The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 2094

Cicely was never a stingy person. Kane might not be the most reliable guy around. But his gesture of buying ten bottles of Chardonnay from her was sincere enough. So it was natural for her to prepare this table full of delicious food.

Yeah, it was all about the Chardonnay.

Cicely guided Hugo to his chair, where the maid tied a bib around his neck and set out a non-slip fork and spoon in front of him.

Cicely was there just to tidy things up a bit, rolling up Hugo’s sleeves for him. Cicely was much calmer and relaxed now than at the beginning when she wanted to hug Hugo all the time and was all nervous and overwhelmed.

Grandpa was well, Hugo’s eyes were healed, and she was free, living here with improved conditions. Everything had settled down.

She was slowly reclaiming her own identity, the one she had three years ago, haughty, aloof, and heartless. No one could catch her eye.d2

Back then, everyone but Seth got that treatment. Now, it was the same for everyone.

Unchanged, yet changed.

Her radiant face had gained a touch of maturity and grace through those three years. The arrogance in her brow persisted, yet it now held a certain fully-formed allure.

Seth’s gaze never left Cicely.

She picked up the fork and served Hugo some food. “Want mom to blow on it?”

Hugo shook his head, “I can do it. You eat, Mommy.”

Cicely smiled gently, caressing his cheek. “Good boy.”

Even Kane found this version of Cicely unsettling. She was so different from before. He thought, in these three years, Cicely had grown more than any of them.

The once haughty woman who needed assistance for every task, and couldn’t lift a finger, was now caring for others.

Seth longed to sit next to Cicely, but ended up across from her. It was the safest distance to avoid irritating her and the perfect spot for discreet observation.

Kane, observing Seth’s unusual timidity, shook his head. Love was a strange and wondrous thing. He bet that after dinner, Seth would be back in his room, wide awake with insomnia.

Sighing, Kane attempted to broach a subject with an elder’s poise.

Cicely glanced at him, “Care for some peanuts?”

Kane, reading the hidden thorns in her amused eyes, opened his mouth in confusion. “Maybe a bit more wine?”

Cicely frowned, “No alcohol served.”

“C’mon, it’s a rare gathering. Besides…” Kane winked towards Seth, “a little drink might help with sleep.”

Cicely set down her fork, and Kane hastily added, “I will buy two bottles of Lafite in exchange for any wine you have. Is that OK?”

Cicely looked toward the maid, “Do we have any cheap beer?”

The maid nodded, “Two cases in the storeroom.”

“Bring one up.”

Kane was speechless.

*

Kane was all about helping Seth sleep, but in the end, he was the one who ended up paralyzed on the couch clutching a bottle of wine.

Once Hugo finished his meal, Cicely had the maid take him upstairs. She glanced at Kane, mumbling nonsense on the sofa, a shadow crossing her expression. “Get him out of here before he ruins my carpet.”

With that, she turned to head upstairs.

“Cicely.”

She paused, her delicate hand resting on the banister.

Seth forced a smile, “Goodnight.”

Sounds of the dining room being tidied up mixed with Kane’s muffled chatter. After a moment, Cicely’s voice floated down, soft and delicate. “Goodnight.”

Seth’s heart skipped a beat. He had never realized how enchanting those words could be.

Kane slurred, “Cicely, I swear that I’ve never seen him making such a fool of himself. Damn hilarious…”

stairs, Seth looked away from the man slumped on the couch, yanking him up by the collar and

choking… This is

car, Seth not even allowing him inside his home. Charlie was instructed to take Kane

for dinner again soon?” Charlie couldn’t resist asking as he turned the car around. It wasn’t that he was particularly nosy, but he truly feared Mr. Diaz’s demeanor from three years

man’s happiness affected the well-being of

slowly,

taken

nodded, “Then perform

thought to himself. “What did that

*

again. Cicely opened the door. There stood Seth, impeccably

leaned against the doorway, tilting her head

deliver Hugo’s

looked at

I thought I’d

will but twenty

looked down, silent for a moment, then turned and walked back

*

The third day.

The fourth day.

The fifth…

Mansion at least once a day for a meal. The gifts for Hugo piled up in the storage

are

mooch meals, let him see Hugo, and interacted with him with calm indifference. These things would have satisfied

heart was hanging in mid-air. And he didn’t dare bring it up, because any mention of the

better than reopening old wounds. But all that sensitivity and withholding disintegrated the day Lana came to

to the villa for him that day. Her brow creased slightly at the sight of him. “Well, ” she said, her tone laced with disbelief. “I didn’t think even you would have the nerve to show up here after

tensed the moment he laid eyes on Lana, his body coiling with an uneasy anticipation. “What’re you doing here?”

playful yet piercing. “Packing up some things before I leave,” she

the gift

Lana granted

kitchen holding a plate decorated with animal-shaped fruits, obviously prepared for Hugo. Her expression remained neutral upon seeing Seth, as

buried in a picture book. Once blind, now that

the plate beside him and handed him a pear. Hugo bit into it and then sat up, smiling. “So sweet, thanks,

returned the smile with a gentle

cheerfulness as usual. “Dad” had become a natural part of Hugo’s vocabulary. Seth’s face, previously

Cicely and Seth, sensing the odd

Why would Seth come to her home, uninvited, and then act so coldly toward their son? Was she being too kind to

any outward display, especially with her

without Lana’s

to stay

dinner, as Hugo yawned and the conversation dwindled, Lana

eyes, Hugo

then. We have to rise with the sun tomorrow,”

his

off the couch, shuffled into his little slippers,

the sofa, looking disinterested and lazily content. “Was there something else?” she asked without

she yawned. His mouth remained tightly shut as he watched her

scooped up into his arms. Holding

stern, but

clearly, though. “I’ll carry you upstairs to

down, and removed her

husky. “Aren’t you going to take

Cicely hummed a response.

to sleep without

her brow. “Can you just let

longer before turning off the lights and leaving just a

Cicely could feel Seth’s presence drawing closer, his warmth enveloping her. She guessed what he wanted to do; it was evident he was yearning to kiss her. Yet, just inches away from her lips, he hesitated, breathing her in without

soft click of the door closing. In the dim light, Cicely slowly opened her eyes and stared at the curtains that Seth had just drawn. She

Cicely’s delicate scent still lingering in his nostrils, and his mind raced with the thought of Lana taking

times. But he didn’t know how to start, nor

would he do if she really decided to

*

remembering she had planned to bathe but instead slept straight through until dawn. She woke with a scowl, tossing the covers

quietly tidying the living room. They looked surprised to see her awake so early. “Good

bedding in my room,” she instructed.Books Chapters Are Daily

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