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.

had broken her heart, and she was

would not be marrying into the Ward family, he

well. As someone driven by greed, how could Mabel resist the temptation to become Theo's wife

from her family's clutches. She had no

asked, "What's on your mind? Regretting your decision to marry a

the wheelchair, and replied, "I think it was a good decision." Jayden smiled slightly, though his

marry a disabled man? He figured she was

an act-an act that couldn't

his family while he pursued his own goals. Well, he decided, he might as

Jayden into the car, and they

swimming pool, and staffed with a butler in a tuxedo and

plush wool carpet, she truly realized that her

and inquired, "Mr. Owen, is this

husband's full name, a sudden realization

for his business acumen and exceptional talent. He was one of the wealthiest men around. However, after a car accident a year ago that cost him his legs, Jayden had faded from the public eye and his prior achievements were largely

had married the

hearing rumors about his engagement to a girl from the Foster family. The

name at City Hall, Elyse hadn't dwelled on