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

one look and Lance felt like

name again, but he didn’t know what to say.

him coldly, “Lance, remember, I’m the one dumping you! I hope you and Keira stay together forever! Don’t expect any sympathy from me, I don’t need it! Who uses a towel someone else has

unprecedented tirade,

woman actually

understood her anger, “No

you” Chloe replied

looked up. “I hope you could accept it.”

can say sorry, but I have the right

further words were pointless. He said “Take

wasn’t until Lance was completely gone that Chloe weakly sat on the bed, her legs curled up, her empty eyes staring somewhere out the

Cold and assertive?

as the water, but the world was too cold, so she had to become as

protect herself, prevent herself from getting hurt and feeling sad. Only this way could she stop herself from crying, appearing weak, and seeming pitiful in

years, but now she realized she wasn’t as strong as she