Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 2 What Was She Up To

"My name is Elyse Lloyd. If it's all right with you, we can get married today," she proposed confidently.

Her bold proposal left the crowd in shock, prompting several to capture the moment with their phones.

"Miss Lloyd, are you certain about this decision? Given my disability, I may not be able to provide the future you envision," the man replied openly, without hiding his condition, and gently urged her to think it over.

"I've made up my mind," Elyse responded with determination.

"I'm Jayden," he introduced himself.

Seeing her resolve, Jayden Owen grasped her hand and shared his concern, "I fear you might regret this choice later on."

Elyse chose not to respond. She was sure of her decision. She had once been solely focused on marrying Theo, who never truly reciprocated her love. Now, who she married seemed inconsequential.

After efficiently wrapping up the wedding formalities at City Hall, Elyse and Jayden were now bound by matrimony, officially united as husband and wife.

With the marriage certificate in hand, Elyse experienced a profound sense of relief.

and she was resolute

would not be marrying into the Ward family, he

driven by greed, how could Mabel resist the temptation to become Theo's

escape from her family's clutches.

"What's on your mind?

a good decision." Jayden smiled slightly, though his eyes betrayed a

could any woman genuinely want to marry a disabled man? He figured she was just

act that couldn't last

needed a bride momentarily to distract his family while he pursued his own goals. Well, he decided, he might as

into the car, and they drove

a garden and a swimming pool,

truly realized that her new husband

and inquired, "Mr. Owen,

opulent house and recollecting her newlywed husband's full name, a sudden realization

in town, and Jayden Owen was particularly notable among his peers for his business acumen and exceptional talent. He was one of the wealthiest men around.

she had married the

rumors about his engagement to a girl from the Foster family. The bride who had disappeared on her wedding day was supposed to be that

at City Hall, Elyse hadn't dwelled on it much. If