Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 378:

Elyse, oblivious, her thumbs flying across the phone screen, didn’t register the staff member’s hesitant approach or the flicker of alarm in his eyes. “Thanks,” Elyse muttered absentmindedly.

The staff member hesitated, a warning catching in his throat. But the specter of Kaelyn’s wrath loomed large, and losing his job over a whim wasn’t a risk he was willing to take. With a heavy sigh, he retreated, leaving Elyse alone with the water.

Parched, Elyse reached for the glass instinctively, downing the water in a single gulp. It wasn’t long before a strange sensation bloomed in her body. Her breath hitched, and a burning ember ignited in her lower abdomen, radiating outward in heat waves.

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Panic clawed at Elyse’s throat. The water was drugged. It couldn’t be anything else. The man wouldn’t have dared. Who else at the TV station harbored such malice? A single face flashed in Elyse’s mind. Kaelyn’s motive was clear.

Yet even with suspicion gnawing at her, confrontation was a luxury Elyse couldn’t afford. A feverish heat pulsed through her veins, her body a vessel yearning for comfort. With trembling fingers, she fumbled for her phone, managing to send a desperate plea “help me” to Jayden before it slipped from her grasp.

Vulnerability gnawed at her. She stumbled to her feet, her vision blurring, and secured the lock on the lounge door. Every movement felt like wading through mud. Exhaustion claimed her, and she crumpled to the floor, her strength utterly depleted.

she craved his touch, his presence. No protest would escape her lips, not even if he demanded intimacy under the harsh

her lips, her breath ragged. Her body, a vessel

the first-floor hall, Kaelyn listened to the staff member’s feedback, a satisfied smirk playing on her lips. Confirmation of the

an exceptional job. That’s your bonus,”

sum. Tears welled in his eyes, not of remorse, but of pure joy and anticipation. “I’ll work my fingers

career; it was merely a means to comply with her back’s orders. With a nonchalant sip of her coffee, she promised, “If the fame follows

staff member practically vibrated with excitement, eager to bask in Kaelyn’s favor. Her control over him was a source of twisted amusement, a testament

by the sight of Theo entering the building. Unaware of Kaelyn’s presence, he made a

Kaelyn’s stomach. Why was Theo here? Was he after her? The staff member, familiar with both Kaelyn and Theo, blurted out, “Isn’t that Mr. Ward? Looks like he’s here

breath, a pit forming in her gut. Had she revealed too much? After a tense moment, she squared her shoulders and asked, “Is

shook his head. “Everything’s squared away. Your new gig starts in

a snap decision. “I’m