at her

flicked the ash off his cigarette and smiled. “Why did you wake up? Can’t you sleep without