The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Back at the Summers mansion, Carolina wore a rare hint of a smile. It felt like that night at the hotel was destined to change everything. Nick seemed surprised too, but he couldn’t hide his delight.

As for Yasmine, her feelings were a tangled mess. In her heart, she knew terminating the pregnancy was the logical choice. The Summers had been decent to her, and they owed her nothing. But having lost a baby once before, the thought of going through that again was unbearable.

Now, with the attitude of the Summers, it was clear that they would never agree to her not keeping the baby. And honestly, she couldn’t bring herself to tell the truth either.

The Summers had a reputation to uphold in P City, and she, pregnant with another man’s child, married into their family, would be a scandal they’d never live down.

No matter how she looked at it, there was no justification for getting rid of the baby.

Bryson and Derek later found out that Yasmine was pregnant and her decision to keep the baby. Despite their initial reservations about the Summers family, they couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy when facing them.d2

Shortly after the pregnancy news broke, Boyd left town with Serana without a word to Yasmine. They hadn’t crossed paths with her since that meeting two months prior. His silence was a clear sign: he’d given up on them entirely. And frankly, that was for the best.

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Nick’s transformation was notable after their marriage. Even though it was only a short two months, the situation had gradually improved. Nick’s reputation and public image had been slowly building up, and under Yasmine’s guidance, the other industries of the Summers family had experienced modest enhancements.

With the baby on the way, Bryson pledged to pass half of his shares and other assets to the child upon birth, ensuring this little baby and the Summers family would maintain their grandeur.

But with prestige came envy, and the Summers soon found themselves the target of hungry eyes.

Yasmine’s pregnancy put all plans of getting closer to Nick on hold. But let’s face it, Nick was a man. And he had needs. Reality set in, and eventually, he sought comfort elsewhere.

keeping secrets, and Yasmine could see the

more time staying at home every day. The birth of the first grandchild was imminent, and with it, new roles for

was immense, but she planned to keep this secret for a lifetime. This child would be a Summers through and through. Perhaps, in time, she

only unsettled her for a few days. She had no emotional ties to Nick. She never shared his bed or gave him the time of day. It seemed somewhat

life with Boyd, only for him to nearly kill her over another woman, resulting in the loss of her baby. Now, as she contemplated a future

neither the energy nor the desire to confront the Summers about this indiscretion. Besides, what would it achieve? The Summers would simply expect her to forgive and forget. For her child’s sake, for the Summers’ reputation, and for what little dignity

others were probably talking behind her back, ready to spread rumors.

deserved to grow up cherished, a true lady of stature. She would give her

promised to cut ties with Viviana, but his words were just that—words. Eventually, Viviana turned up pregnant, causing a stir that reached the Summers’ doorstep, but Carolina, staunch

Carolina, and Viviana didn’t dare to upset her either, so

expected the Summers’ legacy to ultimately fall to Chloe. Viviana’s unborn child would surely stake a claim to everything that was Chloe’s—affection, care, and the protection of the Summers family. And possibly much more

couldn’t let her daughter simply be bullied. As a mother, her duty was to provide her daughter with the resilience and confidence to live proudly and

Viviana at bay. Viviana, unwilling to accept this, continued with her covert actions even though Carolina was vigilant. However, over the course of more than a decade,

of Nick and Viviana’s daughter was

amassed a considerable portfolio of scattered assets, all legally entrusted to a lawyer, to be automatically transferred to Chloe upon reaching

saw that Carolina had intentions to bring Viviana’s daughter back to the Summers family and her attitude towards Chloe had changed significantly, Yasmine knew that the things she was worried about were gradually coming

to be taken away from the Summers. Besides, Chloe was young, with deep-seated

now borne fruit. People change. Yasmine hadn’t expected Ava, who had saved her on a stormy night so many years ago, to now become

also becoming increasingly bold

Summers family, including Viviana and Keira, she announced that upon Chloe’s coming of age, all her holdings and company shares

and the rest turned pale. Together with the shares in Summers Co., Chloe would be a