The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chapter 1753

Chapter 1753

Chapter 1753

The tone in Damon's voice was as flat as it could get, yet it was enough to stun Presley. He staredat Damon for along time, his recent anger subsiding. "What on earth gives you such confidence?I've never taught you to be so outrageously arrogant.”

Speaking of teaching him, Presley closed his eyes, "I taught you so much since you were a kid,what not to do, what not to touch, and yet you've gone against everything. Damon, what do you takemy words for?!”

“You're right." Damon said quietly, "But I feel that in this world, there are only things I don't want todo, not things I shouldn't do."

Presley took a deep breath, "One day you'll regret it, you definitely will"b2

Damon gave him a nonchalant smile, "I've said it before, that day will never come.”

Presley didn't want to stay here any longer. Alyssa's ruthlessness, and Damon's arrogance, filled hisheart with boundless sorrow and anger. These were his family, each one rebellious and arrogant. Ifthey had shown a little more respect, he would have given up and brought Chloe back to the HarperMansion, acknowledging her identity, accepting her as the future Mrs. Harper. But they all refused toseize this opportunity.

Disappointed and angry, Presley left the Greenfield Village and went straight to the Harper Group,where he asked Robin to notify the press for a press conference.

After seeing Chloe's interview at the airport, the online critics' remarks about Damon weren't asreckless as before. After all, Presley hadn't personally said that he was going to sever ties with

Damon. When the media received an invitation to a press conference from the Harper Group, theydidn't expect that this sudden press conference would be of such importance.

At the entrance of the Harper Group, the media were surprised to see Presley himself standing infront of the cameras.

Some even speculated that the negative comments about Damon online had angered Presley, andthis was his way of backing his grandson.

“It seems some people have really messed up this time, not only offending Ms. Summers, but alsothe old man of the Harper family.’

"I think those people online, unless they're sentenced to a few years, they won't get through this."

"They're brainless. They deserve it.”

The journalists were divided in their opinions, having a mixed attitude towards the current onlineenvironment.

“Thank you all for coming to this press conference. Today's press conference is held solely in mypersonal name."

In front of the TV, Alyssa watched the screen with an unprecedented cold expression. Hannah stoodin front of her, her hands tightly clasped, on the verge of tears with anxiety.

“Madam, what is Mr. Presley trying to do? He just got so angry here, and now he's holding a pressconference at the company. He wouldn't...”

Alyssa snorted coldly, "The Harper family has given him too much confidence.’

Hannah pleaded, "Madam, please call Mr. Presley and talk to him. He's angry now and easilyimpulsive. If he really... it would be hard to turn things around.”

Chloe sat on the sofa, looking a bit upset. Probably everyone in the room could guess what Presleywas going to do. If Presley really said those words at the press conference, then she...

What had she done to tear apart a good family, even to this extent? She was baffled, but the resultmade her feel guilty.

Elizabeth, perhaps sensing her mood, took her hand and comforted her: “It's never your fault. He'sjust an old stubborn man who thinks he's superior. He believes that anyone from the Harper familyis the best and most superior, and no one is worthy to enter the Harper family. He also disagreedwith me and your dad being together and made a big fuss. Don't mind him"

Damon stood by the sofa, his expression calm, but a thick layer of coldness had surfaced in hiseyes.

“Recently, I've noticed some people criticizing my grandson. Although I'm angry, I can't refute thosecomments.

He's indeed disgraceful. I've given him countless chances, but he's still stubborn, falling so lowbecause of a woman.

“I never thought that a man of the Harper family would one day be like him, begging a woman forsustenance!

Such a grandson, the Harper family will not acknowledge, and I, Presley, do not have such agrandson. Today at this press conference, I want to make it clear to everyone that from now on,Damon has nothing to do with the Harper family. As for how you talk about him, and how you treathim, you don't have to consider the dignity of the Harper family”

Once Presley's words were out, the whole place was shocked.

"Mr. Presley, are you saying that you're severing ties with Mr. Damon?"

“I heard that Ms. Summers is now pregnant with Mr. Damon's child. Does your action today implythat there's no chance of recognizing Ms. Summers, and you won't acknowledge that the child inher is of Harper bloodline?"

"Mr. Presley, I really want to know, what do you care about? Initially, you arranged Ms. Wendy forMr. Damon, partly because of the Alonso family's status and power, right? But now, Ms. Summers’background should be even better than Ms. Wendy's, right? Why are you still so adamant?"

Presley's face was gloomy. This was already a loaded question, but what was the reason for hisstubborn persistence? The answer was easy. Just because they had defied him too blatantly. Buthow could he admit to such a thing?

“I've said all that needs to be said. This press conference is over. Thank you for coming.

He didn't waste time with unnecessary words. The press conference was as abrupt in its ending asits beginning. The internet was once again in a frenzy over this press conference.

“Holy smokes, what's going on here? They've cut ties for real?"

“He's disowning his own great-grandson? Really? I thought he'd roll out the red carpet and welcomeour Ms.

Summers into the Harper family with open arms!"

