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…?”

mysteriously vanished.” Elyse’s response carried a hint of irony. “Quite

Chloe’s brow. “Then

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 descending to reveal

feigned surprise masterfully. “How did you track us

held a predatory edge. “This is my domain. Finding you was child’s

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

me for drinks,” Rebecca commanded more than

“We were planning

in

with one drink. It’s rare to

spoils were efficiently transferred to another vehicle before they joined

“We’ll need our belongings returned when