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

need to talk privately,” Vicky stated bluntly, her focus clearly

puzzled. “What do we need to

inquired, “Why are you here? Who

raised her eyebrows at Elyse, seemingly indifferent to the accusatory stares. “This is what you get for

her brow. “I don’t need to talk to you in private. Whatever you have to say, you can say

Don’t hold me responsible if you feel publicly humiliated.” She

ever isolated you? You called for this dinner and excluded me,” Vicky said aggressively. “You hate

share your experiences with failure,” she replied, stressing “experiences with failure” pointedly. She then turned to Rebekah. “I refused to let you join our dinner, so you decided to sow

anticipating a retort from Elyse, rolled her eyes. “Don’t try to pin this on me. I overheard you plotting to turn everyone against Vicky and sabotage her future

are malicious. You even want to sabotage

having grasped 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 table. Elyse was merely invited by us. You’re welcome to join our

Rebekah. “But we won’t

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