The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Serana’s head felt like it had exploded after the barrage of words from Yasmine. Despite everything she had done, pushing everything to the extreme, Yasmine still maintained such a resolute attitude.

“Just giving up like that? What does Boyd even mean to you?” Serana struggled to keep her voice steady, her whole body tense with emotion.

“My man. But am I not allowed to choose to cut ties with a man who’s been nothing but entangled with another woman all his life besides me?”

“You… how can you be like this.”

“This is how I am. Is this news to you?” Yasmine didn’t want to hear another word. “I don’t know how much you think you know me, but you really got on my last nerve. You say you love him, you scheme to stay by his side, and you expect me to just accept you. Do you seriously think I’d want to stay with him after that? Go grab any woman off the street and ask her if she’d stick around for this mess. You win. I can’t play this game with you.”

“I’m not like that!”d2

Yasmine shot Serana a cold glance, her face set, and turned to leave without another word. She opened the door of the hospital room, and her assistant immediately approached. “Ms. Yasmine.”

“Where’s Boyd?”

It was rare for her to ask Mr. Boyd’s whereabouts, though she looked upset. After a few seconds of shock, the assistant quickly said, “Mr. Boyd is at the office. He’ll probably come over once he’s done there.”

Yasmine let out a scoff. With his precious Serana suffering in the hospital, how could he not come to take care of her personally?

“Ms. Yasmine, why don’t you wait here for him.”

“No need, I’ll find him.” She had no patience to stay with Serana any longer.

As she looked ready to leave with a particularly sour expression, the assistant, fearing a direct confrontation at the office, quickly caught up. “Ms. Yasmine, Mr. Boyd has arranged for so many people to be here with Ms. Serana because the criminal who kidnapped her years ago was recently released from prison. He’s worried the guy might still hold a grudge and come after her.”

Yasmine stopped in front of the elevator, and the assistant hurriedly pressed the button for her. “Don’t bother with that. Boyd always has a pile of justifiable reasons for whatever he does.”

As the elevator doors slid open, Yasmine stepped in without hesitation, and the assistant hesitated for a few seconds before joining her just as the doors were about to close.

Yasmine frowned, but she didn’t say a word.

“Ms. Yasmine…”

“If you followed me to sing praises of your Mr. Boyd’s chivalry and deep affection, save it. I don’t want to hear it. Even if you paint him as a saint, it’s pointless.”

The assistant’s face twitched with embarrassment. Ms. Yasmine might have been beautiful, but her personality and temper was offputting. What was Mr. Boyd thinking, insisting on having such a firecracker by his side?

The assistant didn’t know what to say and stood awkwardly next to Yasmine.

“But…” Suddenly, Yasmine spoke, and the assistant quickly focused on her. “I suppose that man probably hates me even more.”

The assistant blinked, “Uh?”

Yasmine didn’t respond and walked out of the elevator as the doors opened.

The assistant followed. “Ms. Yasmine, shall I arrange for someone…”

“No need.”

The assistant slowed to a stop, watching her disappear around the corner to the underground parking garage, shaking his head helplessly before stepping back into the elevator. As the elevator doors closed, he heard the sound of a car unlocking from the garage.

Then his phone rang. Serana had passed out in her room.

doctors were bustling around. After a quick examination, they concluded that Serana’s heart condition had flared up. Fortunately, it wasn’t serious, and after emergency treatment, she

relief. After confirming her condition with the doctors, he remembered to call

had rarely suffered such episodes, and now with a pregnancy, Boyd put work aside

waited for Boyd at the hospital entrance, following him as he arrived with quick strides. “The situation has stabilized, but the doctors are advising against continuing the pregnancy. The baby is fine this time, but

darkened, “Why did she have an episode all

“Uh…” The assistant paused.

and

by just now.” The assistant

brow furrowed. “She came?

asked her to

showed up?” Boyd was puzzled. “When has

assistant shook his head awkwardly. Boyd clearly knew what kind of person Yasmine was but still insisted on

—

spirit weary. She smiled weakly at Boyd as he

her body before finally speaking. “We cannot keep the child you’re carrying.

drained of whatever color was left as she shook her head, her lips trembling, unable to

eyes narrowed with an unmistakable warning. “Serana, this child isn’t worth risking your

you are!” Serana said through tears, looking up at him boldly as she laid all her cards on the table. “Boyd, I’ve done so much to stay by your side, I would even give up my

cold, hard hammer, “Yasmine gave me no end of grief over you. I’ve been nothing but open and honest with you, and you know it. So, for

for you, Boyd. Yasmine wouldn’t even entertain the thought. With the way she is, even if you two stayed together, you’d always

she be willing

struck Serana

rather than later. As for her temper, she was my choice. If that means I’m signing

forgot how to blink.

willing to die for someone no longer considered a grand gesture of undying

Boyd wanted Yasmine to live as well.

smile crossed her face, and tears began to fall once more. “So, offering you my

than anything. You have to take responsibility for your own life.

drawing a final line

bit her lip hard, silent for a long moment before she finally said, “Can we… can we pretend I never said those

“We can pretend, sure. But remember what I

a little, will you? It’s been so

him off, and seeing Boyd’s frown, she quickly added, “I told Yasmine a lot just now. Aren’t you curious what we talked

stared at her for a few moments, then, with a resigned

“I told her about my heart condition, which is why you’ve been so protective of me all these years. She keeps thinking this child is yours, and even when I tell her it’s not, she doesn’t seem to believe me. She also said that if she believes it, she has

him about her visit to the office, and now he knew

was too hasty. If she hadn’t seemed so determined just now,

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life, because it seemed like the universe had sent her

car door, a knife suddenly pressed against her waist, and a hand covered

overwhelming urge to tear Serana apart. Serana had just shared her “woe is me” life story, and Boyd’s assistant had explained the heavy security surrounding her. It didn’t take much to guess that the jittery man behind

the same thug who used to be just a story was now holding a knife to her side made her want to curse the absurdity

person

knife pressed harder against her waist, and a sharp

into the car. He then jumped into Yasmine’s vehicle, started it up, and drove

observed Johnson as he

man who came out with you was constantly hovering outside her hospital

that? Can’t a man know other women? I was visiting a

I won’t