The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chatper 1690

Chatper 1690

Chapter 1690

Becky huffed, not willing to admit she was not that bright.

“But that woman, she’s just infuriating. Clearly something happened earlier, but she just carried onas if nothing happened. What’s the driver thinking? On roads like these, the slightest thing couldhave you jumping out of your skin. She’s got some nerve.”

Barbara, who’d been maintaining a poker face, finally frowned at this. That woman was indeed astough as nails. No doubt about that.

The driver was clearly flustered, so something serious must have happened. Chloe had evenmentioned a matter of life and death, but her demeanor suggested nothing of the sort. Was itbecause she was mentally strong, or was she just putting on a show? If it was the latter, then thiswoman was truly a master of deception.

“Drive a bit faster Her expression darkened, and surprisingly, she urged the driver to speed up c2

Becky was puzzled. “What will we do if we catch up with them? That woman, Chloe, will probablyirritate us again. I don’t want to see her anymore. She’s just too annoying

Barbara shook her head, “No, we need to not only catch up with her, but surpass her”

Becky furrowed her brows, unable to grasp Barbara’s plan.

Damon wasn’t driving too fast.

Chloe, sitting shotgun, initially thought he was giving her time to recover from the recent incident,allowing her to adjust her emotions as much as possible But after a few minutes, he showed no signof speeding up.

She took a deep breath, turning to Damon, and said, “I’m fine now. You can speed up.”

Damon’s brow furrowed slightly and after a few turns, he pulled over “What’s wrong?”

Damon got out of the car, retrieved a beautifully wrapped black box from the trunk, and handed it toChloe. “Hold this.”

Chloe examined the box. The car’s interior light was dim, but the box was clearly fancy, with twoholes on each side, each about an inch in diameter

It was pitch dark inside, and she couldn’t see what was in there. She looked at Damon with curiosityand asked, “What is this?”

“A gift”

Chloe was even more confused. “How come you suddenly thought of giving me a gift?”

Damon glanced at her, replying nonchalantly. “It’s not what you think”

“Huh?”

“It’s not for you.”

Chloe didn’t say anything. She paused in the act of opening the box, and a slight hint of displeasurecrossed her face. If it’s not for me, then who is it

for?

“Miss Fiona.”

Upon hearing this. Chloe shoved the box back into Damon’s hands. “Why would I hold a gift you’regiving to her?”

Damon looked down at the box, a hint of discomfort flashing across his gaze.

Chloe was furious The recent incident was too heart–stopping. If they didn’t do something to distractthemselves, they couldn’t escape the emotional turmoil And today was Fiona’s birthday after all.Damon giving her a gift wasn’t unreasonable. However, his previous flattering remarks combinedwith this gift made Chloe feel uneasy.

Damon picked up the box and was just about to hand it back to her when a light flashed outside.After a short while, another car pulled up parallel to theirs, with a honk of the horn

Chloe hesitated, Damon made no move, so she lowered the window The window on the other carrolled down, revealing Barbara’s face, full of cancer. “Is everything okay? Do you need help?”

Chloe didn’t respond to Barbara, instead, she looked at Damon

Without a word, Damon raised the window again Barbara was left hanging, a mix of emotionsplaying across her face. This was akin to a slap in the face In these past few days, her dignity as aprincess had been repeatedly suppressed and insulted, leaving her with very little patience.

Raising the window and instructing the driver to drive on, they managed to reach their destinationbefore Chloe, as planned.

Watching their car drive away, Chloe finally spoke to Damon “You knew they were going to followus, didn’t you?”

Damon gave her a look “Didn’t you?”

Chloe pursed her lips. “Then why did you deliberately slow down and even stop here, allowing themto go ahead of us?”

Damon placed the box back on Chloe’s lap “Remember to give this to Miss Fiona personally

Chloe frowned “I thought it was your gift?”

Damon. “I only gift you. This is for you to give to her”

This made Chloe feel better, but it was still prepared by him

“My grandmother already prepared a gift for her You can give her this as your gesture.”

“No need to give her that gift.”

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Chloe’s eyebrows furrowed. “Why not?”

“Because she doesn’t need it, and isn’t special to her. Besides, no one wants to receive the samegift twice on their birthday.”

“The same?”

Damon glanced at her, not saying anything. Chloe looked ahead through the car window, and shesuddenly realized something. “You mean..”

Damon smirked. His wife was so smart and adorable.

Chloe’s expression was conflicted. She had suspected that Barbara and Becky wouldn’t easily giveup on attending the Duke Dubonnet family’s banquet, but she hadn’t expected them to know abouther gift.

Well, the gift was prepared by her grandmother, representing a gift fit for royalty But aside frombeing luxurious and noble, there was nothing particularly special about it. It was a set of ruby redjewels, crafted by a royal jeweler, exquisite in every detail Even for a young miss, it would be fittingto wear

As Damon mentioned, Miss Fiona did not lack that.

The esteemed Duke Dubonnet graciously hosted more than twenty birthday celebrations. In fact,the presents that were received over the years were

limited to certain kinds

Chloe shook the gift box in her hands with a puzzled look ‘So, what exactly is this?”

Damon’s face tightened slightly, his lips pressing together. Be careful with it”