The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 1829
“I can’t stand the thought of losing sight of you. It’s strange, but right now I want
to be with you every single moment. Sweetheart, just be good. Stop giving me a
hard time.” Morrison held her tightly, each word punctuated with a kiss that he
pressed upon her over and over again.
Rose ducked her head, trying to dodge the constant barrage of kisses that he
lavished upon her without warning. Yet her heart fluttered uncontrollably
because of the words he whispered so close to her ear.
That pleading tone, mixed with a seductive coaxing, didn’t seem like something
Morrison would ever utter.
Enter title…
But she was certain that it was definitely him.
Morrison had been acting out of character for the past few days, but considering
her past interactions with him, it didn’t seem so unusual after all.
After all, she believed that during their school days, he often clashed with her,
and considering their many years of conflict, his sudden change in demeanor
seemed to reveal his true nature.
She thought that she knew a little bit about his subtle and dark quirks. Still, this
felt like a complete turnaround.
She never thought that one day he would truly act like a brat, being
unreasonable and domineering one moment, only to transform into this clingy
person the next. He was like a stubborn child, who wouldnt let her leave when
he caught her.
Compared to his handsome and aloof exterior, their situation was completely out
of the norm.
Her lips were taken captive by his. He was holding her so tightly she couldn’t
struggle, and she could only lift her chin, being completely trapped by him.
She was eventually pushed back onto the hospital bed again. Considering the
baby in her belly, she placed both hands behind her to support her body, not
letting herself sink too deeply into the bed.
“That’s enough…” In the end, Rose whimpered and turned her head away,
avoiding Morrison’s kiss. Her face was flushed and her ears were red.
Morrison did not continue to kiss her either, but chose to hold her firmly in his
arms instead. Despite the awkward position, he held on to her, clearly intending
not to let her have the slightest chance of leaving. He was acting just like a child
on his first day of kindergarten, clinging to his mother’s leg, refusing to let her
go.
The more she thought about it, the harder she found it to resist laughing at the
absurdity of it all. She certainly didn’t recall having such a giant baby son.
At the sound of her laughter, Morrison looked up, his dark gazes shimmering
with a mix of bewilderment and relief. “What’s so funny?”
Rose glanced down at him, “I’m laughing at how childish you’re being.”
Morrison frowned, tightening his hold on her. “It’s all your fault. Here I am, laid
up in the hospital, and you’re still giving me grief”
Rose fell silent for a few seconds, then said, “Morrison, did I ever tell you just
how awful you really are?”
He paused for a moment before replying, “You might have mentioned it. You
used to talk smack about me behind my back in school. I’ve heard those kinds
of things about myself too many times.”
Rose was taken aback. Back then, she only complained about him because he
was always so confrontational, and it infuriated her.
“And you were just as bad, always scowling at me. You could manage to be

warm and kind with everyone else, so why was it that with me, you were either
sarcastic or as cold as an ice sculpture?”
Morrison’s eyes hardened.
Rose pressed on, “And now, all of a sudden, you are telling me that I’m the one
you’ve always loved—how am I supposed to believe that? Is that how you love
someone? By flirting with other women while you ‘love’ me?”
Her voice carried a serious undertone. The memories of their school days were
still vivid in her mind. Many years had passed; those were among the few
memories she had with Morrison. However, they had always been her memories
alone.
Her treasured memories, which always brought her joy and heartache.
“Back then…” Morrison began, the atmosphere turning heavy with his
suppressed voice. “You were the defiant rich girl, looking down on everyone, too
proud for your own good. Dressed to the nines every single day, drawing the
gaze of all the boys. Always ready to pick a fight with me, arguing until we were
blue in the face. If I actually admitted to liking you, wouldn’t I have been a
madman?”
Rose bit her lip, frustrated by the way his narrative twisted her past. “What do
you mean I dressed to the nines? And when did I ever seduce the boys?”
Morrison scoffed, as if the memory of her in those days was vivid in his mind,
his expression mirroring the way he used to look at her.
