The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chatper 1605

Chatper 1605

Chapter 1605

The two briefly separated, with Damon pecking at her, his low and enticing voice gently echoing intothe air.

*So tell me, what was all that ruckus about yesterday?”

Chloe, clinging to Damon, tried to steady her erratic breathing.

“I… I just set a trap for him.”

“What?“c2

“Well, he’s been after me anyway, so I can’t just stand there and let him hit me head–on. I think he’sbeen struggling to replace a way to deal with me, so I thought I’d help him out.”

Damon raised an eyebrow, “So, you purposely confronted Addie at the Harper Mansion anddisclosed your plans to the press in public? All part of your scheme?”

Chloe nodded affirmatively. Damon, noting her discomfort, held her and led her to the living roomcouch.

Upon sinking into the soft couch. Chloe found a comfortable position and continued. “Robin, hewants to uphold loyalty and righteousness. He clearly wants to target you and me, but he hesitates,all in an attempt to maintain a virtuous image in public. I’m just giving him the opportunity he’s beenlooking for. Otherwise, knowing that there are people out there waiting to pounce, it’s nerve–racking…”

Chloe sighed, her expression twisted with frustration, “Robin is too cautious, always hesitating, andit’s driving me crazy…”

At this, Damon chuckled, “Is that all?”

Chloe grinned, “Just the beginning.”

“However, at yesterday’s press conference, Robin didn’t mention anything you expected him to.”

“I guess he’s thinking of catching me red–handed?”

Damon fell silent for a moment. “You are repeatedly challenging my grandfather and Robin publicly.You’re determined to drag yourself into this. huh?”

The smile on Chloe’s face gradually faded, replaced by a serious expression. “I want to help you.There are things that you can’t do, but I can.”

After a moment of thought, she added, “You’ve poured so much time and effort into the Harperfamily. We can’t just abandon it. If you want to fight, Robin won’t outdo you…”

“It’s too late.” Damon cut her off with an indifferent tone.

Chloe was taken aback. “What’s too late?”

Damon chuckled before leaning in to peck her lips. “It’s no loss if the Harper family falls. As hespoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Chloe fell silent. Indeed, the current situation of the Harper family was far from optimistic. Apart fromthe minor market turbulence caused by Addie’s press conference yesterday, the Harper Group’sbusiness in Asia and the EU had been repeatedly hindered since a few days ago.

Projects under development were halted, completed projects could not open as scheduled, andeven ongoing projects were being snatched up by competitors The Harper family’s business scopewas extensive, and these incidents, though minor, were distressing for them.

Robin initially didn’t pay much attention. After all, he had just taken over the Harper family, and therewere countless issues within the company. He simply assumed these incidents were par for thecourse. No one could achieve perfection, and business was no different. No one could guarantee a100% success rate

Moreover, these were minor business branches, and while managing such a large company, hedidn’t have the time to worry about these inconsequential issues However, if they kept occurring, hehad no choice but to pay attention.

Such problems arose just after he assumed control, and if word got out, it would certainly affect hisreputation. So he kept these issues under

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He had estimated that just the losses incurred by these minor projects getting halted and targeted,amounted to 3% of the Harper Group’s total

assets

What did 3% represent? it might have sounded insignificant, but when calculated against the HarperGroup’s total assets, it was not a figure to be

scoffed at

So he had been investigating the matter, but whoever was pressuring the Harper family’s projectswas very discreet. They knew someone was targeting them, but couldn’t identify who After muchthought and considering the timeline of when the projects started having issues, he could only pointthe finger at Damon. And with Damon now detached from the Harper family, the only person whocould help him was the currently high–profile Chloe

The Global Economic Summit was looming, and in the coming months, he couldn’t allow Chloe toovershadow him, nor could he afford to see the Harper family’s total assets decrease during hisshort tenure compared to Damon’s

If we were talking about pressure, indeed. Robin was under a lot of it. Hence, dealing with Chloewas inevitable for him. For now, he wouldn’t let the media expose the issues with the overseasprojects

Presley was still hoping for his nephew to return and take over, and although Robin held most of theshares, Damon’s shares hadn’t been officially reclaimed, and Royce’s shares were idle.

Chapter 1605

He was now a director of the Harper family, but what if Damon changed his mind and used hisbrother’s shares to oppose him.

The Board of Directors wouldn’t just follow the one with the most shares. His position was far fromstable. If another hiccup occured during the Global Economic Summit, his position as Chairmancould be hanging by a thread.

He simply could not tolerate Chloe’s presence, given the sum of all issues at hand. He just couldn’treplace the right reason or loophole in the past.

Now, however…

When Damon had said, “It’s too late,” Chloe hadn’t understood. But her plan had already been setin motion, and there was no reason to stop

Elizabeth was now in the deep south, where mostly men went off to work to earn their living, leavingbehind women and children. The economic conditions were poor, and life was simple and primitive

The reason she came here was because of a favor Chloe had asked her. Even thinking about theplane crash that occurred later still gave her chills. If Chloe hadn’t rushed over to stop them,informing her about her pregnancy in the midst of the rage sparked by her grandfather, would shestill be alive and well, eagerly awaiting the birth of her beloved grandson?

And there was no chance she could complete the mission entrusted to her by her parents.