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 time, she refused to

Mabel eagerly said, "Since she can't marry Theo, why not let me? We won't lose anything

Mabel's constant

sat, his gaze fixed on the wall clock. It was already 11

beside him dared not

been reheated multiple times in

be back for dinner before going

"She did," Driscoll confirmed.

hasn't

silent, unaware of the real reason. Did

choosing instead to keep his

The next chapter is

swiftly messaged his assistant.

'came through.

useless; she's locked in a

is confined in the basement? Should we call the authorities to

this myself," Jayden declared, his eyes

her up without his consent. Observing Jayden's simmering anger, Driscoll wisely

huddled in a corner, her

at her stomach, but her mind raced with thoughts of

casting a beam of light

flashlights.

struggling to adjust. Who dared to venture into the

Owen, We've located Ms.