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.

the weight of recent defeats collectively. A somber atmosphere enveloped them as they

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

soft drink. "We can learn from our < failures.

agreement. They were about

Vicky stated bluntly, her focus

do we need to talk

inquired, "Why are you here? Who tipped

eyes turned

indifferent to the accusatory stares. "This is what

Elyse furrowed her brow. "I don't need to talk to you

crossed her arms, her tone arrogant. "Fine. I was trying to be considerate of your feelings. "Don't

up with them

have I

said aggressively. "You hate me because I've won against you, so

you decided to sow discord among us. Are you stupid, Rebekah Bentley? You might offend me, but can 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

then turned to Rebekah.