Bound By Love: Marrying My Disabled Husband Chapter 49

Chapter 49 She Was No Longer The Girl BeforeThe discussion of her classmates sobered Lizzie up considerably Moments ago she had been beside herself and couldnt fathom why she had acted so impulsively Now she was regaining her composure finding herself in an awkward positionJayden smoothed his jacket and inspected the red wine stains realizing the jacket was beyond repair He gazed at Lizzies alarmed expression and asked in a flat tone How do you plan to resolve thisElyse gently touched the back of Jaydens hand signaling him not to intervene She sharply addressed Lizzie Lizzie Robinson did you intend to embarrass meNo I didnt I just wanted to have a toast and move past our old quarrels Lizzie protestedShe knew she couldnt confess to doing it deliberately With a sorrowful look she pleaded Elyse your husband is wealthy Its only a jacket Cant you ask him to overlook this for old times sake since we were classmatesElyses irritation flared and she burst out laughing Whether intentional or not youve ruined my husbands jacket His wealth isnt just conjured up Why should he overlook your actionsYou are wealthy yet so petty Fine Ill pay for the jacket whatever the cost Lizzie retorted her anger evidentElyse sneered Can you afford itMy fianc is wealthy He makes a million a year Ill ask him to cover itLizzie declared gathering her courage Even if her fianc was prepared to pay it would be a difficult conversation for her Money was paramount to him and she often had to negotiate at length just to get some spending moneyBut it was only a jacket She couldnt imagine it being worth that much even if it was priceyJayden stroked his chin and remarked Im afraid his wealth may not be enough to cover this jacketLizzie was taken aback How much could the jacket possibly costElyse was also stunned She had seen Lannys custom suits before The priciest was around fifty or sixty thousand If even Lizzies fianc couldnt afford it how expensive were his jacketWhat will you do Lizzie It seems neither you nor your fianc can afford itLizzie looked into Elyses eyes which were ice cold She suddenly realized that Elyse was no longer the girl she remembered With a wealthy husband Elyses social status had soaredWould Elyse use her newfound position to crush her in the future Lizzie sobered up instantlywApologizing might her best choice now If she truly angered Elyse the latter might convince her husband to sabotage her fiancs career
Lizzie wasnt foolish After a moment of thought tears streamed down her face as she pleaded Elyse I didnt mean for this to happen You know my family isnt wealthy I cant afford to replace your husbands jacket What should I do Should I kneel and apologize to youElyse intervened before Lizzie could act on her words How could she allow Lizzie to kneel That would make her and Jayden look like villains for bullying LizzieShe glanced at Jayden and said coolly A sincere apology will suffice We dont expect you to compensate us financiallySeizing the moment Lizzie wise in her desperation bowed deeply to Jayden and Elyse in apology Jayden not wanting to exacerbate the situation nodded in acceptance and the matter was resolvedElyse also nodded Alright you can go join the dinner now Were goodGrateful yet disheartened Lizzie leftWhen the others noticed that Elyse and Jayden had settled for an apology they began to speak up in defense Do you really forgive her that easily Lizzie has always been the first to make things difficult for Elyse whenever she faced troubleExactly Lizzie even said that Elyse was a jinx and she was destined for hardshipYoure too kind If it were my jacket Id at least make her pay for the cleaningThe crowd murmured their opinions but Jayden and Elyse remained silent choosing not to engage further on the matterAfter dinner sitting in the car Elyse said to Jayden Dont step in for me in the future If you do people might say you pick on women and its not good for your reputationwYou only got an apology and my jacket is ruined Jayden remarkedElyse responded with a hint of embarrassment Its true that Lizzie cant afford to compensate for the jacket I think preserving your good reputation tonight is more important than the jacket Jayden chuckled You really did think about meHolding his hand Elyse smiled and said You stood up for me and I protect your reputation We look out for each other Isnt that wonderfulSeeing her cheerful smile Jayden couldnt help but smile too touched by her openness and sinceritywShould I thank you for defending my reputation then he teasedCaught by Jaydens relaxed demeanor Elyse felt her heart skip a beat again