The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chapter 1750

Chapter 1750

Chapter 1750

Damon's eyebrows pinched slightly at her silent appearance. Nate stood before Damon, headbowed, hardly daring to meet Chloe's gaze. Chloe pushed the door open and stepped in, noting theattitudes of the two men, a frown gradually forming on her forehead.

Damon's gaze followed her, his movements subtle as he turned off his phone screen and set itaside. After all, he was currently in the Y Country, and the reviews about him on the internet werenaturally not as harsh as they were back home.

"Have you explained everything to Grandma?* Damon asked, his tone unchanging.

Chloe's eyes briefly skimmed over his phone, almost instantaneously shifting back to Damon's face.She gave a small nod, "I did. Grandma was upset, so once I've settled affairs back home, I mightcome back to stay with her for a while."b2 Damon's eyebrows twitched, "That depends on yourcapabilities."

Chloe approached him, standing opposite his desk, with a smile on her face, "Why so?"

"You might have forgotten, but you also have one grandmother and one mother-in-law who are veryfond of you."

Chloe had indeed forgotten that.

Sensing her hesitation, Damon gave a slight smile, his long fingers drumming lightly on the desk."When do you plan on going back?"

"As soon as possible. Maybe tomorrow. That way, I can spend more time with Grandma Alyssa andElizabeth."

"Alright” Damon responded nonchalantly, turning his gaze towards Nate and commanding in a coldvoice, "Isn't it time you started making arrangements?"

Nate snapped back to reality, quickly replying "Yes", and hurried to leave. The arrangements werenot just about the return trip. There were also matters to resolve on the domestic internet.

Chloe didn't stop Nate, instead turning her attention back to Damon, and asked, "So, what were youtwo discussing just now? What are you trying to hide from me?" If she didn't ask anything, it wouldseem too deliberate.

Damon looked up at her, a smile playing at his lips, "Of course, I'm hiding how much money I have."

Chloe raised an eyebrow and smirked, "If I wanted to know, I could replace out. After all, whatevermoney you have, is mine. It's just a big number, and as long as I know it's more than I can spend inmy lifetime, that’s enough."

Damon chuckled, "What if we run out one day?"

"Then you deserve it for not telling me how much you're worth."

"Sure, spend as much as you can. Let's see if that day ever comes."

Chloe smiled, tapping the documents in front of him, "I don't want to see that day, so get back towork and earn money.

Damon sighed, straightened up and picked up his pen, ‘Yes, I'll definitely work hard to support you."

"Good, Chloe said, sounding pleased, "I'll go pack my bags now. Good luck." With that, she left thestudy cheerfully.

Damon watched her leave, the smile gradually disappearing from his face once the study doorclosed, his gaze falling on the phone by his side, his eyebrows pinched slightly.

Outside the door, Chloe's smile faded too. Remembering Damon's actions when he put down hisphone, she took out her own phone from her pocket, opened the browser, and saw that the localnews in Y Country was dominated by yesterday's coronation ceremony.

There was no news that could make Damon want to hide something from her. Could she bemistaken? But she had heard him, that he was indeed hiding something from her.

Frowning, she headed towards the bedroom, deep in thought about what could have gone wrong.

Today was supposed to be the day she bid farewell to her grandmother at the palace. What couldhave happened in ¥ Country that he would hide from her?

Suddenly, she stopped, her eyes on her phone, and her lips pursed, as she expertly navigated thedevice. Since there was nothing wrong in the ¥ Country, it must be in their hometown, P City, wherethe problem lay.

However, just as she was about to search it on her phone, she heard the study door open behindher. She turned around to see Damon, his lips pursed, walking straight towards her. Her eyesflickered, "What's up?"

"About what we discussed earlier."

Damon just started speaking when Chloe's phone rang. Chloe retrieved her gaze, seeing the callerID, she answered the call without hesitation.

"Dear Chloe!"

"Chloe!"

Two familiar voices made Damon's eyebrows furrow instantly.

Chloe had a small smile on her face, "Grandma Alyssa, Elizabeth."

"Hmm, Chloe darling, we both miss you. When will you be back?"

"That's right. This is your first year of being married to Damon. Hurry back, we're startingpreparations."

"I'm all ready, I should be back tomorrow: "Really?! You see, it seems like we have an unspokenconnection, don't we? What time is your flight? We'll pick you up tomorrow!"

"Nate is handling it, and I'll let you know once it's confirmed."

"Okay."

Alyssa and Elizabeth laughed happily, the screen shaking slightly as the phone was handed over toElizabeth.

"Chloe, are you doing well? And my grandchildren, are they well?"

Chloe nodded, "Of course, they're doing well."

Elizabeth hummed in response, her expression somewhat serious, "Be careful when you landtomorrow. I suspect the reporters won't leave you alone. Don't mind whatever they ask. They're justtrolls trying to belittle you. Don't waste your time and emotions on them.

Chloe's eyes narrowed slightly. As expected. "What happened? Did something happen backhome?"

Elizabeth said, "There are too many busybodies in our country. They're jealous of Damon's affectionfor you and since they can't antagonize you, they've shifted their focus to Damon. The comments

aren't nice, but you shouldn't worry about it"

Chloe's frown deepened instantly. She glanced at Damon, blinked, and suddenly broke into a runtoward the bedroom.

Damon didn't expect she would do that. As he quickened his pace to catch up, Chloe had alreadyshut the bedroom door with a decisive click.

Damon was taken aback. Chloe, who was panting against the door, had given Alyssa and Elizabethon the phone quite a scare. "Sweetheart, why did you run off like that?"

Chloe shook her head, "Nothing. What's happening back home? Why is Damon being talked abouteven though he's not there?"

