The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 1712

Queen Julia cast a cautious glance at Chloe, whose eyes were filled with a hint of melancholy that was rather heartbreaking. “Seems like that he indeed knows how to win a woman’s heart.”

Chloe took a deep breath, and her expression seemed to have turned somewhat unpleasant.

Queen Julia, who had never been good at offering comfort, was at a loss seeing Chloe’s expression. “Well, I can tell he is a good man, he’s probably not the type to flirt around. Trust is the most important thing in a relationship.”

Chloe managed a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes, “I know that.”

But knowing didn’t ease her worry Damon had a way with women, and she wasn’t the only one. This fact unsettled her. At the thought that Damon might treat other women the same way he treated her, a feeling of suffocation and unease welled up in her chest, even though she knew she shouldn’t feel like this.

Fiona once said that it was not good for a woman to be too understanding. It led to being overlooked and taken for granted, which often resulted in men cheating. Despite Fiona being younger than her and not always offering the best advice, Chloe had to agree on this one. After all, her ex, Lance, was a perfect example of a man who took advantage of her understanding nature.

Hmph Was she a magnet that attracted jerks?e2

Queen Julia opened and closed her mouth, at a loss for words. It was a sensitive topic, and she felt like no matter what she said, she might say something wrong. The atmosphere turned awkward, fortunately, Lea soon walked in. No. It would be more accurate to say she ran in

She had been by Queen Julia’s side for decades and was no longer young. Seeing her hobble in, Queen Julia and Chloe couldn’t help but stare at her. “Lea, what’s the rush?”

Lea

shed in, collapsing to her knees in front of Queen Julia, She gripped the Queen’s hand, looked up at her, tears streaming

down her face.

“Your Majesty…”

grief and an indescribable emotion, “Your Majesty… Princess…

so distraught before. She bent down to

happened?”

then nodded. “The princess, she has returned.”

Barbara? Becky? But would their return cause Lea to

talking about… her…” She hesitated to say the name. After so many years of disappointment, the pain of broken hopes was too hard to

nodded vigorously, “Yes,

greenhouse’s entrance, her grip on Lea’s hand trembling. Chloe, too, had now realized who

silence

if to calm her racing heartbeat. She bit her lip, her gaze fixed on the entrance, filled with a desperate hope, as if

curtain at the greenhouse’s entrance was pulled back, and two figures slowly came into

and imposing figure was the first to catch the eye, but a second later, when the woman he was holding

sound could be heard.

large hand gripping her arm, walked with a slightly stiff and strained

he entered His dark eyes held a hint of resentment, but

help but feel slighted. He had brought her mother here Didn’t she at least owe him a

The word she had hardly ever uttered felt so foreign that she struggled to speak it.

meant to her.

anxious and flustered. She could

she couldn’t truly empathize.

so tight it was almost bone–crushing, but Lea bit her lip and didn’t utter a sound. Tears silently streamed down her face. No one in the world understood Queen Julia better than she did, and no one knew how thrilled the Queen must be feeling

Julia’s toes moved slightly, but as she took a step, she stumbled and