The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Though they had seen much of life’s harsh realities, the children at the local orphanage couldn’t fathom the depths

of darkness that might dwell in the heart of a seven-year-old girl who had just lost her parents.

Serana kept to herself, a solitary figure in the corner, quiet and well-behaved in class, and equally so during recess,

watching the others play with an expressionless demeanor, like a still pond devoid of life.

Perhaps they sensed a kindred spirit in her, or maybe it was pity, or a thick slather of curiosity, but from that point

on, Boyd had someone else woven into the tapestry of his childhood.

From then until now, Serana had become a thread running through the narrative of his life.

In their daily interactions, Serana was the picture of innocence, speaking in gentle whispers, looking at people with

sincerity and care. Even as the years passed and she grew, she never changed – tender and fragile, yet brave and

stubborn.

Outwardly, she seemed as delicate as a glass figurine, always needing protection, yet she fiercely tried to prove her

strength, insisting she didn’t need anyone’s care and could even protect others.d2

Such a girl was irresistibly endearing – tender and attentive, pure and kind, brave, stubborn, and resilient.

Like her long, dark hair, the number of people drawn to her grew day by day. And it was true what they said – girls

should have long hair.

Yasmine was beautiful but frosty by nature. Others kept their distance. From start to finish, Boyd was her only

constant, and she never felt lonely. At least, not until she suddenly realized what loneliness was and found that

certain things had become inevitable.

Boyd’s time was no longer solely dedicated to her as he began to learn deeper subjects beyond the basic

curriculum.

Companion? She had never considered Boyd’s presence as companionship before.

But when did it start? It wasn’t when Boyd’s time began to scatter, leaving more for Serana.

Was it from the moments they shared meals together, or those occasional breaks when they sat beside the flower

beds?

Or when they planted a lily bulb together, one digging a hole, the other tenderly placing the bulb inside?

felt it

in their

even hostility

at Angel’s Haven Orphanage noticed too, whispering behind their

refute them.

knew it was

it start,

when the lilies in the garden bloomed exceptionally

appeared so harmonious.

a few days later, she found the desecrated lilies, and realized something

garden’s vibrant lilies had been a captivating sight at

petals scattered, leaves shredded, and stems snapped. Such an act was a

and the investigation

Just days after planting, I saw her by the garden, holding a trowel and looking pensive,”

too, uprooting the

was frightening, like… like when she looks

We all know that. The lilies were planted

another.

accusations piled up, but Yasmine

seeds after Serana planted, knowing the germination rate was low. And when

too dense, she thinned them out so the others

concepts and blamed her out of ignorance, which she found

frustrating and laughable.

garden, picking up petals with

but the children’s naive and ignorant gazes didn’t

concern.

particular feelings about Serana. There’s no motive. It

conclusions based on the children’s words,

statement. After all, the lilies

time being, and the investigation continued quietly, possibly leading to a

reprimand for the culprit.

visited the scene of the “crime,”

appearance in craft class, he paired up with Yasmine, who

at a long table, as Serana

playing with colorful paper, greeted him casually. “Rare

finance books he’d been carrying –

grown accustomed to.

the books, and out fluttered colorful petals. One book after

covered in the petals of lilies,

heart felt inexplicably

but his lips curved in a casual smile. “I recall Serana was the one

all those

by the table, not much taller

eyes seemed to hold a universe of secrets, now

to care

out a light chuckle. “And what, pray tell, should I feel

her for a long moment. “Indeed, Serana picked them up. She cried over them for an