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.

talent and pride, they bore the weight of recent defeats collectively. A somber atmosphere

guys. We'll win in the future." Darren had a

learn from our < failures. Cheer

They were about

Lloyd, we need to talk privately," Vicky stated bluntly, her focus clearly

puzzled. "What do we need to talk

"Why are you here? Who tipped you off about

turned to

indifferent to the accusatory

Rebekah's hostile gaze, Elyse furrowed her brow. "I don't need to talk to you in private. Whatever you have

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

with them to isolate me? Is it just because

have I

hate me because I've won against you, so you invited everyone else to

can you afford to offend everyone else here?" Rebekah, anticipating a retort from Elyse, rolled

to Rebekah. "But we won't