Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 18 Ruthless Business Conflict

Seeing Elyse stand up for Jayden, Hiram laughed, clutching his belly, "Ha, look at you, hiding behind a woman, you coward!"

He and his girlfriend laughed uproariously, causing Elyse's expression to darken further. She retorted sharply, "Even in a wheelchair, Jayden maintains his good reputation. And you? You even need Jayden's help to shop in the store."

The store employees exchanged looks, their expressions altering as they regarded Hiram.

Feeling the scrutinizing eyes of those around him, Hiram snapped, "Who do you think you are to judge me?"

Elyse lifted her chin defiantly and fired back, "And who do you think you are? Why are you leeching off our visit? If you want to shop, do it on your own. I've never seen anyone so shameless, mooching off us and then insulting us!"

"Bitch!" Hiram shoved his girlfriend aside and advanced toward Elyse. Elyse instinctively stepped back, but Hiram reached out to grab her. However, Jayden intervened swiftly, grabbing Hiram's wrist.

"Why are you grabbing me? Let go!" Hiram demanded, struggling to free himself, but Jayden held

firm.

"Xander is a loser, and so are you, dragging your elder brother Egan down with you. Do you know

why he lost to me? It's because of dead weights like you two!

son of a bitch! You set us

Jayden were competing for a piece of land, numerous scandals about the Brooks family surfaced at a crucial time, leading

disabled. They

grievances.

responded, "It's all because you and Xander committed so many misdeeds. Without that, how could I have had

resources?"

beat

Since the scandals, his family had stripped him of his position in the

aware of the truth, blamed

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leaving him disgraced.

deftly caught Hiram's other fist and gradually tightened his grip. As

fear. Jayden smiled and said, "I told

chilling click,

in agony, clutching his injured hand, while the store employees looked on in fright, too scared to

noticing the fury in Jayden's eyes, quickly approached him and said, "How dare you challenge us? Even if Jayden isn't at his peak anymore,

"Jayden Owen, I'l remember today. I'll settle all our

one last look at Jayden's composed demeanor, he quickly left the mall. The woman accompanying him, now silent and no longer mocking, cautiously

out a sigh of

"Don't listen to that jerk. He's nothing but a scoundrel. His