The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

“You see, this is just how bad of a person I am. Isn’t it really awful to trample on your sincerity like that? So, do you

still need to apologize to me?”

Serana bit her lip, defiance etched across her face, but tears betrayed her, streaming down her cheeks. “I didn’t

mean to,” she whimpered.

“Yeah, I know. So you don’t have to beat yourself up over it,” Yasmine retorted, her voice was cold as steel, yet

somehow, it sounded almost like comfort.

But how could Yasmine offer comfort? That was simply impossible.

Yasmine hooked the corner of her lip up in a smirk, stepped back, and glanced at the crushed petals on the ground,

letting out a soft, mocking chuckle. “Still, you really should think about it. Sometimes, your guilt trips, they’re

nothing but a hassle for everyone else.”

In response to her words, Serana, amidst the sadness and grievance, felt more perplexed than anything else.d2

Yasmine’s impatience flickered across her eyes. Talking to Serana was like talking to a brick wall.

Boyd stepped closer, “Before you go around playing the blame game, maybe you should take a good, hard look at

yourself. People are scared of you, and avoid you. When something goes wrong, you’re the first suspect. Ever

wondered why?”

Yasmine’s gaze lifted from the trampled remnants to Boyd’s face, her eyes twinkling with mirth but not a trace of

warmth.

“Why indeed? Maybe because I fancy myself a lone wolf, too proud to see any flaws in myself,” She said, the smile

on her lips growing more pronounced. “And yeah, everyone’s afraid of me, they push me away, and when trouble

strikes, I’m the scapegoat. Sounds to me like it’s all my fault.”

Her words left Boyd realizing he’d misspoken. He pursed his lips, ready to try again.

“I’m just saying, it wouldn’t hurt to be aware of this stuff sooner rather than later. I’m worried if you keep this up—”

“Oh? And how long has this ‘condition’ of mine been around? If I needed a wake-up call, what were you doing

before? Why wait until today, when I’ve made your darling cry to enlighten me?”

She glanced at Serana with a cold sneer inside, “So, I guess I should be thanking Miss Serana here, huh? Without

her stepping into the line of fire, I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of your heartfelt concern and advice.”

As Yasmine stepped toward Serana, Boyd blocked her path. Yasmine paused, tilting her chin up to meet his gaze.

but he

you’re too cynical. Serana’s just

what, I’m old enough

a deep breath, struggling for calm. “Can’t you stop being so aggressive? I get that

through a lot, but Serana

Yasmine interrupted, her laugh chilling. “Same speech, different day.

pretty clear

“Yasmine.”

possibly do to your precious?

limits.”

frowned, “I would never hit

quietly for a moment, “Who knows? Maybe one day, if Serana really got hurt

want to kill me.”

took a deep breath, dispassionately broke the gaze, and walked over to

to grab her

rest assured, I don’t have the twisted pleasure of coming back just

her backpack over one shoulder, Yasmine stood next to Boyd, her eyes shifting between him

moment, Yasmine forced a

won’t get the chance to kill me after all.” With those

door.

fell silent, and Bryson, standing

snap back to reality

day here at Angel’s Haven

a new life with a family of her own. We

productive member of

no one else had realized what happened. The sparse applause sounded rather

couldn’t care less, her slim figure passing through the

exuding deference.

“Yasmine’s leaving?”

the director just said. And the way she’s

Was she waiting for us to finish celebrating before

is pretty nice when you think about it. We

though. No more walking on

more delicious cake

leave because she’s

“Uh. Not sure.”

to Yasmine, clutching at her backpack. “Yasmine, will

us if we do

“You’re just going to leave like that? You always said Boyd was the closest thing you had to

here. To leave under these

looking back. “I think he’ll be relieved. Finally, no one to

no one

Yasmine as she watched her retreating figure. From start to finish, she

the inexplicable, cool, and elegant aura that Yasmine

admired everything about Yasmine, or more precisely, she worshipped her.

that kind of

frozen in place for what seemed like an eternity before it finally clicked, and he hurried after

car door,

voice rang out, tinged with a rage—or perhaps

before.

her seatbelt and cast him