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.

in the past to appease them, but this

escorted away, Mabel eagerly said, "Since she can't marry Theo, why not let me?

couldn't help but laugh. Mabel's constant desire to replace her was

fixed on the wall clock. It was already 11 o'clock,

beside him dared not

been reheated

say she'd be back for dinner before

"She did," Driscoll confirmed.

why hasn't

reason. Did

keep his

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and swiftly messaged his assistant. Within ten minutes,

'came through.

useless; she's locked in a

in the basement? Should we call the

this myself," Jayden

he wouldn't tolerate anyone locking her up without his consent. Observing Jayden's simmering anger, Driscoll wisely refrained from further questions. It was evident that Elyse's family had provoked

the basement, Elyse huddled in a corner, her eyes shut in

her mind

eternity, the basement door creaked open, casting a beam of light into the darkness. Several figures

flashlights.

Elyse flinch, her eyes struggling to adjust.

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