The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Charlie approached the woman with a mixture of concern and reverence, “Ms. Cicely.”

His heart was still pounding with unease. Except for that one hysterical breakdown he’d witnessed in the courtroom three years ago, Charlie had never seen Cicely lose her composure like this.

The Cicely he knew was always in control. Even when slapping someone, it was done with a nonchalant grace, her anger always tinged with a dignified elegance.

But now, Cicely was like a cornered leopardess, completely dominated by her rage, as if she wanted to tear to pieces anyone who dared to provoke her.

Danielle, though looking a complete mess, seemed oddly pleased to see Cicely this enraged and out of control. “I told you not to gloat in my presence, Cicely. What you have, I’ll make sure you can’t enjoy in peace. Are you angry? Do you want to kill me? That’s right, because I felt the same way back then. I despised you, because you were an Ellis, beloved by the Ellis family. Because of the Ellis family, I lost my dear parents, and because of you, I lost the man I loved. How could I not hate you?”

With Seth’s arrival, Cicely’s emotions had settled somewhat, but Danielle’s words brought a cold fury to her eyes. “Danielle, you’re insane.”d2

“And you drove me to it!” Danielle retorted, her eyes bloodshot with intense hatred, staring directly at Cicely. “Why is it always you? Favored and deeply loved… What’s so special about you? Why didn’t you just die in that explosio…”

Slap!

The air was thick with silence. No one dared to breathe.

Danielle sat on the floor, clutching her cheek, her disheveled hair hiding her expression.

Seth pulled Cicely behind him, his handsome face etched with icy anger as he towered over Danielle.

“Take her away.”

His somber voice fell, and the petrified assistant and nurses by the door hurriedly helped Danielle up.

Seth turned to Cicely, who looked somewhat dazed. There was a heavy silence. Finally, he looked away, “Take her to rest.”

Cicely came back to her senses, lifting her eyes to Seth, “I’ll donate blood to Grandpa tomorrow.”

“It’s not necessary.”

“Seth.”

“Didn’t you hear me? Take her to rest,” Seth’s icy gaze fell on Charlie.

Charlie didn’t dare delay, stepping forward to the stubborn Cicely, unsure of what to do.

In the end, Seth, with a stern face, picked her up and carried her out.

“Seth, I can’t let anything happen to Grandpa.”

“Neither can I.”

Cicely’s eyes flickered, looking at the man’s handsome profile, her lips pressed tight, and her gaze lowered. “If she doesn’t want to…”

“You can’t.”

He hadn’t kept the secret this long to have her scrambling to be a donor.

After placing Cicely in the car and fastening her seatbelt, Seth looked at her defiant and angry eyes in the dim car light and said softly, “Just go to sleep, and by morning, everything will be alright.”

Cicely’s expression was icy as she retorted, “Is sleep some kind of panacea for you? I didn’t know before, but now that I do. There’s no reason for me not to be there tomorrow. If something goes wrong, Seth, can you handle the consequences?”

paused, a sudden heavy beat in his calm heart, his voice strained with tension. “I’m okay with everything except you dumping

After a moment, she said softly, “That’s a consequence you

after a long silence,

him coolly, “Seth, this isn’t a

pause, he lifted her from

stepped into

usually vacant, and Charlie secured one swiftly. Seth carried Cicely

get tested. If Danielle backs out

darkened slightly,

to stop me, no

He didn’t respond.

registry already has your information. You and Mr. Ellis are a

by his reticent nature. “Leave,

awkward pity for him, so different from his usual untouchable demeanor. After

care did she

stay. How could she possibly

enter, probably

alone near the window, her silhouette a testament to the exhaustion that shrouded her both physically and emotionally. The turmoil stirred up by Danielle’s speech replayed in her mind like a broken record. She could hardly fathom that the chaos of years past was a result of Danielle’s manipulations, exploiting Ray’s affections to turn the

harrowing days three years ago still pressed heavily upon Cicely’s heart, a weight that

standing by the window. “Ms. Cicely, Mr. Diaz asked me to make

her were consistently light and bland. Cicely wasn’t one for rich foods, but she didn’t mind a bit of indulgence now and then, and Seth knew it. Charlie could tell

Charlie hesitated before revealing, “The

grip on her

wounds should avoid these foods since they can delay

eyes fell back to the light dinner in front of her, and for a moment

taken to the ward by Mr. Diaz… Over these three years, no matter how good Mr. Diaz has been to Ms. Danielle, it’s all based on his

one knows that if grandpa also passes away

body might

eyelids and started eating without saying

atmosphere made him

*

a series of checks, ruled out viral infection, and

degrees.

shook her head,

hint when they’re sick. He himself feels uncomfortable, and he’s so

the doctor’s

being bullied. He frowned, his face cold, and

aback, his body stiffened, and he

“No… no complaints.”

“Damon…”

eyes were still cold. “He was bullying

should heed to the

“Tired? I’ll take

still asleep. Let’s wait a little longer. When his fever is over, we’ll

“Call Cicely!”

Hugo’s fever goes down, there’s no need to inform her. Erik is having a surgery tomorrow, and if she comes to the hospital and hears something… isn’t Seth

over Chloe. “I’ll have someone prepare a

Chloe nodded, “Ok.”

saw a familiar tall