The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Gasps rippled through the crowd.

Seth’s eyes narrowed in an instant. He stood still, his back arching under Cicely’s teasing grip, immobilized, momentarily without action.

Cicely lingered on his lips for a while, then began to press and rub on them, their lips touching softly, devoid of any real passion.

The kiss was so clumsy that even Cicely thought it was embarrassingly inept. Looking up at Seth’s nearly unresponsive expression, she bit his lip in frustration.

It wasn’t until she saw his brow furrow that she let go. Her ears were burning red. Yet, she held her head high, her expression arrogant. “Get it now?”

Seth slowly straightened up, studying her feigned composure. His well-defined fingers gently touched the spot where Cicely had bitten. There was a clear pain, a faint moisture.d2

Noticing the trace of red on his fingertip, he smiled. “I did promise you a wish. If that’s what you want, I can oblige.”

Cicely smirked.

“But Cicely…” Seth continued, “Do you really believe in a man’s promises? Especially those lifelong commitments? How many of those grand declarations made in the name of true love remain unswayed? Besides, I may not love you, and you may not always like me. Don’t be so sure of yourself. Always leave yourself a way out.”

Seth indeed spoke quite a bit. However, Cicely only took that “I may not love you” quite seriously. She paused briefly, her breathing halted for a moment, her heart aching from lack of oxygen. His blunt honesty was infuriating.

She had forced him into a public commitment, leaving him no easy way out, and he spared her no dignity in return.

Taking a deep breath, she finally smiled faintly, nodding in agreement. “Yeah, you’re right. Maybe my interest in you is just a fleeting affair. So be it, be my boyfriend, and when I’ve had enough, we’ll talk.”

Seth looked at her with a hint of displeasure in his expression.

Cicely then flashed another carefree smile, “Don’t feel wronged. Even though you’re fulfilling your promise, I’m genuinely sincere about this relationship from the start. Don’t act like I’m forcing you. Apart from me deciding when to break up, in every other aspect, you’re not the one at a disadvantage, right?”

Seth found her smile somewhat blinding.

There was almost no sound around them. He pressed his lips together, suppressing the irritation inside, and slightly lifted his eyes towards the two figures still standing on the stair landing.

and

Cicely, Seth’s jaw clenched tightly. After

linking her arm with Seth’s, “This is the best adult birthday present I’ve ever received. Come

compare to a romance that might not even involve love. Erik was genuinely upset, “Is that boy too out of line? He doesn’t even like

handle their own affairs. We can’t interfere too much. Forcing things won’t necessarily lead to good results. It’s better to be honest than to lie.

at the retreating figures, slowly adding, “Seth might not be as indifferent to Cicely as

exhaled deeply, “I just worry she’ll end up like you, willing to

million times better than living with

Erik said no more.

—

dishes from the kitchen, all tailored

had said in the living room, Cicely acted like she didn’t care. She sat down with Seth, her joy apparent. She didn’t seem to be

like he was reading too much into her behavior, but he knew Cicely wasn’t foolish. She saw things

his utensils, he met her gaze, “Are you planning to get sick of me as quickly as

sick of you in over two years. Maybe

“If you haven’t gotten sick of

because I like you too

stood up,

caught up, “Are

forget, you’re the

—

two made their way through the veranda and entered

reemerged before

the show became clear as Cicely made her second appearance. Creighton was surrounded by a few older gentlemen. Spotting Cicely,

family for over thirty years. Don’t be as casual as usual

was in high spirits, docile to

was limited to the company’s shareholders and partners, and soon enough, she was dragging

his attention to Seth,

Seth nodded in acknowledgment.