Bound By Love: Marrying My Disabled Husband Chapter 2

Chapter 2 What Was She Up ToMy name is Elyse Lloyd If its all right with you we can get married today she proposed confidentlyHer bold proposal left the crowd in shock prompting several to capture the moment with their phonesMiss Lloyd are you certain about this decision Given my disability I may not be able to provide the future you envision the man replied openly without hiding his condition and gently urged her to think it overIve made up my mind Elyse responded with determinationIm Jayden he introduced himselfSeeing her resolve Jayden Owen grasped her hand and shared his concern I fear you might regret this choice later onElyse chose not to respond She was sure of her decision She had once been solely focused on marrying Theo who never truly reciprocated her love Now who she married seemed inconsequentialAfter efficiently wrapping up the wedding formalities at City Hall Elyse and Jayden were now bound by matrimony officially united as husband and wifeWith the marriage certificate in hand Elyse experienced a profound sense of reliefTheo had broken her heart and she was resolute in never returning to himRegarding her father since she would not be marrying into the Ward family he had another daughter to think aboutShe understood her little sister Mabel too well As someone driven by greed how could Mabel resist the temptation to become Theos wife and a member of the Ward familyThus marrying Jayden was Elyses perfect escape from her familys clutches She had no intention of going back home againrWhile she gazed thoughtfully at the marriage certificate Jayden asked Whats on your mind Regretting your decision to marry a disabled manElyse shook her head took hold of the wheelchair and replied I think it was a good decisionJayden smiled slightly though his eyes betrayed a hint of skepticism and mistrustHow could any woman genuinely want to marry a disabled man He figured she was just putting on an actan act that couldnt last forever
He needed a bride momentarily to distract his family while he pursued his own goals Well he decided he might as well see what she was up towElyse helped Jayden into the car and they drove to his houseJaydens home was opulent complete with a garden and a swimming pool and staffed with a butler in a tuxedo and uniformed maidsAs Elyse stepped onto the plush wool carpet she truly realized that her new husband was far from ordinaryThe butler Driscoll Lee approached them respectfully and inquired Mr Owen is this your brideSurveying the opulent house and recollecting her newlywed husbands full name a sudden realization dawned on ElyseThe Owens were the most influential family in town and Jayden Owen was particularly notable among his peers for his business acumen and exceptional talent He was one of the wealthiest men around However after a car accident a year ago that cost him his legs Jayden had faded from the public eye and his prior achievements were largely forgottenSo she had married the legendary Jayden OwenElyse recalled hearing rumors about his engagement to a girl from the Foster family The bride who had disappeared on her wedding day was supposed to be that Foster girlUpon hearing Jaydens full name at City Hall Elyse hadnt dwelled on it much If she had known his background sooner she wouldnt have had the courage to broach the topic of marriage with himJayden noticed the shock and panic on her face but remained silent He still doubted that she truly hadnt recognized him After all his disability was well knownThis is Elyse Lloyd my wife From now on she will be the hostess here Jayden introduced her firmlyJoanna Foster escaped on our wedding day because she didnt want to marry a disabled man he added bluntlyJoanna Foster disappeared on the wedding day Driscoll expressed his surprise The Foster family had been eager to forge a union with the Owen family through marriage pushing for Jayden to marry JoannaOn the wedding day however the bride had disappeared Wasnt this a deliberate humiliation of JaydenDriscoll felt sympathy for him and offered some consolation Sir perhaps its for the best that she left It seems you might have found the right person after allElyse had shown no concern for Jaydens disability and was willing to marry him That indeed counted for something