Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 316:

Driscoll kept glancing at the clock as dinner time approached, but there was still no sign of Elyse returning from the hospital. As Jayden arrived home in his wheelchair, he noticed Driscoll standing tensely outside the villa. “What are you doing out here?” he asked.

Uneasily, Driscoll replied, “Mrs. Owen hasn’t come back from the hospital yet, and she hasn’t called either.”

“And where’s the driver?” Jayden probed further.

Driscoll shook his head. “I can’t get ahold of him. I sent someone to look for him half an hour ago, but no word yet.”

Just as Jayden was about to respond, Driscoll’s phone rang. Jayden nodded to him to take the call. As Driscoll listened to the other end, his face turned ghostly white. “Th-the driver’s dead,” he stammered, his voice barely a whisper. “Found him in the hospital parking lot. Mrs. Owen and her sister are gone too. We’re checking the security footage now.”

Shocked, Jayden surged up from his wheelchair, striding inside the villa. At that moment, a servant came running, panting. “Mr. Owen, Miss Bates is here to see you.”

paused, irritation flashing across his face. “What

your mother misunderstood her earlier. She’s here

I won’t pursue her past actions, but let her know she’ll regret it if she crosses me again,” he

is ready at the back door. It’s best to use the back exit.” He added a word of caution. “Just a reminder, sir, be

Jayden managed to suppress his frustration once more and inquired, “Is there a wheelchair in the

“Yes,” Driscoll confirmed.

door. Hearing Jayden’s remarks at the front entrance made Corrie’s heart sink. She was here because Tess had gone to confront Brook at the company. Tess had openly demeaned Brook, declaring he was

ga ln o vels .

aim to embarrass Jayden but found himself embarrassed by Tess today. In rage, he had called Corrie and harshly criticized her, even threatening to end things with her. If Brook were to break

She had originally planned to drive a wedge between Tess and Elyse, but now she found herself caught in her own web. In a public declaration, Tess had repeatedly proclaimed Corrie as her ideal daughter-in-law,

back entrance of the villa instead. Just

got was discouraging. “We’ve only seen her going into the hospital; there’s no footage of her leaving.” Jayden’s brow