The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

With a smug smile, Rose arched her eyebrows and patted her rounded belly,

“We’ll just have to see how our son turns out. I just hope he doesn’t inherit your

emotional intelligence and end up driving his future wife away.”

“If that ever happens, it won’t just be about getting back at him for your sake,

we’ll be lucky if we can even keep our son around.”

As she spoke, Rose suddenly shivered.

“I have no idea if Damon will spoil his daughter. What am I thinking… Of course,

he will. I can’t even begin to imagine how far he’ll go. If our son ever crosses his

little princess, I dread to think what kind of crazed things he might do.”

Enter title…

Morrison frowned, torn between which matter to address first. Should he

comment on her dig about his emotional intelligence, or Damon’s potential for

madness?

But before he could get a word in, Rose had already taken a deep breath and

continued. “Anyway, it’s their own business. If our boy really does end up hurting

Little Moon’s feelings and gets a taste of his own medicine, he’ll have it coming,

right?”d2

She turned her gaze to Morrison with a swift shift in tone.

Morrison’s scalp tingled, “Why do I feel like there’s a hidden message in what

you’re saying?”

Rose chuckled, “Oh no, you’re just overthinking it. So, do you agree with me?”

That smile seemed eerily mischievous.

Morrison chuckled nervously, “Whatever you say is right, dear.”

Rose looked pleased, “Mm-hmm.”

—

Carrying twins was proving to be quite the challenge for Chloe. At eight months,

Damon had flown in the best doctors from overseas and had Jane on a 24-hour

watch by Chloe’s side.

In truth, Chloe was faring better than many other women expecting twins, but

when had Damon ever paid attention to the pregnancies of others?

He attended all of Chloe’s appointments, which were private, and he had only

seen a few other expectant mothers, all with single pregnancies. Next to Chloe’s

belly, they seemed to have it easy, making Damon even more cautious.

By the eighth month, walking had indeed become a struggle. Chloe graciously

was given. There was no

face now.

was on edge, fearing any possible mishap, and

minds—and her own—she let them fuss over

had daily visits from friends and family, so loneliness

chance to set

would pop in now and then, sometimes disappearing

at other times appearing almost

trick in the book to keep Stanley at bay, and

Stanley had started to openly

with him.

his spare moments strategizing how to

but as

and let

and Stanley could tell Chloe was worried, so

so as not to

found an

—

arrived with Anya to visit Chloe, and as soon as they

to hug Chloe’s

are my

on the horizon, Chloe saw Anya with newfound

“They’re doing

replied, her voice

round eyes fixed on Chloe’s belly, and

her chubby, delicate hand gently on it, patting softly. Then

are my little cousins, so it’s

about them. I promise I’ll always protect

“That’s very sweet of you, Anya. They

though. Will you be okay with

“It’s okay. They’re little, so

best to

childlike voice was soft and endearing, trying so

thought

little aunt made Chloe’s

and joined them, she couldn’t

Anya and Chloe, though her expression was a mix

amusement and resignation.

careful not to bump into Chloe,

then turned

now? Are

shaking her head, “They’re being good.

“I see.”

tad disappointed, probably eager to

the nearby sofa, swinging her legs as she

them to wake up and then we

and said to Chloe,

she’s been

bored at home, and Anya is such a good

like having her

know when she might accidentally cause

the subject,

slightly, “No, he’s been

change in her demeanor was

swinging her legs, chimed in,

to

together, noticing

to Anya. “Do you know this pretty

don’t. But I know that each time, the

different.”

an

conversation had taken an unexpected turn,

grown-up troubles, even in the innocent setting of a