Elizabeth hesitated, a hint of worry creeping into her heart. Did she cause trouble for Damon? IfChloe didn't know, then he must be intending to keep it from her.

"Well..."

The call was suddenly cut off.

Chloe frowned. She tried ringing again through WhatsApp, but it indicated that the user was busy.Then, Damor's sullen voice sounded outside the door. "What did you tell her?"

"Nothing much, but I reckon Chloe's smart enough to figure it out. Sorry son, we won't disturb yourquality time anymore. See you tomorrow." With that, Elizabeth hung up abruptly, not giving Damon achance to respond.

With gloom etched between his brows, Damon faced the closed door. He stepped forward andknocked on it.

"Chloe, open the door."

At this point, Chloe had successfully found the domestic media pages. However, the commentsunder the trend painted a different picture.

Damon was a freeloader, using women to climb the social ladder, wooing the princess to become alive in son-in-law.

More disparaging remarks followed. As Chloe read on, her grip on her phone tightened, her handturning white and shaking noticeably. The anger in her heart was far beyond her control at this point.

How vile were these people to slander someone like this? What gave them the right to belittle him?

He was a man of grace and dignity, who treated her with utmost care. To therm, however, he wasjust a man leveraging women to elevate his status. His very dignity was stripped away by theirslander.

"Chloe!” Darnon's voice had called out several times from outside. As his words fell, the bedroomdoor suddenly swung open.

Chloe stood in the doorway, looking up at him. Her eyes were red, betraying her attempt atappearing strong.

Seeing her like this, Damon sighed and pulled her into his arms. "Your current state justifies why Iintended to keep this from you."

Chloe merely stayed in his embrace, not even given a chance to voice her grievances. "I didn'texpect things to turn out this way."

"I didn't think it was a big deal."

Chloe shook her head while nestled in his arms.

Damon held the back of her head, "You care so much. Do you believe what they're saying?"

"How could I?"

"That's not the truth. You don't need to worry about it."

Chloe stayed silent. Despite his words, she couldn't help but be angry at the sight of Damon beingridiculed. She always thought she wouldn't let the words of strangers on the internet affect her, butthese people always knew how to push her buttons. Cyberbullying was more vicious and violentthan any real-life enemy.

"Alright, don't get angry over their ignorance. You might upset the twins."

Whenever there were problems, their babies were always his trump card. Hearing this, Chloe took adeep breath in Damon's arms.

Nate quickly arranged everything for their return to the country and made sure that matters backhome were being taken care of.

When he reported back, Chloe was sitting in the living room, her expression a bit grim. Damon wastreading carefully around her, completely at her mercy.

Nate thought that Damon might have let the cat out of the bag. Handling the situation at home didn'tseem to matter anymore.

After a flight of over ten hours, they finally landed at P City airport. At around eight in the evening,Alyssa, Elizabeth, and Royce successfully picked up Chloe from the VIP exit.

Upon seeing her, Alyssa and Elizabeth immediately flocked to her, pushing Damon aside.

Damon's face darkened considerably. However, he didn't dare to say anything to them and let themlead Chloe away.

Royce, naturally, was left aside by his wife, but he remained expressionless and naturally walkedover to Damon. "What are you planning to do about this?"

"Once the storm has passed, everything will be fine."

Royce frowned, "Do nothing? You don't care about your reputation, but what about Chloe? Howwould she feel?

How can a man protect a woman if he can't even protect his own reputation? Have you thoughtabout how people would see her when you're being ridiculed and scorned?"

Damon clenched his lips, "As long as she trusts me, that's all that matters. My dignity isn't so fragilethat a few baseless comments can shatter it. She won't be led by the nose by these people"

Royce snorted, halted his steps and looked at the chaos ahead, "What about now?"

Damon looked up. The three women ahead were surrounded by reporters who had come out ofnowhere.

Although bodyguards were already around them, the reporters’ enthusiasm remained undiminished.

"Miss Chloe, congratulations on your successful crowning as a princess. May I ask, has Mr. Damontruly become the sit in son-in-law of the Y Country?"

"He once admitted to being a kept boy, so what exactly is the relationship between you two? Fromthe start, were you only attracted to his looks?"

"He's willing to give up the vast Harper family fortune to be with you. Princess Chloe, have you everthought that he might have known about your background all along and that's why he's so attachedto you?"

Chloe's expression darkened as she scanned the chaos in front of her. She responded coldly, "Youshould all

become screenwriters.”

The reporters were taken aback, having received only this response after posing several questions.They felt unsatisfied. "Do you feel trapped just because you're pregnant?"

Chloe's icy gaze narrowed, "What are you implying?"

"Now you've transformed into the distinguished princess of a nation, while Mr. Harper has been leftpenniless and destitute by the Harper family, a homeless dog...”

"Slap!"

Before the reporter had even finished his sentence, Chloe reached over her bodyguard and landedan accurate slap on his mouth. The scene fell into silence, the bustling airport now eerily quiet. Noone expected Chloe to publicly slap a reporter.

That slap, clear and resounding.

A public figure, the princess of Y Country, and the CEO of Starlight Entertainment, slapped ajournalist. This action was bound to incite opposition and resistance from all media outlets and theywouldn't let her off the hook easily. If an entertainment company lost the support of the media, it wasalmost as good as gone.

Chloe, she sure had guts.

As everyone snapped back to reality, they started snapping pictures and recording videos of Chloe.Yet, Chloe remained collected. She snatched the microphone out of the stunned reporter's handand casually ripped off his press pass hanging around his neck.

"I thought I knew the media circle pretty well, but I've never heard of your magazine. If you want topursue this, I'm game, as long as you're not afraid of being exposed who's pulling your strings.

If they could replace someone like you, they must be desperate. You thought I was too naive to seethrough your obvious agenda? How stupid do you think I am?”