Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1165:

Seeing Edward’s confident smile, Elyse couldn’t help but chuckle. “Exactly. If I didn’t reciprocate your love, that’s on me, not you.”

Edward looked at Elyse with a gaze full of sincerity and warmth. “I won’t trouble you further. Let’s be friends, shall we?”

Elyse looked at Edward, then nodded and smiled. “Alright, we’re good friends then.”

Edward returned the smile, joyfully saying, “Being friends is wonderful. It’s enough for me to protect you as a friend. I’m honored to be considered your friend.”

Elyse responded, Edward let out a hearty laugh. “Well, you should be! After all, I am the esteemed and remarkably talented Edward McCoy!” He lifted his glass. “Shall we toast to friendship?”

Elyse agreed, raised her glass, and they toasted.

After sipping his wine, Edward said, “I’ve always thought that with me pursuing you, you couldn’t tell what was in your own heart.”

looked surprised. “What

for me and turned me down, I kept chasing. You might have been using my pursuit as a way to dodge confronting

awkwardly. “How could

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the conversation. “Did you know? Jayden’s current assignment

clattered onto her plate

you okay?” Edward

smile, nodding. “I’m fine, really. Don’t worry about

feelings but chose to

a life-or-death risk, which is why he didn’t bring you along. Do you think he’d have let me look after you if he had any other option? He’s been trying so hard to keep

a large sip of her wine then asked, “Who

Garret and is aware of some confidential information. Jayden teamed up with Garret to eliminate a