Bound By Love: Marrying My Disabled Husband Chapter 3

Chapter 3 He Could Walk FluidlyLooking at Jaydens legs Elyse felt a wave of sympathy for him Jayden had once been at the pinnacle of success and now he seemed so vulnerable Just because he was disabled his bride had callously abandoned him at the altar showing him no respect what soever He must have felt even more devastated than she did during the weddingApproaching Jayden Elyse took his hand and said earnestly Dont worry We are husband and wife now I will take care of you for the rest of our livesJaydens expression turned rigid Could she really mean it promising to take care of him for a lifetime He doubted her sincerity thinking she was just putting on an act of compassionWithout a word Jayden maneuvered his wheelchair into the study on the first floorIm sorry Driscoll said apologetically Since his accident hes been a bit more temperamentalIts fine I understand Elyse replied dismissing it with a wave of her hand Anyone in his situation might changeShe then followed Driscoll upstairs to a room on the second floorSirIn the study stood a bald man named Vinny Bailey clad in a tight black shirt that accentuated his prominent tendonsRespectfully Vinny ignited a lighter and lit a cigar for JaydenJoanna has gone abroad The Foster family is desperately trying to come up with a solutionTheyve taken thirty million and five major projects from me Is this their way of repaying meJayden let out a puff of smoke and remarked casually If I dont teach them a lesson others will see me as a pushover The Fosters need to learn a few thingsDo you want us to bring Joanna back Vinny inquired nodding And as for your new wife should we make some introductions with our menNo needJayden cigar clenched between his teeth lifted a document from the desk and strolled over to the windowThe wheelchair was tucked away in a corner of the room ignored as he moved fluidly across the floorThis document detailed Elyses entire life from her childhood through to her college life even including her romance with Theo
He casually flipped through the pages ages and drawled An ordinary woman She married me just for my moneyBack then the Owens had declared their search for a wife for Jayden aiming simply to secure an heirUpon the announcement no wealthy family was eager to marry their daughter to him except for the Fosters who had enriched themselves through their daughters marriageThe Fosters motive was straightforward to exchange their daughter for resources and moneyVinny saw no other reason for Elyse to marry Jayden but for financial gainYet there was another twist She was originally going to marry Theo WardWard The Ward family thats wellknown Jayden lifted an eyebrowYes But apparently the groom ran off to reunite with his ex girlfriend after receiving a phone callVinny paused then speculated Maybe she married you just to spite Theo WardJayden ceased perusing the documents and glanced up at Vinny with a hint of annoyance Youre looking at it too simplistically By marrying me she stands to gain more Thats the real reason she married me despite my disabilityIn Jaydens eyes Elyse hadnt yet revealed her true intentions But he didnt mind her interest in his moneyHe needed a wife to appease his family If she married him for gain it would make a future divorce simpler for himPerched on the edge of the bed Elysee scrolled through her phone and noticed the trending topicsBridegroomRanAwayForHis ExBrideMarriesStrangerToAngerHerRanawayGroomShe casually scrolled through the comments The public deemed the entire situation unbelievable and both parties actions as unreasonable Nevertheless discussions had thrust Elyses name into circulation because of itSome even discovered she was a violinist in an orchestra and stumbled upon a video of her past performanceUnable to resist Elyse was watching these videos when Theo called Where are you Elyse Lets meet and talko