Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1311:

Without thinking, she reached out to brush his cheek, her fingertips almost grazing his skin. But the gesture felt too personal, too tender. She quickly pulled her hand back, clenching it in her lap.

Jayden opened his eyes slightly and asked, his voice hoarse, “Are Driscoll and the others asleep?”

Elyse nodded, her tone soft. “I told them to rest. Do you want me to make you something?”

He shook his head, closing his eyes again. “No, thanks. It’s nearly midnight anyway.” After a pause, he tilted his head toward her. “Why aren’t you asleep? You must be tired.”

Her gaze softened as she replied, “I’m not as tired as you are.”

For a moment, the room was silent except for the faint ticking of the clock on the wall. Then, she spoke, her voice quieter now. “Is something bothering you? Is it about your family?”

unexpectedly and said, “Normally, I wouldn’t share this kind of thing with

“Fine. Keep it to yourself, then. It’s

time I want to tell you. Maybe when you hear

eyebrow, her curiosity piqued by his

was raised by my grandpa. He made it clear from the start—my

the Owen family. That’s how I’ve

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his voice heavy with bitterness. “And it wasn’t just me. Everyone in the family was drilled with the

in her voice as she responded, “So what? You’re all just tools to be used however they see fit? What about your feelings?

gaze dropped to the floor, and his voice grew quieter. “I used to think that way too. Until I couldn’t take my grandpa’s suffocating control anymore. The first time I stood up to him,

murmuring, “Your life isn’t getting

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