Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 8 Being Locked Up

"Have you two ever truly loved me?"

Elyse's question caught Lanny off guard, his expression shifting abruptly.

Unaware of her father's reaction, Elyse directed her gaze towards Glenda, awaiting her response. "Elyse, what's gotten into you? How could you doubt our love for you? We care about you, which is why we're suggesting you reconcile with Theo. With his family's wealth, you'd be set for life," Glenda responded calmly.

"But I'm married now. Do you think Theo would accept a divorced woman?" Elyse challenged Glenda, her eyes fixed on her mother's face.

Glenda's composure faltered, replaced by a hint of anxiety. "Who were you married to? Is he well- off2" she inquired urgently.

Elyse hesitated. Initially, she wanted to disclose her marriage to Jayden Owen, a man of

considerable wealth and influence. However, observing Glenda's anxious expression, she altered her response. "No, he's a pauper."

Lanny erupted in anger. "You've disobeyed us! End this marriage immediately!"

"No, I won't," Elyse declared firmly. "Since the moment you abandoned me at the wedding, I've

reclaimed control of my life. You no longer have any say in my decisions."

"I raised you, and this is how you repay me?" Lanny's face flushed with anger as he unleashed his

fury. He summoned Driscoll and the maids, commanding, "Lock her in the basement until she sees reason!"

Elyse felt a deep disappointment in her parents. They resorted to confinement to assert their authority, demanding her submission.

times in the past to appease them, but this time, she refused to

she can't marry

help but laugh. Mabel's constant desire

on the wall clock. It

him dared

been reheated multiple times in

she say she'd be back for dinner before going out?" Jayden

"She did," Driscoll confirmed.

hasn't she returned

the real reason. Did Elyse

keep his concerns to

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retrieved his phone and swiftly messaged his assistant. Within ten minutes, a

'came through.

really useless; she's locked in

taken aback. "She is confined in the basement? Should we call the

myself," Jayden declared, his

husband, he wouldn't tolerate anyone locking her up without his consent. Observing Jayden's simmering anger, Driscoll wisely refrained from further questions. It

of the basement, Elyse huddled in a corner,

gnawed at her stomach, but her mind raced with thoughts of

basement door creaked open, casting a beam

flashlights.

struggling to adjust. Who dared to venture into

Owen, We've located Ms.