Bound by love: Marrying my Disabled Husband

Chapter 1503:

Elyse gave a small nod, then shook her head. “It’s more complicated than that. Neither of us really knew who we were. He leaned on me too much, and I wasn’t strong enough to carry us both. We couldn’t find balance, so I thought stepping away was the only way to save myself — and maybe even us.”

Victor raised an eyebrow at Jayden, who was looking increasingly flustered. “And you? The second you heard she might choose another man, you dropped everything and ran over, didn’t you? Are you that desperate?”

“If your beloved woman ran off with another man, wouldn’t you panic?” Jayden shot back, turning to Elyse with a cheeky grin. “Even if I were in the middle of a big meeting, I’d drop everything to win her back.”

Victor smirked. “You’d ditch the meeting? Isn’t that where you rake in the cash?”

Jayden waved it off with a scoff. “So, I miss one meeting — how much could that really cost me? What’s the point of making money if not to spend it on my beloved one? Without her, who would I even spoil?”

Victor gave Jayden a long, thoughtful look before letting out a quiet sigh. “Maybe Elyse really is meant for you.”

Jayden blinked. Of course, he deserved Elyse.

The evening dragged on, filled with laughter and banter, until the dinner finally wound down late at night.

As they left, Victor lingered on the steps, his eyes trailing after Jayden and Elyse as they walked hand in hand to their car. They didn’t look like people who had divorced—they could’ve been mistaken for newlyweds.

Pearce sidled up beside him, breaking the silence. “Why the long face? Upset?”

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Victor nodded faintly, his expression clouded. “Yeah, a bit. I can’t help but think I’ll never have what Jayden has.”

“Why are you so hung up on Jayden’s love life?” Pearce raised a brow, baffled.

Victor let out a sigh that seemed to weigh heavy on his chest. “You just don’t get it. That’s what love is about—when you care so deeply, it’s like you’d move mountains for each other. Look at us. How could we even begin to talk about love like that? We’re just coasting through life with nothing close to that kind of passion.”

Pearce just couldn’t wrap his head around it. To him, Elyse and Jayden seemed utterly ridiculous—lost in their messy, painful entanglement.noveldrama

But the thought lingered. Maybe Victor had a point. Maybe love wasn’t about avoiding pain but embracing it for the sake of something bigger. Pearce rubbed his nose, his voice tinged with resignation. “I’m not holding my breath for that kind of love. If I find someone I can get along with, that’s good enough for me. No point chasing after unicorns.”

Victor’s gaze stayed fixed on the fading taillights of Jayden’s car, a shadow of…

Victor’s gaze lingered, longing in his eyes. “I still want it, though. I want someone who’d stick with me through thick and thin, who I’d hold onto no matter the storm. Someone I could love like that—and who’d love me back the same way.”

Pearce’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Are you serious? You’d hold out for that? What if it never happens? You’d grow old waiting for a fairytale.”

Victor stroked his chin thoughtfully, a faint smile tugging at his lips. “You know, for a split second, I actually thought that staying single wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world if I couldn’t have a love like that.”

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