The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Assistant hesitated for a moment before mustering the courage to speak up, “It’s hard to have the best of both worlds.”

The best of both worlds.

Boyd let out a wry chuckle after a few seconds of silence. There was no such thing as the best of both worlds. What he wanted seemed to be too much.

He looked towards Serana, who had appeared nearby without him noticing. His eyes held a hint of chill.

Serana bit her lip, her face pale as she walked over slowly. “I… I heard Yasmine woke up. I wanted to see her.”

At her words, the assistant’s eyebrows raised involuntarily, and he casted a fleeting glance her way.d2

Boyd’s voice was cold as ice, “You want to see her?”

Serana stepped back, intimidated by his frosty tone and stern look. “Because you want, you must have your way?”

Serana’s lips moved slightly, not quite grasping his meaning.

Boyd stood up straight, his expression indifferent, his gaze briefly sweeping over her abdomen. “The baby, have you decided whether to keep it?”

Not just Serana, even the Assistant was surprised by Boyd’s sudden question. Serana couldn’t figure out what Boyd was thinking. Before, he had wanted her to terminate the pregnancy.

Now that Yasmine’s baby was gone, would he vent his anger on her and be even more insistent that she abort? Then kick her out of his life for good?

She covered her belly in a slightly flustered manner, nervously saying. “You risked hurting Yasmine to protect me from harm. I have no reason not to keep it.”

Boyd watched her for a long time before nodding, “If you want it, then keep it.”

This response was unexpected for Serana, but it brought her no joy. Boyd’s uncharacteristic behavior instead filled her with fear. She didn’t know why. She felt an unusual unease.

“Don’t think about seeing her. Upsetting Yasmine won’t do you any favors.”

Serana bit her lip hard.

—

When Yasmine came to, the first person she saw was still Boyd. Just like before, he was unrelenting, determined to linger.

He gave her water to drink and then made a move to feed her. She turned her head away gently, “Don’t Bryson and the others know I’m in the hospital?”

Boyd paused, “I was afraid they’d disturb your rest. Too many people around would annoy you.”

the middle of Times Square now and it wouldn’t matter. The only person who can bother me now

aside and stood up, “I’ll call

Yasmine didn’t move.

in the hospital the whole time, not leaving. Soon after Boyd

years, striving to establish himself in P City, and giving her a secure life, was always upright and composed, mature and restrained.

she saw him after she fell down the mountain and was taken to the hospital back then. He had aged. Indeed, the young Yasmine, no matter how badly she was injured, could rely on her youth to recover

used to upset her. Now she was no longer a child, and though her body wasn’t as badly hurt as when

truly was heartless, so she wouldn’t feel the tearing pain and

could ever repay him. All she could do was to live well

determined not to let Boyd bear the title of a murderer, not to let him live with guilt and remorse for killing Serana,

and wanted her to have a better life than anyone else. Why did she rush to sacrifice her own well-being to

cost her life, and yet she risked it

“You… oh…”

to have too many words to say, but nothing seemed

“Sorry

with that man again. If I had been more assertive and taken you away from P City, none of this would’ve happened. It’s all my fault. I failed to protect

washing over her. “I won’t make the same mistake

her attention to Aliza,

up the bowl of porridge,

“Alright.”

with the nurse taking care of her, and Yasmine did not refuse. All of Boyd’s arrangements

of days when Boyd didn’t appear. And just like how no one would ever

was as if this man did not exist in the

only to be stopped by the guards arranged by Bryson the moment he appeared at the door of the

orders these were, so each time, after confirming her condition with the doctor, he would leave again. The harm he had caused Yasmine this

want

the hospital, unharmed but shaken, dealing with a heart condition and pregnancy, a situation that could not afford

thought about it the question Boyd asked her at

certain it was imperative.

several times, though Yasmine wasn’t always aware—most of the time, she was resting. The gunshot wound,

came most of the time. She had heard Serana pleading to be let in at least

normally so sweet and gentle, spoke of her with a venom

all the harm she’s caused, she still has the nerve to darken our doorstep

any sense

nonchalant, and her expression unflustered, but Aliza’s face reddened with anger. She set down the apple she had been slicing in half, got up, and flung the door open with a cold glare. “Can’t you leave us alone? There’s a limit to shamelessness. We haven’t even

the midst of a tense negotiation with the bodyguard, was startled. She steadied her nerves and said softly, “Aliza, I just want to check on Yasmine. I’m partly to blame too, and I want to apologize

Aliza snapped back, her voice sharpened by anger. “Who do

“I… It’s all