The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Yulia’s lips quivered as she shook her head, her eyes widened with fear and helplessness. “What do you even

want?” she stammered.

Nathan looked at her with a cold detachment. “The question is, what do you want, Yulia? You wanted this marriage,

pulled every trick in the book to get it. You called the shots in the beginning, but when it ends, that’s not your call. If

you’re planning on going head-to-head with me, by all means, let’s see who’s tougher.”

“So what are you saying? That I’m stuck with you until you’re bored? I can’t ever bring up divorce?”

“You can bring it up, and I might agree, as long as you leave Anya with me.”

“You know I’ll never give up Anya!”

A smirk crept onto Nathan’s face. “Who knows? Maybe Ronald and his shares are worth more to you than Anya.”d2

Yulia bit her lip so hard that white marks formed around her teeth. “Why are you doing this, Nathan? Anya’s my

daughter. She’s got nothing to do with you. Why are you so obsessed with her?”

“People don’t always need reasons. I like her, and that should be enough.”

Yulia’s anger flared at Nathan’s shameless reasoning, her hand itching to slap some sense into him. “But you’ll end

up hurting her. With your playboy lifestyle, you might even marry someone else. What can you offer Anya, except a

life full of scandals and tabloid headlines? How can she grow up healthy in a home with a stepfather and

stepmother? What are you really thinking? Is this how you like Anya? I will never agree. Over my dead body will I let

you take her.”

Nathan’s lips curled into a sneer. “Suit yourself.”

Yulia felt her anger choking her, unable to vent.

Over her dead body? What would happen to Anya if she died?

How utterly cruel!

feeling of helplessness, of being trapped, was

she fell into despair, then stepped back and headed for the door. But Yulia grabbed

desperation she couldn’t hide. “What do you want from me, Nathan?

What will it take for you to

voice was like ice. “How come you get to decide everything? When

me, did you ever consider whether I’d let you go? Now you want to walk away scot-free?

you can play with until

mess of emotions. “I’ve heard enough. I admit

this marriage on forever, right? Give me a concrete date. When can we truly

darkened. “Tell me, Yulia, why do you suddenly want to talk

how their conversation had circled back to this

tightened on her shoulders. “What if I

flickered

still bring up

divorcing me

shook her head. “No. I can’t forgive him. If

want to see him again, even if we got divorced, I don’t love him anymore.

time.”

who do

struggle evident in her eyes. “I

twitching involuntarily. “I mean the love between two adults?!”

Yulia flinched, closing her

calm himself. “So why the hell are you in

“For the shares!”

dangling those shares over

felt her face numb

and Yulia’s ears rang with the force of

to bubble up inside her. “It’s because of you.

What position have you put us in?

out with

forth, stunning Nathan into silence. “You remember you’re

wife?!”

good does it do? Did that

should, would I have the

couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at his words. “Do you realize how

out with other

of tension. He stared at her for

since it’s not about Ronald, it’s about me,

but no words