The CEO's Wife Is Super Charming

Chapter 274: Chapter 271: The Lion King

Faced with such a fierce tone, Elliana Lyle’s hand, half-extended, paused in mid-air before she reluctantly withdrew it.

Clearly, playing cute was no longer going to work, so she simply lowered her head, quietly awaiting the man’s criticism.

About three seconds later, she felt a warm sensation on her head; it was the man’s hand gently ruffling her hair, his touch exceedingly tender.

She looked up, her almond-shaped eyes staring intently at his face.

There were no reprimands.

To her, Norman Bennett sometimes felt like a guardian; perhaps... she had known Norman since she was young, and they had spent even more time together than she had with Shawn Lyle.

So she relied on him a lot and also got used to being "afraid" of him.

However, in the man’s eyes, her current expression appeared innocent and adorable—an expression that could soften any heart, especially that of Norman Bennett.

Though he intended to reprimand her, at this moment, even a harsher tone seemed sinful.

"You, my dear."

A thousand words condensed into two indulgent words wrapped in a sigh, signaling to Elliana that he wasn’t planning to hold her accountable.

It seemed like her cuteness had managed to defuse the situation.

She grinned, her eyes like twinkling stars, as she leapt to hug the man’s waist, tilting her head up as she spoke in a sweet tone, "I promise not to eat recklessly again. Lesson learned."

"Alright." The man looked down at her, one hand protecting her back, the other gently tousling her hair.

Lastly, he wiped off a small smudge at the corner of her mouth with his finger pads, and then lightly rubbed his fingers together.

Seeing this little unidentified substance, she remembered it was from the chocolate she sneakily ate from Lana’s bag in the car.

She remembered how Claire White had warned her in front of Norman Bennett to avoid chocolate, especially when she felt unwell.

Claire said chocolate was a high-calorie sweet that stimulates gastric acid secretion, which could worsen symptoms for people with stomach issues.

So she rarely ate chocolate, and almost never in front of Norman Bennett.

harden, she

Bennett didn’t say anything this time, and while her heart was still pounding, he

with one arm, having her sit on his arm while she

appeared

afar, making her realize they’d

a child, and given how

all, she barely reached 160 cm in flat shoes, and without shoes, she was just 158

industry idolizes tall and sexy, while she was neither tall

being held like

her like this because he had done so since

man softly admonished, "Behave, don’t

no way to refuse, she might as well accept it

high position rather majestic, feeling

cub on a parade; she

for quite a while, they were noticed by the paparazzi. Her announcement about leaving the entertainment circle had been

wanted to interview

and rejected by Victor King, and she had set her phone to divert unknown numbers, so she wasn’t

already gathering, but fortunately, with bodyguards

suddenly called out to

a girl holding up a phone,

she was probably a fan, so she raised her hand and made a peace sign toward the

the photo, the girl smiled and shouted, "Elliana, be happy,

not been officially announced,

about it every day, but she always forgot. Now she wasn’t in a rush; the wedding hadn’t even taken

hotel, Norman Bennett set her down on the couch and poured her

"Drink some water."

didn’t feel like drinking more, and when she was about to

She responded, picking the glass

Lana didn’t pour it for her, she wouldn’t even think about drinking water

drinks

Sprite, Mirinda—she adored them all, especially with ice, so refreshing

soda, only letting her choose between plain

work; I can watch TV by myself." She drank the

was still quite early, and she’d never expected Norman Bennett