Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

"It has to be her!" Elyse exclaimed, her fists punching the air in anger. "Why does she always have to resort to dirty tricks? Why can't she just compete honestly?"

Jayden watched her transition from feeling down to being spirited in seconds, and he sighed, half amused by her resilience.

"Perhaps your acute gastrospasm was caused by holding back too much. Will you do that again next time?"

"Next time, I'm not drinking any water!" Elyse responded firmly, her lips pressed together in frustration at being set up by Rebekah once more. However, her spirits were quickly buoyed by the memory of her flawless performance and the approving nod from

Wanda.

At that moment, her phone chimed.

Jayden noticed the caller ID-it was Lanny. As soon as Elyse picked up, Lanny's voice, irritable and anxious, filled the space. "Elyse, could you try to arrange another meeting with Theo? I'd like to accompany you to discuss Mabel's issue."

Hearing this, Elyse couldn't hide her exasperation. "Dad, Theo isn't going to marry Mabel. Please accept it."

"But Mabel wants to marry him. You need to support her as her sister!"

Lanny called his tactics shameless and unreasonable.

To Elyse, this was typical of him.

off Elyse as she was about to speak, brought the phone to his

Lanny stammered, losing

ignored his hesitant query, his tone chilling further. "You know Elyse had a past with Theo before she became my wife. Yet, you still pushed her

wasn't my intention. I

to you, I can recommend a hospital. But if you keep dragging Elyse into this, I

quickly backpedaled. "I wouldn't dare trouble

uninterrupted enjoyment. The next chapter is just a click away,

who was looking at him

handle a scoundrel."

as he is, he's

think you resemble his daughter at all," Jayden retorted

said that, but I can't help it. It's genetics," she replied,

make it through the first round and join the performance team. If I get through the final

become the concertmaster, I'll organize a solo

squinted her eyes joyfully, a

ending the call, Lanny was in his

agree? Will she take me to see Theo?" Her

all, they had been intimate. They