The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Yasmine narrowed her eyes, fixing him with a frosty stare before finally letting

out a derisive chuckle. “Took you long enough to figure it out. Not easy, was it?”

Boyd watched her smirking, the kind of smirk you’d see on someone without a

care in the world. It was chilling. “Didn’t you ever stop to think that if something

really happened to Serana, you wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of unease or guilt?”

Serana felt a chill run through her body and glanced out the window. Dusk was

approaching, and the temperature was dropping. No wonder she felt cold. She

picked up her mug and took a couple of sips.

“Why would I feel uneasy or guilty? It’s not like I killed anyone. Is it my job to feel

bad every time somebody bites the dust?” she said, laughing softly. “What do

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you think I am, some kind of saint?”

“Because of your selfishness, you let them take her away. If something

happens, isn’t your inaction just as bad as pulling the trigger?”

There was a loud “thud,” and the atmosphere in the director’s office instantly

froze. Everyone present was stunned, unsure of how to react. Yasmine’s mug

flew straight from her hand to smack Boyd squarely on the forehead.d2

The lukewarm water from the mug trickled down his face, mingling with a

noticeable streak of red. Some papers on the desk got soaked, and the glass

mug shattered on the floor.

Yasmine remained seated, her expression icy. “So what? Anything that happens

to Serana is my fault? Looks like I don’t even qualify as a stranger anymore,

huh?”

She pushed herself out of the chair, frowning as she felt the armrest, and then

hopped down.

She walked directly up to Boyd. She was still shorter than Boyd. Looking at him,

she could only tilt her chin up, but her eyes were colder than ever.

He never saw her as the naive, cheerful kid she was supposed to be, but now,

this was a side of her he couldn’t have even imagined.

“So I just can’t get away from you people, can I? No matter what I do, it’s wrong,

right?”

Yasmine’s gaze was unwavering. “Would you be completely satisfied if it was

me who was taken away today instead of her?”

Boyd furrowed his brows, “You’re being ridiculous.”

“So what’s the point of all this ranting? Just spouting nonsense at me?”

Boyd’s face twisted in anger, clearly more affected by her words than the gash

on his forehead from the mug.

“Why don’t you tell me right now how to truly, completely shake you two off my

back?” Her eyes tracked the blood dripping down Boyd’s face, void of any

warmth.

Boyd was silent for a moment, and the director finally snapped out of his daze.

“Yasmine, this is not the time for arguing. Boyd needs to attend to that cut on his

forehead.”

“He won’t die.” Yasmine cut in sharply, maintaining her gaze on Boyd. “Not

talking, huh? Fine, I’ll speak. If Serana really died today, you’d probably chase

me for life for retribution, right? Seems like even if Serana’s out of the picture, I

still can’t shake you off, can I?”

She chuckled bitterly, “What kind of karma is this? Even if Serana dies, I can’t

live in peace because of her. It looks like I’ll only have some peace if she stays

alive.”

The office remained silent, all eyes fixed on Yasmine’s slender figure.

“Alright, Boyd, let’s make a deal. If Serana comes out of this unscathed, you –

and she – better stay out of my life forever. We’ll be strangers from now on.

to you doesn’t

lips were pressed into

I’ll take that as an agreement.” Yasmine

sit on the couch

count as

glance and left the director’s office with an

palms were cold, and her nerves were still on

under her breath, her first ever encounter

crisis.

glanced outside at the quickly

came here to resolve this once and for all.

coming back.”

Bryson nodded.

still

began

peered outside with a hint of concern, “Looks like the rain’s

heavier.”

up from the couch, “I need to go up

The police are up there, you

any help.”

going to help?” Yasmine turned to the

get something from Ava. The rain’s getting

to spend the night

“I’ll fetch it.”

she let Bryson know she’d handed those

was annoyed enough as it was

in the

didn’t elaborate,

that guy to give that

kid up the mountain, so

up a bit, but there shouldn’t

of sense, or if you

be

worst, she might be scared out of

your team, so you probably won’t stop

officer was speechless. Staring at the girl

grasp

was nothing like a ten-year-old. From

– none of it

And now, even when she was backing

flair.

trust his

little too sharp

received the go-ahead, so you can’t go

the situation yourself? You could drop me

are you worried you can’t keep

chuckled, “Young lady, reverse psychology

“Suit yourself.”

him and stood at the doorway,

umbrella.

too well. He shot the officer a

before hurrying over

safety’s sake, let’s wait for the rain to ease up. Otherwise, I’ll

and fetch her myself.”

eyed the rain outside, a frown fleeting across her brow.

girl up there, about my age, home alone.

into that

from

crackled to life at that moment, and from his one-sided

the criminal had been subdued.

had climbed to the top of a steep incline and was

small for an adult,

an adult’s weight either.

knowing Serana’s timid

her heart

there was still no foolproof way to reach

glanced at the rain-shrouded mountain, and after

slowly, “I’ll go.”

genuinely upset. What a mess

turning out to be.

go up the mountain.

ties with all this mess

have come here today, getting herself into this whole heap

bad luck.

—

up the mountain. When they got there,

mentioned reclaiming her bracelets. Ava

say more, but Yasmine

Yasmine saw the thug with a

his eyes were vicious, even more so than when she had seen

mountain.

a faint smile stretched

to the continuous crying in

have imagined what the scene

grown out of a rock crevice and branched

The limbs stretched out from the rock gap, and below

the

like she had been told, the

brittle.

brought the rain against her face,

mixing with her sobs, giving Yasmine

ropes they had found

they could only manage a