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.

this state, she craved his touch,

streamed down her flushed cheeks as she parted her lips, her breath ragged. Her

in the first-floor hall, Kaelyn listened to the staff member’s feedback, a satisfied smirk playing on her lips. Confirmation of the task’s completion was met with a swift transfer of

exceptional job. That’s your bonus,” Kaelyn

of the hefty sum. Tears welled in his eyes, not of remorse, but of pure joy and

interest in her entertainment 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 as predicted, I’ll ensure a

to bask in Kaelyn’s favor. Her control

of Theo entering the building. Unaware of Kaelyn’s presence, he made a quick phone call, his expression

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 to

After a tense moment, she squared her shoulders and asked, “Is there

head. “Everything’s squared away. Your new gig starts in another city the day after tomorrow,

a snap decision. “I’m