The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 7

Chloe stared at Lance, remained quiet for a moment, then suddenly started to chuckle under her breath. Her laughter was cold and full of sarcasm. But within her, it felt like she was being cut open with a knife. So her being assertive was the problem, huh? That was one hell of a way to put it

Did being assertive automatically make her the villain, the bully?

Lance’s harsh words felt like a sharp knife, stabbing her right in the heart,

“Chloe”

Lance looked at her quilt flooding his insides. He wanted to reach out, to comfort her, but Chloe stepped back

“Don’t touch me!”

She yelled, swatting his hand away She slowly lifted her head, her eyes empty, a hint of a sarcastic smile tugging at her lips as she stared at him coldly.

Apart from the coldness and sarcasm, there was pure despair and finality

felt like his heart had

her name again, but he didn’t know what

together forever! Don’t expect any sympathy

Chloe’s unprecedented tirade, Lance

elegant and composed woman actually

her anger, “No matter what. I’m

heard you” Chloe replied coldly

hope you could accept

but

further words were pointless. He said

Chloe weakly sat on the bed, her legs curled up, her empty eyes staring somewhere out the

Cold and assertive?

was too cold, so she had

Only this way could she stop herself from crying, appearing weak, and seeming pitiful

it over the years, but now she realized she wasn’t as strong as she thought.