The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

“Why are you docking points? My answer was right.” Cicely frowned and pointed at the last problem on her test, for which Seth had slashed her score by more than half.

Seth flipped the test over and scrawled an 89 at the top.

“Seth, I should have gotten a 95.”

“You didn’t show the calculation process. Leaving you with four points is already being generous,” he replied.

Cicely pouted, “The process isn’t important. Isn’t it the final result that counts?”

Seth glanced at her coolly, “Maybe you can take it up with the teacher who grades your exams. They might give you your points back.”d2

Seeing that Seth was not in a good mood, Cicely didn’t insist further. “Fine, I’ll just write it out next time.”

Seth stood up and tossed the test back to her. “Write out the process ten times. No lunch until it’s done.”

“Seth…”

“Try to haggle and it’s double.”

Cicely glared at him, “Who’s haggling? I was just going to say I’m thirsty.”

Seth left the room without another word. He went downstairs to the dining room, poured a glass of juice, and instructed the maid to bring it upstairs. Then, he walked towards the kitchen and said indifferently, “Let’s have lunch in half an hour.”

The busy servants paused and then responded, “Mr. Seth, lunch is almost ready, and Ms. Patty is home today.”

“Then let her eat first.”

“I’m not particularly hungry myself. Waiting a bit is no big deal.” As soon as Seth finished speaking, Patty’s nonchalant voice came from behind him. “What about our little guest? It’s not nice to let her go hungry, is it?”

“It’s all thanks to her.”

Patty’s brow twitched, “So it’s because of her that I have to starve a bit? I’ll have to remember this. She’s brought her spoiled ways to our house.”

Seth’s brow furrowed slightly, “I never said you had to wait for her.”

Watching Seth walk past, Patty suddenly said, “Are you worried I’ll be prejudiced against her?”

He paused, “Not at all.”

Patty wrapped her shawl tighter and walked out, “I thought that having Danielle join the Ellis family would be easier for her if there was a child her age there. But it seems I was too optimistic. Cicely skipped a grade, and now there’s a gap. Danielle must be feeling quite upset.”

is none of our business. It’s

straightened her clothes, and after a while, responded half-heartedly, “Well,

lunch on time. Don’t

foul mood, she set down her glass, “Are you hangry? You

her

to fill your stomach first. Give me ten minutes, and I’ll join you

torturing yourself by not letting me eat. You won’t feel

bring lunch up here and eat

“Eating in the bedroom? That’s just

see that stopping you.” Seth ignored her, glanced at the juice in his

watched him, “Weren’t you supposed

pursed his lips and sat on the

looked at her, his eyes holding a trace of skepticism that made Cicely pout immediately, “What’s with that look? I put in a Herculean effort so you wouldn’t go hungry,

inspected her notebook. The work was

his indifference with a

she had already eaten. Patty’s appetite had always been small, and it hadn’t changed with age. It hadn’t done her any harm; she was the

and nutritious, as Cicely had come to expect from her visits

starts tomorrow. How about we go out this

glanced at her, “If you’re not interested in

“You are so boring.”

her a chilly look. She

a test this

day, both ended up

tutoring sessions, Seth had introduced her to some sophomore material, so when school started, Cicely found

Cicely craved

Cicely would impose herself on his study

been one to restrain

around her found it baffling. The carefree, often inconsiderate heiress of the Ellis family

for his daughter Cicely, but whenever he saw her lounging around the house, listless and bored, a frown would crease his forehead. He had suggested more than once that she should

her smartphone, she was

weekends, however, did inject her with a bit of vim, for reasons Creighton was well aware

him a look of boredom mixed with resignation. “Is

Seth, and Creighton began to

didn’t study this hard, he could still get into college, right? Worst comes to worst, he could just…”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated

voice trailed off, shaking her head as she dismissed her own suggestion. “Forget it, he’d never

he does need to work a bit harder than others.” That way, he could rest assured, entrusting

resting her chin on them, seemingly indifferent to Creighton’s words. “I

shopping this afternoon? I’ll

don’t