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.

restraint. "Everyone thinks you're just average. If your uncle wasn't the big shot here, you wouldn't even

frowned. "So, you

something, don't do it. There are no secrets as long as I'm

had been at odds for ages, and even their apprentices were in

sauntered over to them, casting a disdainful glance at Darren before

Elyse.

tall in high heels, looking down at Elyse with contempt. "And I didn't expect you to be so soft-hearted,

your instructor's chances of promotion, didn't they? As a matter of fact, you don't

competition? You think you can compete fairly with me? The rules only give you the illusion that you stand

beat me?" Unhappy with Vicky's attitude, Darren decided to poke the bear. "Well,considering she's

it when someone brought that up. She shot Darren a

show you!" she

arrogant departure, Elyse felt a surge of irritation. So what if Vicky's

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 met Vicky

director had always been at odds,

each other in a clash over who

Darren had gained another

two of them had been secretly battling it out