The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 7

Chloe stared at Lance, remained quiet for a moment, then suddenly started to chuckle under her breath. Her laughter was cold and full of sarcasm. But within her, it felt like she was being cut open with a knife. So her being assertive was the problem, huh? That was one hell of a way to put it

Did being assertive automatically make her the villain, the bully?

Lance’s harsh words felt like a sharp knife, stabbing her right in the heart,

“Chloe”

Lance looked at her quilt flooding his insides. He wanted to reach out, to comfort her, but Chloe stepped back

“Don’t touch me!”

She yelled, swatting his hand away She slowly lifted her head, her eyes empty, a hint of a sarcastic smile tugging at her lips as she stared at him coldly.

Apart from the coldness and sarcasm, there was pure despair and finality

and Lance felt like

called her name again, but he

hope you and Keira stay together forever! Don’t expect any sympathy from me, I don’t need it! Who uses

tirade, Lance was

and composed woman actually spat out those words!

he understood her anger, “No matter what. I’m

Chloe

up. “I hope you

but I have the right not to

any further words were pointless. He said “Take care” and

Chloe weakly sat on the bed,

Cold and assertive?

water, but the world was too cold, so she had to become as hard as ice, stronger!

and feeling sad. Only this way could she

over the years, but now she realized she wasn’t as strong as