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.

was out of the question, and so was any other

this on purpose, but the images that came to his mind—her

you trying to provoke me

shifted his hands away slightly, “Provoke you? I thought anyone but Ronald was fine.

to avoid making the

barely contained rage at this point. “Plan my foot,

get-go.”

Yulia frowned, “How so?”

so far off

keep going

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

are we really going to see it through to the

propping one arm beside Yulia’s head, “Stop messing around,

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

disgusted as

lips to his. Tentatively, she

eyes locked on his for

at her, his

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

suddenly tightened. She reflexively pulled back out of regret, only to be

it, even a kiss is so hesitant

to react as Nathan’s weight bore down

moments, she rarely felt

a hurry,

his intensity, cooperated fully, but this time her

responded with

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

burning within her.

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

really on

you but still wanting

roamed restlessly, and Yulia gasped, biting her lip. Her face flushed as she looked at him,

hate me?”

apart with his knee, “No. I love you, dammit. Love

bittersweet. She knew all too well. The fact that she had past

man’s

twisted sense of purity, as the thought of his past with other

regardless, her feelings for him were

tease Nathan, dodging his advances with a

slapped her rear without

trembled, still whispering against