Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Jayden's Old Friend

When Elyse returned home joyfully, she noticed Jayden in the garden sipping tea. She approached and inquired, "Have you been waiting here for me for a long time?"

Jayden glanced up at her and replied, "No."

Elyse gave an awkward smile and mentioned, "I'm going to change my clothes." She then hurriedMaterial © of NôvelDrama.Org.

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Jayden observed her cautious demeanor, shook his head, and muttered affectionately yet helplessly, "Just like a startled rabbit."

Once Elyse had changed and come back downstairs, she noticed several servants bustling around with various items. She approached curiously and saw Driscoll directing the servants to tidy up the collection room.

All the items being moved belonged to Jayden. She wondered if they were relocating these items. "Where are all these things being moved to?" she asked with curiosity.

Upon spotting her, Driscoll greeted her warmly.

Elyse nodded. Her eyes then sparkled as she spotted her cherished motorcycle.

Driscoll watched her as she walked over and caressed the silver motorcycle. He then gently pulled

her away and said with a smile, "Mr. Owen's collections are cleaned here every three months.

Since the collection room isn't opened often, it tends to gather dust."

Elyse had wanted to touch her silver motorcycle even in her dreams. Now that she finally could, she was reluctant to pull her hand away when Driscoll intervened.

Just then, a servant walked by carrying a rabbit. It was so close she could see its fur, its eyes, and its red pupils staring back at her.

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Elyse jumped back swiftly, startled.

Driscoll steadied her as she nearly stumbled and instructed the servant to remove the rabbit quickly. He then explained, "This was a rabbit Mr. Owen once cared for. After it passed away, he had it preserved and kept here in the collection room."

Elyse patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "I was almost scared to death. No wonder the rabbit looks so realistic. I felt like it was alive."

Driscoll reassured her with a smile.

Looking around, Elyse noted the vast array of items in the collection room, from antiques like vases and paintings to other peculiar objects that, as Driscoll mentioned, held great significance to Jayden

Her attention was soon captured by a photo frame.

In the frame was a picture of Jayden with an unfamiliar man, both with their arms over each

other's shoulders, appearing to be close friends.

"May I take a closer look at this picture?" she asked the servant and quickly approached the photo

frame.

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The servant handed her the frame.

Driscoll came over and, seeing the photo, sighed. "That's Mr. Owen's old friend, Louis Walker.

They were quite close. Mr. Owen frequently invited him over for drinks."

"Louis Walker?"

Elyse glanced at Louis a few times before her gaze settled on Jayden.

The photo seemed to be from Jayden's college days. He looked much younger and less stern than he does now.

She stared at the photo intently. Driscoll noticed her reluctance to part with it and softly urged, "Perhaps it's time to stop looking at that."

Elyse hesitated. She traced Jayden's face in the photo with her finger, feeling a surge of curiosity about his past.

"Really, Mrs. Owen, you should focus on the present," Driscoll murmured, slightly embarrassed.

Looking puzzled, Elyse lifted her head and noticed Jayden at the collection room entrance in his wheelchair. She realized that all the servants had departed, leaving just her and Driscoll.

She handed the photo frame back to Driscoll without a word, walked over to Jayden, and bowed her head in silence.

Jayden clenched his teeth and said, "It turns out you headed to the collection room. I've been waiting for you, but you didn't come to find me."

Elyse offered an awkward smile. Under Driscoll's sympathetic look, Jayden took her away.

She was about to be taken back to her room. Elyse clung to the sofa, protesting, "! won't go back to my room. I refuse!"

Jayden gritted his teeth and said coldly, "You need discipline. Come back to your room with me!"

"No! At least, let me eat dinner first." Elyse desperately thought of an excuse to stall for time. Jayden found her attempt amusing.

"So, you need to be full before my 'punishment', huh?"

Elyse blushed and bit her lip.

"Fine, you can have dinner now. We'll do it later."

Jayden embraced her and murmured into her ear with a suggestive and forceful tone, making her too shy to look up.

When Driscoll and the servants reappeared, they witnessed the couple hugging and whispering intimately, appearing like the perfect, loving pair.

"Alright, don't stare at them anymore. Go and do your own work." Driscoll dismissed the servants and left the couple to their privacy.