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.

time Boyd offered a second glass, she wasn’t as desperate. After a few sips,

behind her ear, his

Yasmine remained silent.

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

expression eased

doctors were 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 anything

she whispered, “is

freeze, their expressions stiffening in that moment. They all looked up at

tightened, “I’m the one asking the

the lower back. Both wounds were close to vital organs, but you were lucky. Saving

spoke, silence filled

“My injuries were to my chest and back. They didn’t harm

his head, “Miss, there are many reasons a baby can

formed in her throat, and

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

never considered herself a good person, but she hadn’t wronged others. She lived openly, without guilt, not deserving

never sought favors from any

desires,

had stood at Johnson’s son’s grave, vowing to give her child everything. What others had, or didn’t have, she would provide without regret,

translation team by reading the original content on Noveldrama.com. She had pitied Johnson and his son, but

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

was intense, like a vice around her heart,

she reduced to

but she managed a faint smile.”Okay, thank

lingered on her expression, witnessing the regret and

the

her pallor a stark contrast to the sterile white of the hospital sheets. His heart clenched at the sight of her calmness—a tranquility that seemed so out

it felt as if an insurmountable chasm had

the room stretched on, with Boyd’s heart in turmoil, until the weight of it all became too much

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

sign of emotion, but her face remained an unreadable mask. “She’s…

a faint, almost imperceptible smile. “I

a long moment, struggling with himself before he

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