Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 165:

Merlin slowly stroked his chin and asked, “Have you ever thought that your path won’t be smooth if you find yourself in the spotlight too much due to the poor state of your foundation?”

Understanding what Merlin’s words really meant, Elyse widened her eyes in shock. Clearly, Merlin was telling her to give up. Fuming inwardly, she couldn’t help but wonder why he would want her to do such a thing. Was it because there was no one backing her and that she had the potential to be better than other contestants?

Clearing her throat, Elyse locked her eyes onto Merlin’s and replied firmly, “Sure, I don’t have any powerful connections, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have an iota of strength. I have, and shall always fight for myself.”

Merlin let out a sigh and said expressionlessly, “There’s nothing wrong with young people working hard to achieve their dreams.” Then he ceased talking and looked away.

Uneasy, Elyse frowned and bit her lips as she tried to figure out what was going on in Merlin’s mind at that moment. After studying him for a few seconds, she realized that he was kind of unhappy. But then, what was the connection between his feelings of unhappiness and her?

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Gritting her teeth, Elyse decided that come what might, she’d do whatever it took to be concertmaster, for it was what she wanted. Besides, she also wanted Cody Tucker to view her through a new lens and appreciate her skills. Her wish was to stand on the biggest stage in the world and perform her solo to millions of fans from across the globe.

Suddenly clearing his throat, Merlin, with his eyes fixated on the tea inside the cup that he was holding, said, “Let me go straight to the point without beating around the bush. I want you to drop out of the selection. In return, you can tell me whatever you want, and I’ll do all I can to give it to you. In fact, I’ve made arrangements to have you as the concertmaster for the next tour as long as you don’t compete in this selection.”

on any tour, everyone was given a chance to prove themselves and earn the title of concertmaster. So Elyse couldn’t help but wonder why Merlin, of all

next tour after the upcoming one just to get her to agree to not

this for me, and I’ll be hugely indebted to

the international level, Merlin, the director of the Celestial Sounds Symphony,

indebted to her, Elyse felt fully sure that there was something unique about this upcoming

decided not to urge her again. After all, since the selection was still two days away, there was ample time for Elyse to think his offer over and make the wise decision by agreeing. The only important thing now was for her to bow out of the selection before it kicked off. Taking a sip of his tea, Merlin dismissed her, saying, “There’s no need for you to come to

and upset, she accidentally bumped into someone. Covering her aching nose, Elyse apologized to the person repeatedly. With tears gathering in her eyes, she looked up and quickly turned her face back to the floor. The person she had bumped into was Darren Bill, a nephew of none other than Merlin. Not wanting Darren to see her red nose, Elyse covered it and tried not to make eye contact with him. She really hated him a lot

asked calmly, “Seeing that you just came out of the director’s office, is it safe to say that you’re mad

and outstanding achievements that you’ve been scooping up since you were a kid, are they truthful or were they just bestowed upon you by

and said, “I knew

that you know that you’re being propped to the

due to nervousness and failing to be strong-minded, but that makes me all the more determined to win

bit her lip in hesitation, not sure of whether to believe his words

to his ridiculous request in the first place. I don’t care what he offers me. I’ll stay here and compete in the selection, and I’ll leave all of my competitors, including you, in the

of her opponents, she felt very sure that she would come out on top in the competition. All Merlin had succeeded in doing was