Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1596:

Jennie’s laugh sparkled with false lightness. “Aren’t you, though? Playing generous host to poor, destitute little me in this magnificent prison?”

Corrie released her grip and settled into a chair with calculated grace, crossing her legs slowly, deliberately. A predatory smile danced across her features. “Embrace whatever delusion you prefer. But remember—such generosity creates debt.”

Steel entered Jennie’s voice. “State your demands.”

Corrie toyed with a lock of hair, feigning nonchalance. “As Brook’s bride-to-be, I find myself plagued by irritating individuals like you hanging around him.”

She paused for effect. “Since you benefit from my largesse, you should return the favor.”

Silence stretched for a heartbeat before Jennie’s face split into a knowing, contemptuous smile. “Unable to secure Brook’s devotion yourself, you expect me to play keeper of his heart on your behalf?”

saturated her words. “Your inability to maintain any meaningful connection is pathetic. Why not release him from

dismissed the suggestion with a scoff. “Pathetic? I see only advantage in this union. Love is a fool’s

why solicit my aid?” Jennie pressed. “If love is beneath you, and I’m so insignificant, then the truth reveals itself—you seek to manipulate others’ emotions for personal gain.

Corrie’s features as she launched forward, delivering two

cheeks, a

dare judge me?” Corrie’s

head backward. Pain ripped a strangled cry

fingers tightening their grip, “or your parents’ lives are

laugh escaped Jennie’s lips. “Kill them, then. They washed their hands of me after divorcing when I was sixteen.

of your dearest friend? Does her fate stir

face twisted with malicious triumph as fear

she stammered, “You’ve been digging

had found Jennie’s weakness. Satisfaction