Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband by Devocean

Chapter 1621:

Chloe scrambled to follow, her earlier stupor forgotten.

They’d barely ventured beyond the hotel’s sanctuary when unease prickled along Chloe’s spine. She leaned close, her breath ghosting against Elyse’s ear. “Tell me I’m imagining the shadows trailing us.”

Elyse remained composed. “Your instincts ring true again. Rebecca’s watchdogs ensure we don’t slip away.”

Horror widened Chloe’s eyes. “Is she some kind of psycho? Why would she have us followed?”

Elyse maintained her neutral expression. “Pay them no mind. We’re just two friends enjoying some shopping and dining. We pose no threat.”

Chloe swallowed her nerves and forced herself to play along, even as the invisible eyes burned into her back.

Their afternoon melted into evening, lost in a whirl of boutiques and laughter. Chloe eventually noticed Elyse’s conspicuous silence about practice. “Has your performance…?”

carried a hint of irony. “Quite the

furrowed Chloe’s brow. “Then

knowing smile curved Elyse’s lips. “Rebecca needs to believe I’m here for pleasure, not obsessing

eyes. “To lower

its window descending to

surprise masterfully. “How did

is my

eye-roll, knowing full

Rebecca

hesitated artfully. “We were planning

lost in stories

“I’ve been dying to catch up, but business kept me occupied. Humor me with one drink. It’s rare to have friends visit, and I pride myself on hospitality.” After

were efficiently transferred to another vehicle before they joined Rebecca in her

warning. “We’ll need our belongings returned when you drop us at