The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Later, she thought she heard Johnson’s manic laughter ringing through the air.

“Ha-ha-ha, that little bitch and her family, always a bunch of vipers.”

“How can you abandon the woman carrying your baby in her belly? You chose that girl, rejecting your own woman, even willing to abandon your baby. I truly feel sorry for her. Hahaha.”

What happened next, she didn’t know. Her hand rested on her belly, her only thought being that her baby must be safe.

Before she lost consciousness, chaos surrounded her. She was swept into someone’s arms, a voice calling her name that was familiar, the scent in those arms, too, was familiar.

It used to be comforting, even slightly addictive, making her feel safe. Now, she suddenly felt sick.d2

“Yasmine!”

Her eyelids fluttered, but the tears spilled out anyway.

Boyd was in turmoil. He didn’t want to believe Johnson’s words. He couldn’t bear to.

But Yasmine’s tears threw him into a panic. He had never seen Yasmine cry. Not as children, nor when they met again as adults. He never even thought of Yasmine as someone capable of tears.

Tears and Yasmine just didn’t seem to mix.

—

When Yasmine opened her eyes again, the brightness overwhelmed her. It took a while for her to adjust, to finally make out the pristine white ceiling above her, her gaze tinged with confusion.

She lay still, staring up, and after a long moment, her eyes flashed with clarity.

Something occurred to her, her eyelashes quivered, and as she attempted to rise, a sharp pain in her chest made her gasp for air.

“Yasmine! You’re awake?!”

A familiar voice sounded, and she realized her hand was being held, a gentle pressure on her shoulder.

She turned to the man leaning over her. His eyes were sunken, his face pale as if he were the one who had been through a grave illness, drained and haggard.

Yasmine tried to pull her hand back, noticing she didn’t have the strength to fight him. “Water,” she managed to say.

Boyd quickly brought a glass to her lips. She didn’t know how long she had been out, only that she was parched, and the glass was soon empty.

wasn’t as desperate.

the glass aside, gently brushing her hair behind her ear,

Yasmine remained silent.

doctors stood by her bed, examining her. From their demeanor, it seemed she wasn’t in

tense expression eased

the doctors were about to leave,

being ignored, but she caught the hem of the doctor’s coat. The

whispered, “is

was extremely soft, but it caused everyone in the entire ward to freeze, their expressions stiffening in that moment. They all looked up at

tightened, “I’m the one asking the questions. Why are

wounds were close to vital organs, but you were lucky. Saving you was nothing short of a miracle. However, the heavy blood loss

he spoke, silence filled

were to my chest and back. They

doctor shook his head, “Miss, there are many reasons a baby can be lost,

paled, a painful lump formed in her throat, and then she let go of the

everyone’s reactions the moment she asked her question. She just didn’t

good person, but she hadn’t wronged others. She

never asked for much, never sought favors from any

two decades of having no desires, why was her

others had, or didn’t have, she would provide without regret, ensuring

the translation team by reading the original content on Noveldrama.com. She had pitied Johnson and his son, but now, what right did she have

jelly beans, while her child didn’t even know the taste

a vice around her

reduced to

eyes dry, but she

doctor lingered on her expression, witnessing the regret

listening to the last person

his gaze lingering on her still form, her eyes closed, her pallor a stark contrast to the sterile white of the hospital sheets. His heart clenched at the sight of her calmness—a

right there before him, yet it felt as if an insurmountable chasm had opened up between them, as vast as the distance between heaven

it all became too much to bear. He reached out, his voice barely above

opened her eyes to a blank stare at the ceiling. “Where’s Serana?” she asked, her

for some sign of emotion, but her face remained an

almost imperceptible smile. “I have a few questions for you,

struggling with himself before he managed

you decide to shoot me in the moment I raised my hand against Serana, or had you made your choice long before that?”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay