The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 1243

Stanley’s gaze lingered on Wendy’s face for a moment, Grace hastily shielding it with her hand.

“What the hell are you guys up to? If you’re planning any funny business, the Alonso family won’t let you get away with it!”

Stanley frowned. “Relax, your daughter is so ugly, she can’t even hold a candle to Chloe’s toenail! Stop daydreaming. What guy would be interested in her?”

“Hah…” Ned couldn’t help but chuckle. Sometimes hanging with Stanley meant not only dealing with his moody, hot–tempered nature but also enduring his sudden, cold jokes.

Stanley shot him a look. “What’s so funny?”

Ned nodded. “I mean, I think even a madman wouldn’t wanna… touch a toenail.”

Stanley raised an eyebrow. “Fair point.”

Wendy was about to blow her top! She was less than Chloe’s toenail? She was a lady of the Alonso family!

“No wonder Damon chose Chloe.” Stanley shook his head, then got into his car.

It wasn’t until the cars had slowly driven away that Grace and Wendy stood up.

“Where did this bully come from? Figures that anyone associated with Chloe is no good.” Grace was so mad she could chew nails! In just a few days, she had come to loathe Chloe to the bone.

“Mom, the car… our bags and phones were all in it, and we’re still miles away from the Harper family. Are we supposed to walk back?”

“What else can we do?”

barely healed. And now she had to walk back to the Harper family with the

who loves you the most

right now but walk back

today, the focus wasn’t Chloe, but Wendy!

Stanley’s behavior, Chloe sat at the breakfast table, predictably getting an earful from Presley. She kept quiet, eating her breakfast as she listened. She was already rattled because of Stanley, and Presley’s reprimanding was

life so far. Just had to bear it a bit longer, get through today, and perhaps

out his voice and put a sandwich into Chloe’s hand. “Eat up, you’ll need your strength

“Mhm.”

Chloe took a bored bite of her sandwich. But after just a few chews, she felt a wave of nausea and immediately ran to the

old man’s face turned black with rage, slamming the tableware on the table, and snapping angrily, “What is she playing at? I say

and you’re picking on her first thing in the morning. Who would

about disagreeing with the engagement last night but didn’t mention it this morning.

Elizabeth came over and gently rubbed her back, her face full of concern. “Are you okay? Should I call a doctor to check on you? You can’t afford to have anything

her mouth, then exhaled deeply. “I’m feeling a lot better.”

rubbed her ears, her face a bit troubled.

insufferable! He got you so worked

grabbed Elizabeth’s arm, bending slightly

She spoke slowly, the word going straight to

into you, being so clingy all of a sudden…”

that if she were by my

me from now on I always

“Troublemakers? Your sons will

they’re troublemakers. What if they bring home a wife I can’t stand? What if they marry a troublesome woman and drive me to my