Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 24 Perhaps He's Feeling Jealous

Elyse and Jayden had just settled into their car to head home when Elyse's phone began to ring. She checked the caller ID, saw Theo's name, and irritably hung up.

Yet Theo's number flashed again on her screen, prompting her to disconnect the call once more. Jayden, who had been watching her, inquired, "Who was that calling you?"

Elyse, caught unprepared and about to fabricate a name, was stopped by Jayden's slow,

deliberate words. "I appreciate honesty."

Reluctantly, she confessed, "It was Theo." She pouted slightly. Observing her frustration with the phone, Jayden commented with a cold tone, "He keeps calling. There must be something he needs to tell you. Why don't you just answer it?"

Elyse, sensing a threat in his voice, quickly replied, "We're done. What could he possibly want from me now? I'll ust block his number. I won't answer his calls ever again!"

Jayden gave a small smile and mused, "You're married now. It does make one wonder what he wants to talk about with you." His voice carried a trace of sarcasm as he maneuvered his wheelchair into the study

Elyse, left feeling puzzled and overlooked by Jayden's actions, sought insight from Driscoll who

had been observing them. "Driscoll, what does he mean by that? Why is he ignoring

me?"

Driscoll, with a smile, remarked, "It seems he is feeling jealous!" "Jealous?"

her hair. "But I haven't done anything

he watched."

can act quite childishly at times. He probably thinks you should have blocked Theo much

pause, he added, "It shows he cares a lot about you, enough to feel

asked, "Is he going

shrugged his shoulders. "It all depends on how soon you can cheer him up. He might just decide to

messed up

I'm off to see if dinner's ready." Driscoll saw

hurried to the

a long while, hesitant. Eventually, she picked up

coffee as her pretext, she knocked on the door. Jayden invited

some coffee, Jayden." After setting the coffee down on his desk, she tried to gauge his reaction,

coffee. What are you doing here?" Jayden's demeanor was

to do, just leave. I

showed no mercy as

his imposing presence, Elyse timidly exited the study. As she reached the

"Don't

care. Upon stepping outside, Driscoll approached eagerly. "How did it go?" Elyse hesitated briefly before responding, "Not well.

Seeing her disappointment,

living room, Elyse paced back and

study, Jayden heard