Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 74 I Will Give You Everything In The Future

When Elyse emerged from the bathroom, she noticed Brook was missing. She scanned the area and realized Driscoll was also absent. Curiously, she asked, "Where is Brook?"

"He's gone," Jayden replied, his voice calm as he sipped his tea.

Elyse was taken aback. She had only been to the bathroom. It seemed too quick for Brook to have left. "Didn't he say he was staying for dinner?"

"He did, but he left after receiving a phone call," Jayden explained.

Elyse nodded, accepting his explanation without suspicion. She sat down next to him, relieved. "It's good that he's gone. I never liked him much. Looking into his eyes felt like being watched by a viper."

Jayden chuckled at her comment. "You're quite perceptive. Snakes are actually his favorite pets.

He keeps more than a dozen at his place."

Elyse's expression stiffened as she imagined living with so many snakes. She rubbed the

goosebumps forming on her arms and remarked, "That's a unique hobby."

"It's more than unique. It's creepy. While others might keep snakes as pets, he raises them for

foster something repulsive,"

Jayden offered a word

a serious contender for the

in his way seems to

of his tone, Elyse nodded submissively. "Don't

no desire to encounter such a repulsive person

clan, < those with ambition saw me as insignificant.

explained.

think it's better for us to live peacefully now, without worrying

really think it's good for me to be

influential before that it probably made many envious. If you had continued on that path,

slightly. "Actually, there's something I've kept from you." Curious, Elyse inquired, "What

was orchestrated by those ambitious rivals. I actually thrived in that cutthroat environment," Jayden revealed with a calm demeanor, but Elyse was taken aback.

seen before. He tilted his

out yet. But you're right. This quiet life is indeed very pleasant. It's free from intrigue and deceit, and I do feel more at ease,"

that of an observer, not someone living through the turmoil as he was. Jayden had

to find the right words,

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