Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 20 You Jinxed Them

Desmond took one look at Elyse and immediately erupted in laughter. "How did you manage to find such a stunning wife? Did you hire her?"

He quickly shifted topics. "Has Joanna Foster returned yet? Are you planning to marry her once she's back? It's understandable that she disappeared on your wedding day, especially since you're cripple now. No girl would willingly marry you."

His voice was so loud that everyone around could clearly hear him. As some recognized Jayden, their expressions turned.

Jayden faced the crowd's sneering looks with composure. "I've heard that your son's bride used to be a bargirl. Is that true? And she's knocked up?"

Instantly, Desmond's face fell. He stared at Jayden, hatred burning in his eyes, as if he wanted to tear him apart.

"Your family holds significant power in town. Why then did Xander marry a bargirl? Are none of the ladies from other influential families interested in him?"

Jayden, grinning, lifted his champagne glass. "It must be tough being his father, given how useless your son is. He's going to marry her because he knocked her

up."

Elyse, completely taken aback, asked, "Really? It's just because they're expecting a baby?"

Observing the changing expressions on Desmond's face, Jayden, still smiling, remarked, "Perhaps

it's merely a rumor."

"It's definitely a rumor!" With a glare at Jayden, Desmond grabbed his glass and stormed away. Elyse expressed her concern with a worried tone. "He seems so narrow-minded. Do you think he'll cause trouble for us?"

not interested in keeping tabs on me today," Jayden reassured her. "Xander is quite the playboy. The bride comes from a humble background. They rushed the wedding because she is pregnant with

understanding the situation better. It was clear now why Desmond was too distracted to bother with her and Jayden. He was probably

Jayden received mixed reactions; while many looked down on him,

the opportunity to meet numerous

later, the

found themselves at the seats with

with grace. They watched her

of her gestures betrayed a lack of confidence, and to some, she might have seemed out

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stage looking less like a

towards the bride.

seems he's not eager to marry her," Elyse whispered to

"He's a well-known playboy who's not ready to settle down. Of

was using the marriage as a

reaching the point where

mind wandered unexpectedly back to her own wedding the one

to herself, "Hope

a voice

the source of the

a complex expression, stood up. "I can't agree to this marriage because I have given birth to a son of the groom! I should be his

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