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.

laughed at Darren without restraint. "Everyone thinks you're just average. If your uncle wasn't

"So, you know

me to know something, don't do it. There

had been at odds

a disdainful glance at Darren before

Elyse.

be so soft-hearted, letting your competitors off the hook like that. You're the most irritating

your instructor's chances of promotion, didn't they? As a

compete fairly with me? The rules only give you the illusion

chin defiantly. "Especially you. You think your little talent is enough to beat me?" Unhappy with Vicky's attitude, Darren decided to

someone brought that

I'll show you!" she spat before striding away

felt a surge of irritation. So what if Vicky's

though she's mellowed out a bit, she's still the same old Vicky." Darren

always been at odds,

each other in a clash over who would play the

party, Darren had gained another enemy:

had been secretly battling it out for