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.”

Ellis. How she feels is none of our business.

down on the sofa, straightened her clothes,

to eat lunch on time. Don’t

“Are you hangry? You could have punished me after lunch, you know? How about joining me for

her

towards him with a smile, “You can have this to fill your stomach first. Give me ten minutes, and I’ll join you for

without waiting for a reply and returned to her desk. “You’re torturing yourself by not letting me eat. You won’t feel good

lunch up here and eat in front of

“Eating in the bedroom?

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

sipping as she watched him, “Weren’t you

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

immediately, “What’s with that look? I put in a Herculean effort so

notebook. The work was passable.

his indifference with a

didn’t see Patty; the servants said she had already eaten. Patty’s appetite had always been small, and it hadn’t changed with age. It hadn’t

Cicely had come to expect

go out this

at her, “If you’re not interested

“You are so boring.”

he gave her a chilly look. She quickly

a

last day, both ended up in

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

craved more time with

herself on his study time at his house.

had never been one to restrain

often inconsiderate heiress of the Ellis family

spot for his daughter Cicely, but whenever he saw her lounging around the house, listless and bored, a frown would crease his

her smartphone, she was sprawled on the couch channel surfing, a picture of pure

inject her with a bit

of boredom mixed with resignation. “Is college really that hard to get into? Does Seth really need to study so much? He’s so bright, getting into college should be a cinch, right? But it seems like he

couldn’t stop talking about Seth,

right? Worst comes to worst, he could

dismissed her own suggestion. “Forget it,

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

on them, seemingly indifferent to Creighton’s

this afternoon? I’ll find someone to go

don’t really