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 opposite. The fear of failure haunts me

Chloe’s brow.

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

in Chloe’s eyes. “To lower

beside them, its window

masterfully. “How did

a predatory edge. “This is

her eye-roll, knowing full well they’d been under

Rebecca commanded more than

hesitated artfully. “We were planning to retire

in

with one drink. It’s rare to have friends visit, and I pride myself on hospitality.” After a

shopping spoils were efficiently transferred to another vehicle

carried a subtle warning. “We’ll need our belongings returned when you drop us