Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 177 You Stand No Chance Against Me

After leaving Merlin's office, instead of heading straight back to the practice room, Elyse lingered in the corridor, waiting for Darren.

A few minutes later, Darren emerged, wearing a long face.

As soon as the office door closed behind him, Elyse hurried over, concern etched on her face.

"Are you okay?"

Darren shook his head, his expression somber. "I'm fine. But I've told the director, and he's not going to pull any strings for me anymore."

Elyse nodded understandingly. "Right now, only a handful of us know about this. If it gets out, everyone in the orchestra will be demanding answers from him."

Darren heaved a sigh of relief. "Yeah, I don't need my uncle risking his own neck for me."

"It's a shame, really. I had plans to play along. I was going to call him out in tomorrow's selection process for breaking the rules. But you've put a stop to that," Vicky said regretfully.

Hearing the sound, they turned to see Vicky leaning against the wall, arms crossed, a mischievous grin on her face.

Vicky had known Darren for ages, after all, her instructor was the assistant director.

Darren without restraint. "Everyone thinks you're just average. If your uncle wasn't the big shot here, you wouldn't even be in the running

frowned. "So, you

know something, don't do it. There

and the assistant director had been at odds for ages, and even their apprentices were in on the

sauntered over to them, casting a disdainful

Elyse.

looking down at Elyse with contempt. "And I didn't expect you to be so soft-hearted, letting your competitors off the hook

promotion, didn't they? As a matter of fact, you don't want fair competition; you just want to benefit from

compete fairly with me? The rules only give

talent is enough to beat me?" Unhappy with Vicky's attitude, Darren decided to poke the bear.

that up. She shot

you? Just wait and see. I'll show you!" she spat before striding away

departure, Elyse felt a surge of irritation.

at Vicky's retreating figure, Darren shook his head. "Vicky's always been like this. Arrogant and full of herself. Even though she's mellowed out a bit, she's still the same old Vicky." Darren had first

director had always been at odds, Darren and Vicky had been

in a clash over who would

had gained

two of them had been secretly battling it out for