The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Cicely took a moment to digest his words— Her slap hadn’t landed, so he wasn’t seeking justice for Danielle. She supposed she could reluctantly accept that answer.

“Figured out how to make it up to me yet?”

Seth glanced at her coolly. “I didn’t make you mad.”

“Use the excuse of bringing me homework to check if Danielle was being bullied by my grandad, use me as a cover to care for another girl, and you think I shouldn’t be mad?”

Seth fell silent, walked over to the car, and tapped on the window. “Pop the trunk.”

The driver complied, and the trunk slowly opened.d2

Seth walked over, bent down, and pulled a box from the trunk. As he opened it, he said in a deep voice, “Come here.”

He didn’t look up, and it wasn’t clear who he was speaking to.

Cicely approached. She saw him rummaging through a first-aid kit and instantly understood. A smirk tugged at her lips.

Watching Seth take out a bandage, Cicely arched an eyebrow and said, “Is this your way of making it up to me?”

He shot her a glance, took her hand, and applied the bandage to her wrist.

“The Diaz family’s business has always been under your dad’s wing. I wouldn’t want him to find out I’ve upset his little princess and have him take it out on the company,” Seth explained.

“So you really are trying to butter me up.”

Cicely’s wrist was slender, and the bruise-reducing bandage wrapped around it neatly. She waved her arm in the air, a playful smirk on her lips as she looked up at him. “Don’t want my dad to see it?”

Wasn’t it more obvious now?

Seth pressed his lips together, silently packing up the first-aid kit, but Cicely stopped him. She picked up another bandage, tore off the wrapper, grabbed his hand, and placed it on the back of his hand. “Courtesy demands reciprocity.” It was where she had hit him with the book earlier.

After a glance at the haphazard wrapping, Seth let his hand hang, closed the first-aid kit, and shut the trunk, staring at her impassively. “All good now?”

Cicely raised an eyebrow. “Of course not. I got hurt because you were protecting her. Isn’t it only natural you make it right?”

She flaunted her wrist in front of him. “I’m thirteen, not three. You can’t fool me that easily.”

Seth’s gaze swept over her face, past her shoulder, landing on the books she had thrown to the ground. “Still don’t want your homework?”

Cicely turned and saw the scattered books, frowning.

“Speak up.”

“What’s there to say? I threw them out, and now you want me to pick them up?” She’s not going to embarrass herself.

Seth simply walked over, bent down, and picked up the books, methodically packing them into a bag. “I’ll have someone return your stuff later. You don’t need to come tomorrow.”

Cicely’s face darkened again. “You wouldn’t do that!”

Seth remained silent, opening the car door.

“Learning is my own business. Why should I let

through her words and turned to run away. Her gaze swept past Danielle, still

distance, his gaze lingering on Danielle. “Aren’t you

Danielle’s eyes flickered. “Seth.”

her calmly,

to skip

you should discuss with

pleading. “Won’t you even ask me

“That’s your business.”

as he got into the

just got back to the Ellis family, and I don’t know how to approach them with a request yet, but I have to skip a grade. Next semester, I’ll talk to them, but I

“Are you sure you have to make trouble

the door. “Trouble?” Tears welled up in her

you have to

Danielle’s eyes, stung

although they were supposed to be her family, she didn’t know any of them. Now, even Seth, her

into a thin line. Without answering her question, his cold gaze fell on her hand on the door handle.

voice was cold enough to

on the sofa, holding a pen in her hand, with a spread-out workbook resting on

Danielle return, Cicely lazily

stand the look in her eyes. Thinking back on Cicely’s attempt to

stood across from the coffee table, the first time she’d called Cicely by

for lack of trying on Danielle’s part, but Cicely was a tough nut to crack. Nothing seemed to faze her, with her aloof and superior

whimsical nature made it seem like a waste of time to get close to her. Despite her gentle, affectionate

address her, but she knew the seriousness likely meant trouble. Her posture unchanged, she continued to look at Danielle with a

clenched tightly, trying to hold back the turmoil within as she said, “I’ve been

a sardonic chuckle, “So what? You

and strange. They

derogatory

smile curled on Cicely’s lips. “By your logic, since we’re going to be living under the same roof for the foreseeable

Danielle was speechless.

her messy bun. “You don’t fancy me, and I surely don’t fancy you. So the whole

Danielle protested.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join

didn’t I?” Cicely’s smile cooled as she

win him, I’ll cling to him. As long as the end result is to my satisfaction,

love. And he’s not going to let you push him

he loves me, great; if not, I’ll make him

question. Of course, she wanted Seth to love her back. But if he didn’t, she couldn’t just let him walk away,

as Cicely’s words were, they were irrefutable. She fancied him, and having him near was

long you two have been living together, but from

even if he doesn’t love you? Cicely, you’re spoiled. Not everyone is part of the Ellis family. Have you ever thought about what you’d do without

dismissively. “I’ll cross that

ever not exist? It was there, backed by

that Danielle’s offhand retort would prove

with a spread of snacks on the coffee

Patty said casually, as Cicely

offered a faint smile. “How’s your study going? Jumping straight into the seventh grade, do you