The CEO's Wife Is Super Charming

Chapter 17: Chapter 16: Luring the Tiger Out of the Mountain

"Elliana? Elliana, are you inside?"

At this moment, Joy Lyle’s voice suddenly came from outside the bathroom door.

"Oh~ I’m here, what’s up?" Elliana Lyle felt her phone screen go dark as she responded from inside.

Joy’s voice was gentle, "Aunt was just looking for you, she said grandma wants you to visit her."

"Okay, I’ll be right there." Elliana finished speaking and deliberately pressed the flush.

...

Ada Lee had already sat down slowly beside Norman Bennett, her beautiful face breaking into a smile, as she made casual conversation, "Norman, how have you been lately?"

"Hmm, sis." Norman replied politely, partly because Ada was a relative of the little girl. Beyond that, his face showed no other expression, remaining as impersonal as ever.

Ada didn’t care about Norman’s coldness, instead, she smiled and quipped, "I heard from Aunt that Elliana is staying at the Bennett Family’s house. She’s really settled down quite a bit."

"She’s always been well-behaved."

"Not even married yet, and he’s already defending her." Ada covered her mouth with a light chuckle, her laughter was gentle and crisp.

Then Ada seemed lost in thought as if reminiscing. She sighed, "I remember last time when Elliana found out she was going to marry you, she was extremely unwilling. She tried to get us together to avoid the marriage, even locked the two of us in."

"It was so dark in the basement back then; you don’t know how I’ve been afraid of the dark since I was a child. If it were just me, I don’t know what I would have done. Luckily, there were the two of us, otherwise, it would have traumatized me."

"Hmm." Norman merely hummed in response, not continuing the conversation, but his brow furrowed lightly as he understood who Elliana was doing it for.

Ada tilted her head slightly, her long curls falling naturally behind her shoulders, revealing her lovely collarbone. She looked earnestly at Norman and said.

"Norman, do you know you have a reassuring aura about you? I felt it last time. I thought it was an illusion due to fear, but now I can still feel it around you. I think if Elliana stays with you long enough, she’d feel it too."

"At that time Elliana even went on a three-day hunger strike for marrying Shane Southwell, don’t know what charm Shane has... later I don’t know what happened to both of them." Ada suddenly stopped, as if realizing she misspoke, she quietly withheld the rest.

Then Ada sighed lightly, as if comforting, "Norman, Elliana was immature back then. Now that you two have reconciled, she must have severed ties with Shane too."

Norman’s tone was emotionless, yet you could feel a heavier

parents arranged is right. It shouldn’t be too long before she marries you." Ada maintained a serene smile on her face, her eyes revealing

the parents

entirety. But her heart doesn’t belong to him, so what’s the point of having the

It’s just mutual torment.

sudden, sudden enough to catch him

used to say whatever she wanted, throw tantrums when unhappy, now

Norman said heavily,

underestimated Norman’s obsession with

a past life where Elliana married Shane, Norman

early next month, we’ll host a banquet at Bright Cliff Sea. Elliana loves the beach; why not bring her then?" Ada used Elliana as a pretext

City for a business trip at the end

a pity, well then, let Elliana come, and I’ll take care of her for you, just the same." Ada still

with me," Norman

you’ve already made plans. I wonder if it’s a business trip or a vacation?" Ada

City. It’s one of my favorite novels. The lead role

Shane Southwell seems to be in North City too. Norman, taking Elliana to North

Elliana going on a business

finished speaking, they heard Elliana’s hurried

with a hint of playful

seen the old

ponder over what she had done wrong before sensing that something

to Norman Bennett, yet

time to cause trouble, or was this life different

in time to accompany Norman. I’ll go entertain the others." Ada always maintained a gentle demeanor in front of others, making it

I’m here." Elliana forced a smile and then

Elliana truly fallen for Norman

probe further, only nodded slightly with a smile, and

departing figure, Elliana finally sighed in relief. She looked up at Norman, softly complaining, "I told you

little girl’s hair, tenderly and patiently, as if smoothing out the fur

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