The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Royce still hadn’t lived down the time he delayed his wife from getting her hands on their grandchildren. To this day, she gave him nothing but icy stares. He pondered ways to sweet-talk her, but she was practically orbiting their grandkids around the clock, barely sparing him a glance.

Boyd had it even rougher.

Ever since that Stanley fellow had shown up, Yasmine had been giving Boyd the cold shoulder. On the rare occasions she did speak to him, it was enough to give him jitters for half the day. It was always strictly necessary chit-chat, ending with her walking away without a spare word.

Ever since she’d moved from B Country to here, her attention was almost entirely fixed on her daughter and grandson. As for Boyd, well, he might as well have been Mr. Invisible. Drawing closer, all he could see was Yasmine’s noticeably chilled demeanor. Still, he couldn’t bear the thought of her slipping from his sight, so he endured.

“Ma’am, you’re finally back.”

The servants in the villa looked happily at Chloe in Damon’s arms; having long since seen the two of them being intimate, they didn’t have much of a surprise.d2

Damon had planned to head straight upstairs, but Chloe, tapping him on the shoulder, insisted they detour to the living room.

The servants didn’t meddle, just craned their necks to peek outside. When they saw Yasmine and Elizabeth enter, each holding a tightly swaddled bundle, they excitedly clasped their hands, eager to catch a glimpse of the two little lords of the house.

“If the parents are anything to go by, these kids will be both beautiful and bright,” the servants murmured.

Elizabeth, now the proud grandmother of two stunning boys, couldn’t resist showing off in front of the crowd.

“Come take a look at my grandchildren. The doctors say they’re the most beautiful babies they’ve ever delivered.”

The servants, already bursting with curiosity, crowded around the swaddles to take a closer look.

The babies, just born, were changing daily. Their once reddish skin had softened to a tender baby complexion, and their features were becoming more defined, impossibly cute.

Even with their eyes closed, there was no denying they had inherited their father’s looks. Their tiny noses and mouths were outrageously adorable.

“The boy’s eyes look just like Damon’s.” Elizabeth boasted, proud of her good-looking family lineage.

The servants were genuinely thrilled. “So, he will be as handsome as his father?”

Elizabeth lifted her chin proudly. “Even more so, don’t forget, he also has a gorgeous mother.”

Heads nodded in agreement. “Right, right, that’s going to be tough for the ladies later on. They’ll all be falling for this baby.”

“I’m already smitten. Ma’am, what do you think? Maybe I could get dibs.”

“Get out of here, dreaming big, are we? Careful, or I’ll tell your boyfriend you’re eyeing younger pastures.”

Laughter rippled through the group.

Elizabeth was always easygoing, and after so long at the estate, she’d become one of the gang. A joke here and there was nothing out of the ordinary.

However, when it came to Yasmine, the servants didn’t dare approach so freely, put off by her formidable presence. They watched eagerly as she moved, carrying the bundle in her arms.

Once she was close, she asked indifferently, “Is the nursery ready?”

Heads bobbed eagerly in response. “Yes, yes, all set upstairs. I’ll go up and crack the windows a bit.”

she immediately tried to get up to see the

“Stay put.”

turned and called

Elizabeth understood instantly and brought the babies over to

“Guess who this is?”

smiled. “It’s

and waving her tiny arms, making adorably

the moon, planting a gentle kiss on

“errr…”

“I like you too.”

twins, many people still can’t tell them apart.

little games. Handing her sister over to Damon, she reached

at Chloe, limbs flailing softly. Eventually, he balled his tiny fist at Chloe’s chest, gripping and releasing the fabric of

after his dad too much, or I’ll have to worry about finding him

Chloe, there was no guarantee her grandson would be

be her lot in

who had been the subject of many a maternal lecture these

destined love out there waiting

firm believer that everyone

“It’s not about fate. It’s about whether someone appreciates it and doesn’t destroy it with their own hands.”

“Fate may return, but it’s not always given that we’ll

to fret again, “I just hope he doesn’t become too

It was indeed a mother’s lot to

his lips

undercurrent in Yasmine’s words and glanced briefly at Boyd before returning

—

settled down in

the twins felt like teaming up with Elizabeth for an

and Damon flew into Rivertown just

surprisingly extensive,

Chloe caught up with

seeing each other after what felt like ages, could hardly contain their excitement. Both had always been vigilant about their figures,

had a sea of questions about each other’s delivery and

satisfaction after

think Morrison would be repulsed,” Rose confided. “But during the confinement, he kept making me eat and drink, and only after was I able to go on a diet frenzy. I wouldn’t even let him

“So you

if I wanted to, I just couldn’t feel it, you know? All I could think about was his disgust. What about you? Don’t tell me you couldn’t wait to jump back

shade pinker, “I had stitches down there after

did you guys…you

reddened, “We haven’t yet. Same reasons as

moment, Rose said, “Suddenly, I feel a bit sorry for

tentatively suggesting, “You guys

her face blooming with blushes. “Well. Morrison said