The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Joel: [What’s up?]

Cicely: [Hey, Mr. Straight-A President, all done with your homework?]

Joel: [Yup.]

Peter: [That’s a first. It’s not often to see Joel reply so quickly to a message. The beauty treatment sure is different.]

Sam: [True that. Usually, you need to @ him to get a response.]

Max: [Only now we realize that our noble Mr. Joel isn’t just swimming in a sea of books.]d2

These boys were perennially active in the class, and everyone could tell they were teasing Joel. While Cicely was involved, they carefully avoided mentioning her by name. No one wanted to cross the Ellis family’s famous little princess. The consequences could be dire, though they weren’t quite sure what that would entail.

Somehow, the idea that Cicely was not to be trifled with had inexplicably taken root in everyone’s minds. No one wanted to step on that landmine.

Knowing that Joel had finished his homework, Cicely messaged him privately. She snapped photos of the blank problems with her phone and sent them over. [I can’t figure these out at all. Can you show me your answers?]

I just show you the answers, will you understand? Do you want

see if I can work

Joel: [Alright then.]

received Joel’s solutions, but each one

along, Cicely actually got it. [A genius, no doubt. You actually make it look so

have any questions in the future,

went silent. The classic hit-and-run: use him and lose him. She played it

pocketed his phone and glanced at the group in front

by Seth’s seat, Seth, who had been engrossed in his book, suddenly looked up at him. The

sized up completely. Confused but realizing Seth had no intention of speaking to

shifted to the window, where the evening sky was bathed in a warm

strike up a conversation, but only

her for a moment, raised an eyebrow, then looked back at Seth with

looked at him. The emotions in Kane’s eyes made her feel a bit flustered. She stood

book on the table, visibly annoyed. “What’s with these girls these days, huh? What’s so great about you?

frowned and gave him

mischief as he leaned in closer, “Hey, bro, between Danielle and Cicely, who do you fancy more?”Books Chapters Are