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.”

set Chloe down on the sofa, and she immediately tried to get

“Stay put.”

and called

understood instantly and brought the babies over to

“Guess who this is?”

smiled. “It’s Little

in her arms seemed thrilled, kicking and waving her

the moon, planting a gentle kiss on her little forehead. “Little Moon, you like

“errr…”

“I like you too.”

them apart.

smiled, always playing along with these little games. Handing her sister over to Damon, she reached for

Sun gazed quietly at Chloe, limbs flailing softly. Eventually, he balled his tiny fist

I’ll have to worry about finding

eventually finding a gem like Chloe, there was no guarantee her grandson would be as

be her lot in life to

glanced at Damon, who had been the subject of many a maternal lecture these past few

reassuringly, “There’s a destined love

believer that everyone had their meant-to-be

shook her head. “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 seize it.

“I just hope he doesn’t become too clever for his own good

It was indeed a mother’s lot

comment made Boyd purse his

sensed the undercurrent in Yasmine’s words and glanced briefly at

—

settled down in

the twins felt like teaming up with

and Damon flew into Rivertown

extensive, which raised a few

caught up with Rose and her

after what felt like ages, could hardly contain their excitement. Both had always been vigilant about their figures, so within just over three months

of questions about each other’s delivery and postnatal experiences and the myriad of dos and

satisfaction

saying, ‘Vanity thrives on approval’? Well, it’s spot on. Right after giving birth, the sight of all that extra flab made me 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 touch me during that

you made

you know?

a shade pinker, “I had stitches

When did you

“We haven’t yet. Same

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

while before tentatively suggesting, “You guys

face blooming with blushes. “Well. Morrison