Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1497

Chapter 1497:

Pearce looked puzzled. “Hang on, did something go down with Jayden again? Is that why you’re moving?”

Elyse shook her head. “No, it’s not like that. I just want my own space. I don’t actually own any place yet, you know?”

Pearce, ever the generous cousin, threw out an offer nonchalantly. “If it’s about a house, I could buy you a couple.”

Elyse’s response was swift and decisive. “Thanks, but no thanks. I want to make it on my own.”

Victor grinned. “How about this, why not marry me? You’d get all my properties. Heck, I’d even transfer all my assets to you.”

Shocked, Elyse’s fork slipped from her hand and clattered onto her plate with a soft thud.

toward Victor, each

pushed back his chair, slamming his palms down on the table. His voice rumbled, “You told me in the corridor you were just making jokes. What’s

offered a warm smile in Elyse’s direction. “I mean it. Elyse, don’t reconcile with your ex. Be

filled with quiet murmurs as they all tried to gauge just how serious Victor truly

in silence for a moment, then spoke softly,

of Pearce’s friends attempted to ease the tension with a chuckle, adding, “Victor must be joking. He’s an eligible bachelor. Why on earth would

words cut, though Elyse kept her composure. They were

earnest tone, he pressed on, “Elyse, I’m your cousin’s friend, after all. Marrying me wouldn’t be such a bad idea, don’t you think? Besides, whatever your ex has, I have too. And whatever he could offer you, I

hitched slightly, the weight of Victor’s seriousness dawning on her. He didn’t seem

the others caught on as

one quite knew

background—an afterthought. But here was Victor, someone they all thought highly of,