Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1617:

It was Driscoll, standing with quiet respect. “Jordy and Zoe have invited you. Should I decline for you?”

Elyse paused, a thoughtful frown furrowing her brow.

“And what’s their connection to Jayden?” she asked, eyes narrowing slightly.

Driscoll chose his words carefully, weighing them in his mind. “I’d say it’s lukewarm. Neither particularly friendly nor hostile.”

Elyse’s eyes gleamed with understanding. “So, it’s not good. They’re clearly up to something. Decline it, please.” She suppressed a yawn.

The news of Elyse’s rejection landed like a sucker punch in Jordy’s gut. “She won’t even see me? It’s clear she’s hell-bent on exposing me and Corrie. How can she be so heartless?”

his study chair, the weight of his despair pressing down on him. Was he really going to let Elyse hold this kind of power over him? What claim did she have over him? Just because she

the urge for a cigarette crept up on him. Suddenly, Zoe burst in, causing him to jump

was sharp,

stammered, flustered. “That’s rude,

narrowed dangerously. “Knock? Are you seriously

I was

with Jordy’s guilty expression, her suspicion deepening. Folding

you even think that? How could I possibly

when he had come home. It was subtle, but unmistakable. “Did you put on cologne

shook his head instantly. “Of course

getting any younger, Jordy. You wouldn’t dare betray me at

past my prime. Who would even be interested in an old

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