Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 190:

Elyse and her new friends settled into the private room and placed their orders, eagerly awaiting their meals. Bart ordered a bottle of wine, and after pouring himself a glass, looked around the table. “Don’t you want to try it? Am I drinking alone?”

Elyse responded, “We don’t drink. Go ahead by yourself.”

As Bart nibbled on an appetizer, he muttered, “I can’t really speak my mind without a drink. I’ve hardly ever lost in a competition.”

Grace snorted. “That’s true for all of us. Otherwise, why would we be here tonight?” Her remark cast a strange silence over the group.

Elyse chewed thoughtfully on some fruit, her mind wandering back to the few formal competitions she had participated in. Glenda had always instructed her to lose to Mabel, not wanting her to outshine publicly. Consequently, her experience was limited, which explained why she was so tense and made a mistake in her match against Vicky.

Reflecting on this, she sighed deeply, and soon, the others followed suit. Elyse looked around, noticing the exchanged glances. Despite their talent and pride, they bore the weight of recent defeats collectively. A somber atmosphere enveloped them as they reflected on their setbacks.

Feeling the need to lift the spirits, Elyse encouraged, “Cheer up, guys. We’ll win in the future.”

Darren had a resilient attitude. Due to his past experiences with mistakes during competitions, he understood the disappointment and reluctance others felt. Standing up, he raised a glass of soft drink. “We can learn from our failures. Cheer up. We will win next time.”

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were about to toast when Vicky

to talk privately,” Vicky stated bluntly, her

looked puzzled. “What do

you here? Who tipped you

turned to Rebekah. With a smug smile, Rebekah raised her eyebrows at Elyse, seemingly indifferent to the accusatory stares. “This

talk to you in private. Whatever you have to

you feel publicly humiliated.” She slammed her

dinner and excluded me,” Vicky said aggressively. “You hate me

understood the situation. “I don’t mind you joining us as long as you’re willing to share your experiences with failure,” she replied, stressing “experiences with failure” pointedly. She then turned to Rebekah. “I refused to let

try to pin this on me. I overheard you plotting to turn everyone against Vicky and sabotage

“You truly are malicious. You

the situation, addressed Vicky. “If you’re looking for the organizer of this dinner, talk to me. I arranged for it, and Bart reserved this

Rebekah. “But we

Knowing Darren was backed by Merlin, she didn’t want to escalate the