Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 177:

After leaving Merlin’s office, instead of heading straight back to the practice room, Elyse lingered in the corridor, waiting for Darren.

A few minutes later, Darren emerged, wearing a long face. As soon as the office door closed behind him, Elyse hurried over, concern etched on her face. “Are you okay?”

Darren shook his head, his expression somber. “I’m fine. But I’ve told the director, and he’s not going to pull any strings for me anymore.”

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Elyse nodded understandingly. “Right now, only a handful of us know about this. If it gets out, everyone in the orchestra will be demanding answers from him.”

Darren heaved a sigh of relief. “Yeah, I don’t need my uncle risking his own neck for me. It’s a shame, really. I had plans to play along. I was going to call him out in tomorrow’s selection process for breaking the rules. But you’ve put a stop to that,” Vicky said regretfully.

Hearing the sound, they turned to see Vicky leaning against the wall, arms crossed, a mischievous grin on her face. Vicky had known Darren for ages; after all, her instructor was the assistant director. She laughed at Darren without restraint. “Everyone thinks you’re just average. If your uncle wasn’t the big shot here, you wouldn’t even be in the running against me.”

“So you

something, don’t do

the director and the assistant director had been at odds for ages, and even their apprentices were in on the rivalry. Vicky sauntered over to them, casting a disdainful glance at Darren before fixing her gaze on Elyse. She stood tall in high heels, looking down at Elyse with contempt.

As a matter of fact, you don’t want fair competition; you just want to

competition? You think you can compete fairly with me? The rules only give you the illusion that you stand a chance against me,” Vicky raised her chin defiantly, especially at Elyse. “You think your little talent is enough to beat

her. “Well, considering she’s tied with you for first place,

are you? Just wait and

Elyse felt a surge of irritation. “So what if

Arrogant and full of herself. Even though she’s

him to. Since Merlin and the assistant director had always been at odds, Darren and Vicky had been set up against each other in a clash over who would play the violin better. After that party, Darren had gained

thinking about the past. “Even though Vicky’s got

“You’re being too hard on yourself again. You need to have more faith in your abilities. I