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 his heart had

but he didn’t

together forever! Don’t expect any sympathy from me, I don’t need

unprecedented tirade, Lance

composed woman actually spat

understood her anger, “No

heard you” Chloe replied

up. “I hope you could accept

should I? You can say sorry, but I have the right

gave her a long look, knowing that any further words

that Chloe weakly sat on the bed, her

Cold and assertive?

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

Only this way could she stop herself from crying, appearing weak, and seeming pitiful in

years, but now she realized