Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 197 Vicky's Machinations

On the following morning, Elyse woke up feeling stiff and sore all over.

Descending the stairs, she noticed Jayden was nowhere to be seen and inquired, "Is Jayden in the study?"

Driscoll shook his head and offered her a glass of water. "He left early this morning. Do you need him for something important?"

Pausing her hand from massaging her waist, Elyse gave an awkward smile and replied, "No, it was just a casual question."

She drank the water quickly and then moved to the dining room for breakfast. After eating, she grabbed her violin case and headed off to the rehearsal room.

Upon arriving, Elyse immediately felt a shift in the atmosphere. The other members seemed to regard her with unusual expressions, which left her puzzled.

As she was tuning her violin, an object dropped from the stand beside her. She picked it up,

handing it back to its owner, who snatched it quickly and retreated from her.

This strange behavior only deepened Elyse's confusion. Why were they acting so distant and wary around her?

When Freddy walked in, he immediately noticed the tension

surrounding Elyse. With a serious demeanor, he approached her and said, "Come out for a

moment. I have something to tell you."

followed him

been targeted by Vicky.

orchestra last night, urging everyone to isolate you. Vicky

to cross her." Freddy's face was etched with worry. Elyse was at a loss for words, and for

approached them, breaking the quiet with a hint of encouragement. "This just shows that Vicky is scared she might

don't mind,

used to have respect for Vicky. She's talented, albeit a bit distant, and I thought she wasn't a bad person. It seems I was

get back to practice. The tour is what really matters." Elyse

to Elyse was her performance and winning the

pressed against

own as if nothing is unusual,"

her friends? Are they distancing themselves from her?" she asked sharply, her tone tinged with impatience. "And what about her friends? Are they distancing themselves from her?" she asked sharply, her tone

The next

actually," the informant replied, voice tinged with hesitation. "They

call at all. They're interacting with her just

and began to chew on her fingernail, her mind racing as she paced

in her mind, a

she had scrutinized her rival's performance post- competition, and the realization that dawned was chilling: had Elyse not faltered, the

single thought muddled Vicky's confidence, casting long shadows over

in her armor. The specter of Elyse, an enigma wrapped

wrestled with a gnawing unease that clung tighter than a second

Elyse anxious or afraid? Did Elyse

thought rankled Vicky, fueling her determination to undermine