Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 161 Where Is Your Wheelchair

After heading to the study, Jayden didn't come back to the bedroom.

Unable to sleep, Elyse fidgeted in bed before finally rising and making her way to the living room sofa to wait for him.

Sleep eventually claimed her, but a sudden tilt of her head jolted her awake. Groggy, she grabbed her phone to check the time and saw it was already past 2 A.M.

She glanced toward the study, still illuminated, and pondered the length of time Jayden had been secluded there.

With a mix of confusion and concern, she got up, knocked on the study door, and got no reply. Thinking Jayden might have dozed off inside, she opened the door, only to find the room empty. "Could he have gone back to our bedroom while I was asleep?" she whispered to herself.

She bypassed the wheelchair next to the desk and climbed the stairs back to the bedroom, only to find it empty as well.

"How odd. Where could he be?" Elyse mused, remembering the day's earlier tensions and

speculating that Jayden might be sulking somewhere around the house.

She wrapped herself in her shawl and started searching the vast, cold villa. The silent, sprawling

night, especially

ventured into a seldom-visited part of the

intruder might appear from

moment.

and she wondered who else would be

her fluffy slippers, she quickly slipped them off, stepped barefoot onto the cool floor, and

she held her

appeared, she was taken aback-it was Peyton. She almost called out to him but stopped herself when she noticed he was carrying a leather suitcase. Tonight,

her presence, Peyton continued toward the basement. Elyse paused for a few seconds, then decided to follow, driven by a gut feeling that Jayden might be down there. Although she had never explored this part of the house before, she knew about the basement. Driscoll had mentioned it was filled with

enjoyment. The next

interest in visiting.

amplified by the carpet that muffled all footsteps. She put her slippers back on and began to wander through the basement. As she reached the innermost part, she noticed a room

up and marched toward the room, anger rising within her. He was

"Elyse?"

as someone patted her shoulder. Clutching her heart, she spun around in a panic, only to see a strange man smiling

and her legs gave out,

at Peyton, who had poked

offered his hand to Elyse, saying, "Sorry, Elyse.