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.

broken her heart, and she was resolute in never returning to

marrying into the Ward family, he

Mabel too well. As someone driven by greed, how could Mabel resist the temptation to become

from her family's clutches. She had no intention of going back home

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

head, took hold of the wheelchair, and replied, "I think it was a good decision." Jayden smiled slightly, though his eyes betrayed a hint of skepticism and

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

act

he pursued his own goals. Well, he decided, he might

Jayden into the car, and they drove

and a swimming pool, and staffed with a butler in

the plush wool carpet, she truly realized that her

and inquired, "Mr. Owen, is

her newlywed husband's full name, a sudden realization dawned

and Jayden Owen was particularly notable among his peers for his business acumen and exceptional talent. He was one of the wealthiest men around. However, after a car accident a year ago

married the

girl from the Foster family. The bride who had disappeared on her wedding day was supposed to be

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