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!

of helplessness, of being trapped, was

stepped back and headed for

hide. “What do you want from me, Nathan?

take for you to let me

was like ice. “How come you

did you ever consider whether I’d let you go? Now

play with until you’re

tangled mess of emotions. “I’ve heard enough. I admit I was wrong, but

marriage on forever, right? Give me a concrete date.

why do

Yulia was unsure how their conversation had circled back to this

her shoulders. “What if I helped you take over the

eyes flickered

Ronald’s shares. Would you still bring up divorce

you divorcing

after a long moment, she shook her head. “No. I can’t

even if we got divorced, I don’t love him anymore.

time.”

who do you

paused, a struggle evident in her

mean the love between two adults?!” He bellowed

flinched, closing her

breath to calm himself. “So why the hell are you in such a rush to

“For the shares!”

shares over you for ages. You never mentioned divorce

face numb under

roared again, and Yulia’s ears

her. “It’s because of you. If you hadn’t been fooling around,

need to force this issue. What position have you

out with other

demeanor burst forth, stunning Nathan

wife?!”

does it do? Did that stop you from

acted like a wife should, would I have the chance to

at his words. “Do you realize how awful you sound? Blaming

with other

mask of tension. He stared at her for a long moment before his expression softened, and

since it’s

opened her mouth, but no