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.

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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. After a few sips,

brushing her hair behind her ear, his

Yasmine remained silent.

leaving the room. Soon, a team of doctors stood by her bed, examining her. From their demeanor, it seemed she wasn’t in grave danger,

expression

about to leave, Yasmine stopped them.

voice was so faint she feared being ignored, but she caught the hem of the doctor’s coat. The doctor turned back, smiling, “Is there

baby,” she whispered, “is it

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

tightened, “I’m the one asking the

but you were lucky. Saving you was nothing short of

spoke, silence filled

then offered a weak smile, “My injuries were

are many reasons a baby can be lost, including

her throat, and then she let go of the

outcome from everyone’s reactions the moment she asked her

hadn’t wronged others. She lived openly,

for much, never sought favors

more than two decades of having no desires, why was her one hope

Johnson’s son’s grave, vowing to give her child everything. What others had, or didn’t have, she would provide

Noveldrama.com. She had pitied Johnson and his son, but now, what right did she have to

child didn’t even know the taste of water. She

like a vice around her heart, making

reduced to a

her eyes dry, but she managed a faint

expression, witnessing the regret and pain, before leaving

slowly closed her eyes, listening to the last

quiet again, the air circulating more freely. Boyd walked slowly to the bedside, his gaze lingering on her still form, her eyes closed, her pallor a stark

chasm had opened up between them, as vast

heart in turmoil, until the weight of it all became too much to bear. He reached out, his voice barely above

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

but her face remained an unreadable mask.

curved in a faint, almost imperceptible smile. “I have a

silent for a long moment, struggling with himself before he

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