“Then why did you always dress up so flashy? Wasn’t there always a flock of
foolish boys trailing you whenever you showed up? You always got the best seat
at the basketball games, and half your electives were filled with guys.
Every weekend, a crowd waited to ask you out, and—don’t tell me you didn’t
accept tampons from a guy during your period.”
Morrison was getting more and more infuriated as he spoke, his face becoming
increasingly unpleasant, and his voice growing heavier.
Rose blinked in surprise, lost in the distant memories he was dredging up.
And then, the mention of tampons… She did recall such an incident.
Her period had come early once, and a male classmate had offered his jacket
with a small pack of tampons and tissues in the pockets. It had certainly saved
her from an embarrassing situation.
Looking back, she realized she never properly thanked him. But she was young
then, too embarrassed to express her gratitude properly.
As for the rest, she could only recall fragments of those days. Her memories
were mostly filled with Morrison—and she certainly didn’t have the capacity to
remember all those scattered incidents.
“I got my period early, and I was in a tight spot. I was grateful for any help I
could get. Who cared who it was from? How did you even find out about that?”
Morrison didn’t say anything to that.
Rose raised an eyebrow, her beautiful eyes narrowing as she gazed at him.
“If you knew about it then, why didn’t you help me? Someone else did a good
deed and I appreciated it. Why are you mad about it?”
Rose propped herself up with her hands behind her, her body leaning sideways
as she looked at him. Her protruding belly was right in front of Morrison, and the
scene unexpectedly exuded a sense of warmth.
“You sure have a good memory about all these things, Morrison, when exactly
did you start taking an interest in me?”
Morrison frowned, his voice slightly gruff, “Heck knows.”
Rose smirked, “The more I know now, the more I’m convinced you’re not up to
snuff. If you’ve been taking an interest in me from way back when, why on earth
did you have to go and pick a fight with me? If you had been straightforward,
none of what followed would’ve ever happened.”
He pursed his lips, “Do you think you are straightforward? You clearly love me,
but you don’t say it”
A scoff escaped Rose, “You expected me to confess to a guy who already had a
girlfriend? I may have feelings, but I also have pride and dignity.”
She paused, her voice trailing off, “You’re quite something, you know. You
managed to bend my backbone, made me willing to toss aside my pride. I
gambled everything, and yet, in the end, beneath the abyss you offered was
only a deeper abyss.”
Morrison’s face stiffened, a hint of embarrassment clouding his features. “I admit
that was my mistake”
He could never quite pinpoint those bizarre, indescribable feelings he had for
her. Had it not been for someone else’s nudge, he might have spent his whole
life unable to acknowledge his true feelings for her.
How could he? From the start, everything about her rubbed him the wrong way.
Seeing her irritated him, not seeing her even more so. She was like a thorn in
his side, and he had a masochistic streak to even admit he loved this infuriating
woman.
Rose remained silent, merely gazing at him. So much she wanted to say, yet so
much she couldn’t.
To speak them out would seem melodramatic. To stay silent felt like all the years
of quiet endurance were for naught.
They could have been together from the start, and all the missed opportunities
and their bittersweet experiences could have been replaced by happiness and
joy. That would have been a hundredfold the bliss.
But a miss was as good as a mile…
She loved him, but he was also the culprit who had ruined years of her love life.
“Morrison, everyone pays a price for their mistakes.”
Morrison remained silent, the atmosphere growing heavy.
Rose exhaled a heavy sigh. Before she could act, Morrison suddenly pulled her
close, burying his face against her belly. “Fine, I’ll pay the price. Any cost is
acceptable, except losing you: Rose’s heart jolted at his words. Anything but
losing her? Did that mean, to him, she was more important than anything else?
She looked down at the man with his head against her belly, both childish and
obnoxious. Yet she was at a loss for what to do.
He was acting like a petulant child. Backing down, trying to please, admitting
faults, apologizing, even being unabashedly needy… He was doing everything
that seemed impossible for him.
If she continued to dwell on the past that couldn’t be changed, it would be overly
petty and pointless. Morrison was right. It was all just a hassle.