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…?”

a hint of irony. “Quite the

Chloe’s brow.

lips. “Rebecca needs to believe I’m here

eyes. “To

them, its window descending to

feigned surprise masterfully. “How did you

a predatory edge. “This is

eye-roll, knowing full well

for drinks,” Rebecca commanded more

hesitated artfully. “We were

lost in stories

up, but business kept me occupied. Humor me with one drink. It’s rare to

shopping spoils were efficiently transferred to another vehicle before they joined

“We’ll need our belongings returned