Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1449:

The weight of truth pressed down on Thea’s shoulders, causing them to sag. Her earlier fire dimmed to embers, her voice softening like a withering flower.

“This past year, I’ve devoted myself to your care. Not a single day of respite. How can creativity flourish in such constraints?”

“Those obligations no longer bind you,” Felicia countered smoothly. “Yet instead of seeking inspiration in distant horizons, you waste precious hours with that parasitic boyfriend of yours. Tell me, Thea, just how much money have you poured into him?”

“Enough!” Thea exploded, her face twisting with defensive fury. “Don’t you dare reduce my love to mere transactions! You know nothing about matters of the heart!” With one last venomous glare, she spun on her heel and fled, leaving only the echo of her footsteps in her wake.

After Thea’s dramatic exit, Pearce strolled over, arms crossed over his chest. His gaze lingered on Thea’s retreating figure before settling on Felicia with grave intensity. “I’ve had to clean up quite the situation involving Thea today. Care to hear the unsavory details?”

The fire of confrontation had drained from Felicia, leaving her collapsed in her chair like a withered autumn leaf. Age seemed to etch deeper lines into her face with each passing moment. She lifted weary eyes to meet his. “What situation?”

caught on camera. I managed to

across Felicia’s

jaw tightened. “Indeed. Not content with just that, he damaged my friend’s wife’s designer

captivating tales at

he continued, his voice softening slightly, “my friend’s wife recognized Thea. Instead of

deeper into her chair, disappointment

said softly. “That’s why you’ve kept the inheritance from her grasp. She remains blind to both herself

I do? I’ve tried everything within my power. Her choices are

name, but her blood tells a different story. Each day, she treads closer to

stretched between them before Felicia broke it. “Is this why

marble. “Yes, I reserve my affection for family alone. To me, she’s nothing more than a charity case you took in. Were it not for your protection, she’d

hollow laugh escaped Felicia’s lips. “Planning to