Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 220 I Know Who Truly Cares For Me

"You're laughing at me?" Bryce's realization dawned, and he slammed his fist onto the table in fury.

Tess, equally incensed, snapped, "Elyse Lloyd, you've crossed the line. Bryce is your brother-in- law. How could you make fun of him like that?".

Elyse's smile faded as she offered a heartfelt apology, "I'm sorry, Bryce. It was wrong of me to laugh, especially today on your birthday. Can you forgive me?"

Bryce's mood lifted with her apology.

He thought to himself that Elyse, coming from a modest background, ought to show him respect. Tess, too, seemed relieved, as if Jayden had also made amends with her following Elyse's apology. "How's your work been going?" Tess inquired about Elyse's career, her tone firm like that of a strict elder.

"Everything's going smoothly," Elyse replied truthfully.

As Tess began peeling a tangerine, she questioned, "! heard you're about to embark on a national concert tour. Are you leading as the concertmaster?"

Elyse shook her head, regret in her voice. "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm not the concertmaster." This response irked Tess, who threw the tangerine peel at Elyse, exasperated. "Useless! How did you not secure the position? I thought at least in music you had some talent, that you wouldn't bring shame to our Owen family. Turns out, you're just mediocre."

What makes you

stifled her frustration. "Since when did you care about my career? Just the other day, you criticized me for pursuing a 'pointless' job that tarnished the

up, Elyse poured a glass of tea and handed it to Tess with a slow, deliberate gesture. "There's no need for threats.

within her. She silently accused Elyse of

manners.

the tea, Bryce surreptitiously stuck out his leg to trip her, hoping to put her in her

avoided his leg, instead stepping firmly on it with considerable

Bryce yelped in pain.

you bitch!" Bryce shoved Elyse aside, cradling his throbbing foot

I had no idea your leg was there;

sympathetically. "And you claim it was an accident? How then is my poor boy

on Bryce's foot." Suddenly, the door to the private room swung open. As Jayden maneuvered his wheelchair inside, he caught the

sorrowful. She approached, took

feelings. In a hushed tone, he inquired, "What's wrong? Did someone upset

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