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.”

an Ellis. How she feels is none of our business. It’s not for

on the sofa, straightened her clothes, and after a while, responded half-heartedly,

second, “Make sure to eat lunch on time. Don’t wait

her glass, “Are you hangry? You could have punished me after

gave her a frosty

have this to fill your

a reply and returned to her desk. “You’re torturing yourself by

to bring lunch up here and eat in

a face, “Eating in the bedroom? That’s just

that stopping you.” Seth ignored her, glanced at the juice in his hand, and placed it beside her,

watched him,

downed the juice and buried her head back in her work. He pursed his lips and sat on the bed, returning to his book. But

eyes holding a trace of skepticism that made Cicely pout immediately, “What’s with

inspected her notebook. The

with a

small, and it hadn’t changed with age. It hadn’t done her any harm;

rich and nutritious, as Cicely had

starts tomorrow. How about we go out this

“If you’re not interested

“You are so boring.”

look. She quickly took

have a test

day, both ended up in the

her to some sophomore material,

school life was tightly scheduled. Although Cicely craved more time with Seth, he wasn’t willing

his study time at his house. Apart from

had never been one to restrain herself, except

often

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 get out and clear

to her smartphone, she was sprawled on the couch channel surfing, a

however, did inject her with a bit of vim, for

to her about it. She just gave him a look of boredom mixed with resignation. “Is college really that hard to get into? Does Seth really need to study so

stop talking about Seth, and Creighton began to

into college, right? Worst comes to worst, he could just…”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated

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

gently patted her head, “Yes. Besides, he does need to work a bit harder than others.” That way, he could rest assured, entrusting both his darling daughter and the future of the

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

this

head, “I don’t