The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Chapter 1049

He swung the door open to the private room, and amidst the chaos, he could still pick out one distinct voice.

He glanced sideways. Cicely was sitting lazily in her chair, facing away from him.

“I’m jobless and broke now. If you guys know of any good gigs, give me a heads up.”

“You’ve been pampered since you were a kid, there ain’t no job that suits you! And besides, you just got out of the slammer. Who’d dare to hire you?”

Cicely was spoiled rotten. Her demeanor and looks were enough to turn anyone green with envy.

In school, she was always one of a kind, full of herself, and didn’t give a damn about anyone. Now that she’d hit a rough patch, there were loads of folks having a good laugh at her expense behind her back..

Everyone had a few drinks tonight, so their tongues were let loose.

The idea of a woman going to prison was mind–boggling to everyone present.

There was an awkward silence that fell over the table.

Yet Cicely seemed unfazed, and nodded thoughtfully, “Hmm…you’re right.”

At this point, one of her classmates tried to break the ice, “Cicely, are you hinting at something? Dewey, this is your thing to handle.”

“Yeah, yeah, Dewey, your time to shine!”

“If Cicely marries Dewey, and becomes the high and mighty wife of his, she’ll be rolling in dough, right? Why bother finding a job?”

Dewey’s expression was a bit frosty, his voice dropping a notch.

“Quit messing around.”

Cicely turned to look at him, then suddenly leaned in close, grinning cheekily.

disgusted by me?”

her eyelids curved slightly forming a crescent shape, as if her

meet her gaze. His expression wavered slightly, then he murmured, “How

get so pissed just now?”

“I wasn’t…”

up, “Good

Good then…

kind of

she hoped he would pursue her, even willing to become his wife in

a cold light flickering in

headed towards

laughed carefreely, “Seems like my charm

ༀ ï ཅ རྗ ཧ ཕེ༤

He knew it would

was always full

to butter up to Dewey and toast him. Dewey was stuck, and Cicely got

restroom.

hall gradually faded. With

restroom, washed her hands, then lightly massaged her temples with

her muddled mind when they touched her skin. She rested one hand on the

was very quiet, with only the sound of her clothes rustling as she massaged her

She didn’t bother drying them with paper towels or a hand dryer,

hands, and a shiver passed through her body, making her head clear a

Seth was leaning against the wall, a slim white cigarette between

the gloom in his eyes was still clear.

restroom was just as quiet, seemingly only inhabited by him.

saw others smoking in the banquet hall earlier that day. Probably to let the guests enjoy themselves,

expect to run into him here. She stopped momentarily when she spotted

she wasn’t seeing things, she quickly

in a blink