The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 1959

Seeing Cicely, Seth barely registered an emotion. She tried making conversation, but his responses were as flat as day-old soda.

Creighton caught a glimpse of Cicely’s disappointed face, but it didn’t seem to crush her spirit.

Just then, Cicely looked up, her eyes crashing into Creighton’s. He gave her a look that screamed “I knew it would go down like this,” a cocktail of resignation and inevitability.

A cloud of gloom settled over Cicely. “I’ll leave you to it then,” she said, heading for the door as Creighton called after her. “Danielle is studying, try not to disturb her when you get back.”

“As if I want to see her. I’m not going home right now.”

“Then where will you go?”d2

“To hang out with friends.”

Her words hung in the air as the door slammed with a resounding “bang.”

Seth stood still, his chin slightly tucked, his eyes a narrow mystery.

Creighton sighed, a mix of indulgence and helplessness flavoring his breath. Later, he turned over his ever-loyal assistant to Seth. “I’ll have him run you through everything about Diaz International, down to the nitty-gritty. You’ve got three days to get up to speed. If something’s not clear, ask Seb, or you can come to me anytime.”

Seth nodded.

“In a bit.” Creighton glanced at his watch, “at ten, we’ve got the senior meeting for business. You’ll attend with me.”

Seb, overhearing this, shot a surprised look at Creighton. Seth, too, was looking his way. He had no experience with corporate affairs, and he knew these meetings weren’t for just anyone. He wasn’t even on the payroll.

He had a hunch about what Creighton was planning, his eyes darkening. “I don’t belong there.”

“Whether you belong or not is for me to decide,” Creighton countered, well aware of Seth’s concerns. “Don’t feel pressured just yet. Your capabilities are yet to be tested. I want you at this meeting to get a feel for the environment. By choosing you, I’m choosing to trust you.”

He locked eyes with Seth. “Even if things don’t go as planned, the Ellis family may well end up in your hands, to care for along with Cicely.”

Seth’s lips pressed into a thin line, his eyes turbulent, but he said no more.

Creighton’s stance had always been clear. Whatever his relationship with Cicely, he wouldn’t force it.

He coughed into his fist, and Seb was quick to hand him a glass of water, which Creighton’s trembling hands struggled to hold.

Seth’s brow furrowed slightly.

After a sip, Creighton set the glass down and gazed at a photo frame on the desk, rubbing his temple. The frame held a picture of him, Cicely, and Millie, taken when Cicely had just started kindergarten, a moment captured by the school as a keepsake.

Back then, Cicely was in a beautiful pink dress, her hair exquisitely done by Millie. Her lovely face was too cute, her smile too bright, her teeth too white, her big eyes too curved with joy.

It was the happiest, most innocent of smiles. Now, it’s forever out of reach even though he could easily see her smile even today.

from the housekeeper that, on the day Millie passed, Cicely had run to the Ellis family’s backyard, wept gut-wrenchingly inside a decorative rockery, her stifled sobs

soft with a thick nasal sound, her eyes swollen, she asked him, “Daddy, will mommy never be

All he could do was hold her close. “You still

clever and sensitive. Her sobs broke free, tearing his heart to shreds. The guilt, the pain, the sorrow – they all mingled together, overwhelming him, and

the first and last time he

funeral, Cicely sat quietly in his arms, silent throughout, not shedding a single tear. He later found out from the red-eyed housekeeper that when she took Cicely to rest, her unusual silence had prompted concern. “Miss, if you’re upset, it’s okay to cry.” But Cicely had just crawled under the covers

so did his. That was his and Millie’s precious daughter. How could he let her suffer

spoiling, he had never regretted. He would grant her every

a few days. If it’s inconvenient for you

Seth cut in without hesitation. “I can manage on

“What if I want

would think the Ellis family

took a deep breath. “Alright, go on

to

waved him off.

Seb didn’t push further.

—

a friend, Joel was the only one who came to

Cicely sat languidly in an armchair, with a slice

on her hands, a lazy smile on her fair, lovely

a hurry?”

sat down across

sighed,

familiar with this stuff. Recommend

“How about

“Sounds good.”

latte, Joel asked, “Any particular reason

looked bored as ever. “Mmm…” she drawled, “I did well on the exams, thanks to you. Just wanted to say thanks,

it. I learned a lot helping

“Still, I imposed on you. I don’t like owing

more to say on the matter, Joel couldn’t help but

“I’d think most girls would kill time shopping rather than sitting in a cafe,”

the polished black marble, smiling sideways at him. “Shopping can be a delight, but it’s exhausting. I’m not really lacking anything right now. My

“Someone would usually have it ready

Joel nodded in understanding.

and delivered each season, there was no need for shopping

found the online pictures charming and quaint. Once seated,

caption read: “Feeling good, appreciation

a break. Rubbing his temples, he accidentally hit his phone

Her recent post popped up first. Photos of gourmet dishes, and

home button, leaving the

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