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.

her ear, his voice tender, “Lie back. I’ll

Yasmine remained silent.

doctors stood by her bed, examining her. From their

tense expression eased

the doctors were about to leave,

she caught the hem of

she whispered, “is

soft, but it caused everyone in the entire ward to freeze, their expressions stiffening in that moment. They all looked up at Boyd. The doctor paused,

the one asking the questions. Why

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

he spoke, silence filled

injuries were to my chest and back. They

there are many reasons a baby can be lost,

painful lump formed in her throat, and then

guessed the outcome from everyone’s reactions the moment she asked her question. She

never considered herself a good person, but she hadn’t wronged others.

never asked for much, never

of having no desires, why

her child everything. What others had, or didn’t have, she would provide

on Noveldrama.com. She had pitied

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

intense, like a vice around her heart, making breathing feel

to a state worse

eyes dry, but she managed a faint

on her expression, witnessing the regret and

her eyes, listening to the last person close

form, her eyes closed, her pallor a stark contrast to the sterile white

an insurmountable chasm had

heart in turmoil, until the weight of it all became too much to bear. He

a blank

for some sign of emotion, but her face remained an unreadable mask. “She’s… she’s fine,” he managed to

in a faint, almost imperceptible smile. “I

for a long moment, struggling with

hand against Serana, or had you made your choice long