The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Yulia pursed her lips, giving Nathan an intense look as she tentatively reached out, her hand hovering before gently

landing on his shoulder.

Nathan’s gaze slipped to the corner of his eyes, noting her touch, his brows arching ever so slightly. Yet he

remained silent. His eyes, once again focused on her, watched as she seemed somewhat unsure under his gaze.

Licking her lips hesitantly, it took Yulia a moment before she finally whispered, “So, you don’t really want a divorce,

do you?”

Nathan scoffed, “Divorce, so you can run off with Ronald?”

Yulia’s smile was tinged with irony as she nodded, “Yeah, Ronald’s been feeling guilty, and he’d treat me a lot

better. After all, if we’re divorced, I’d have to marry someone else, right? Ronald’s got his act together, and it’d

save me a lot of trouble. cough, cough, cough.”

Mid-sentence, she felt his hands tightening around her neck, and by the end, she could barely speak. She slapped

his arms, coughing so hard tears nearly spilled from her eyes.d2

Nathan eased his grip slightly, glowering at her fiercely. “Yulia, if I hear Ronald’s name from your lips one more

time, you believe I could end you right here?”

After coughing twice, Yulia looked at him and suddenly laughed. “Nathan, you’re jealous.”

His attractive face stiffened, “What did you say? Don’t flatter yourself. I just can’t stand the sight of Ronald. The

more he wants something, the more I enjoy keeping it from him. That includes you.”

Yulia raised an eyebrow, “Fine, if not Ronald, it can be someone else. I mean, I’m a woman, not bad-looking, got a

decent figure and skin. I could settle for a decent guy. Hey, what are you—stop, that’s uncomfortable. cough,

cough, cough.”

Nathan felt like he was about to burst with frustration. She was so good at hitting all the right nerves, even ones he

wasn’t aware of himself.

question, and

this on purpose, but the images that came to

you trying to provoke

“Provoke you? I thought anyone but Ronald was fine. After all,

ahead to avoid making the wrong

at this point. “Plan my foot, your plan’s

get-go.”

Yulia frowned, “How so?”

You’ve wandered so far off the path, there’s no point in

going

hand slowly resting against the skin of Nathan’s neck, fingers threading through his hair, her

“Nathan, are we really going to

withdrew his hands, propping one arm beside Yulia’s head, “Stop messing around, and

closer to him. Nathan didn’t move, his dark eyes fixated on her, calm

as she had seen

her lips to his. Tentatively, she dared not

his

at her, his gaze as deep and emotionless as

the kiss, careful not to push too far. When she dared to part his

back out of regret,

it, even a kiss is so hesitant with you?

time to react as Nathan’s weight bore down

she rarely

clothes, always in a hurry, no matter how many times they’d been

his intensity, cooperated fully, but this time her

responded with all

thought you hated me? Hated my touch?” Her breath was ragged, but she seized

burning within her.

yet, past and present, he touched her as if free from

on his

knows? Hating the sight of you but still wanting to

and Yulia gasped, biting her lip. Her face flushed

hate me?”

legs apart with his knee, “No.

smile was bittersweet. She knew all too well. The fact that she had past boyfriends, even a child, would

man’s side, not just

for any twisted sense of purity, as the thought of his past

feelings for him

to tease Nathan, dodging his advances with a softness that drove him

slapped her

whispering against him, “Just