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.

hardly recall seeing Cicely cry. He only learned from the housekeeper that, on the day Millie passed, Cicely had run to

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

find words to ease her pain. All he could do

shreds. The guilt, the pain, the sorrow – they all mingled together, overwhelming him,

was the first and last time he heard her cry so desperately and

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,

and Millie’s precious daughter.

it indulgence or spoiling, he had never regretted.

to the M Country in a few days. If it’s inconvenient for you

need,” Seth cut in without hesitation. “I can manage on

up. “What if I

was even. “No one would think the Ellis family can’t

a deep breath. “Alright,

suggesting to Creighton,

him off.

Seb didn’t push further.

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hesitate to dial Joel’s number for a meetup. When she mentioned hanging out with a friend, Joel

in an armchair, with a slice of cheesecake and

turned her head as he approached, resting her chin on her hands, a lazy smile on her

such a hurry?”

down across

sighed, “We’ve still got plenty of time. What’ll

familiar with this stuff. Recommend

nodded. “How about a

“Sounds good.”

waiting for the latte, Joel asked, “Any particular

“Mmm…” she drawled, “I did well on the exams, thanks to you.

have to be so formal about it. I learned a lot helping

“Still, I imposed on you.

to say on the matter, Joel couldn’t help

lingered in the cafe until noon before heading to the adjacent bistro. “I’d think most girls would kill time shopping rather than sitting in a

the bistro’s counter, gave her name, then leaned on 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 mood

usually have

Joel nodded in understanding.

course, for Cicely, the family’s darling, her attire, custom-designed and delivered each season, there

was mainly because Cicely found the online pictures charming and quaint. Once seated, Cicely snapped a photo with

“Feeling

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

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

He hit the home button, leaving the screen

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