Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 190 Consider This My Repayment

Elyse and her new friends settled into the private room and placed their orders, eagerly awaiting their meals.

Bart ordered a bottle of wine and, after pouring himself a glass, looked around the table. "Don't you want to try it? Am I drinking alone?"

Elyse responded, "We don't drink. Go ahead by yourself."

As Bart nibbled on an appetizer, he muttered, "I can't really speak my mind without a drink. I've hardly ever lost in a competition."

Grace snorted. "That's true for all of us. Otherwise, why would we be here tonight?" Her remark cast a strange silence over the group.

Elyse chewed thoughtfully on some fruit, her mind wandering back to the few formal competitions she had participated in. Glenda had always instructed her to lose to Mabel, not wanting her to

outshine publicly.

Consequently, her experience was limited, which explained why she was so tense and made a mistake in her match against Vicky.

Reflecting on this, she sighed deeply, and soon, the others followed suit.

exchanged glances. Despite their talent and pride, they bore the weight of recent defeats collectively. A somber atmosphere enveloped them

"Cheer up, guys. We'll win in the future." Darren had a resilient attitude. Due to his past experiences with mistakes during competitions, he understood the disappointment and

can learn from our < failures. Cheer up. We

glass in agreement. They were about to toast when Vicky and Rebekah interrupted

privately," Vicky stated bluntly, her

puzzled. "What do we

Darren inquired, "Why are you here? Who tipped you off about our presence

turned

smug smile, Rebekah raised her eyebrows at Elyse, seemingly indifferent to the accusatory stares. "This is

don't need to talk to you in private.

her arms, her tone arrogant. "Fine. I was trying to be considerate of your feelings. "Don't hold me responsible if you

teamed up with them to isolate

responded, "When have I ever

and excluded me," Vicky said aggressively. "You hate me

you afford to offend everyone else here?" Rebekah, anticipating a retort from Elyse, rolled her eyes. "Don't try to pin this on me. I overheard you plotting to turn everyone against Vicky and sabotage her future performances." Elyse scoffed. "You truly are malicious. You even want to sabotage

Rebekah. "But we