“That's what I thought too, I can't believe this is how it's turned out! Has Ms. Summers desecratedtheir family tomb or something? What on earth is their problem?"

“This old man's stubbornness could break a Guinness World Record.’

“But he's not wrong though. Having a kept boy in the family is a disgrace."

Robin had no idea what the old man had been through today. This press conference wascompletely unexpected. If he had known things would go so smoothly, he could have saved himselfa lot of energy.

The incident remained hot on the internet. Due to the old man's actions, some people were evenmore audacious when discussing Damon. Chloe couldn't turn a blind eye to this. If it was about her,she could simply ignore it. But when it came to Damon, she couldn't help it, constantly checking herphone. Her anger was overwhelming. The company's legal department was already sending ceaseand desist letters to those people.

However, Damon didn't seem too concerned about this. When he was told by a servant that Chloewas constantly checking news about him on her phone and was in a bad mood, he confiscated allher electronic devices that could browse the internet.

Chloe felt both sorry for and guilty towards him. "Don't you care at all? Those people are reallytearing into you."

Damon smirked, "Feeling a taste of what I went through before?"

Chloe pursed her lips, remembering how she had felt when she was being criticized online.

"My feelings now must be like yours back then. So tell me, how bad was it for you back then?"

Chloe was silent. She hadn't really felt anything particularly strong back then, because she wasused to such things, and besides, some of it was still within her control. Sometimes, seeing peopleinsult her even made her happy. But was it the same for him?

“And what about your grandfather?"

Damon's eyes darkened.

Chloe frowned, "Maybe I should talk to him."

Damon gave her a chilly glance, "You try it.”

The look and tone clearly indicated that he didn't actually want her to try. If she did, things wouldn'tend well for her.

“He's just trying to force us to apologize and submit to him. If you go, won't he just push us harder inthe future?"

Chloe knew the old man had this intention, but with things as they were, could she really not feelanything?

"Relax, don't think about this. Just be a good, obedient pregnant woman at home."

Chloe could only nod. But not long after, she said again, “I can't relax. Whenever I think about thepeople online insulting you, I feel upset."

Damon sighed helplessly, "Do you want to know how rich I really am?"

Chloe blinked, “Richer than the Harper family?"

Damon raised an eyebrow, leaning over to kiss her lips, slowly pressing her into the bed. Chloepropped herself up on his shoulders, tilting her chin back to respond to him. In her dazed state, sheheard Damon's low voice slowly rising.

“Call me hubby, and I'll tell you a secret."

Chloe's face turned red. After all this time together, the term hubby was still difficult for her to say.Damon had now unbuttoned her shirt, kissing her slightly swollen stomach.

“If you don't say it now, you'll be crying it out later.”

Chloe was somewhat scared. Biting her lip in consternation, Damon kissed up her jaw, his darkeyes smiling at her. “Well?”

“What kind of secret is it?” Chloe was weighing whether it was worth it to call him hubby.

Damon frowned, giving her lip a punishing bite. "A secret that could make you happy.’

Chloe rubbed her bitten lip, hesitated for a moment, then swallowed her pride and whispered theword.

The faint sound drifted out from between her fingers, much to Damon's dissatisfaction. "I didn't hearthat."

Chloe blinked.

Damon sulked, getting up from her, “If you don't want to know, then forget it.”

Seeing this, Chloe quickly grabbed his shoulders.

“Hubby.”

Damon smirked, kissing her once again.

Chloe was left weak, their warm breaths intertwining, filling the atmosphere with a thick romantichaze. In such a romantic moment, any words spoken seem to make perfect sense.

"Say it again.”

Chloe clung to his shoulders, her voice soft and quiet, whispering in his ear. Damon felt as if her softvoice had burrowed into his body, gathering in a certain place, tormenting him.

As things were heading towards an uncontrollable direction, Chloe pushed him away, trying tospeak. "What's the secret?"

Damon gritted his teeth, "Behave first, I'll tell you later”

Chloe was speechless.

She knew it!

At the last moment before Chloe's thoughts drifted away, Damon finally whispered the secret shehad been longing to hear into her ear. Her hazy eyes suddenly cleared, her eyes widening insurprise as she stared at him. "You said wha... Ah—"

Damon's action caused her to let out a surprised cry.

For along time after that, she had no chance to ask the question that was on her mind.

Damon stood by the bed, leisurely getting dressed while she watched. By the time he was dressedand turned to look at her, Chloe had already snapped a photo of him with her phone.

Damon raised an eyebrow, and Chloe quickly hid her phone in the bed. “Are you going out again?"

Dressed to the nines in a tailored suit, it was clear he was going out.

Damon didn't make a fuss about the photo, leaning down to plant a swift kiss on her lips. “Isn't itonly fitting that I'd be busier now that the cat's out of the bag?" he joked.

Chloe nodded in agreement, "Absolutely!"

Damon chuckled, leaving her with a few parting words before exiting the door.

Chloe was somewhat exhausted; the aftermath of uttering “hubby” was something she hadanticipated. But as Damon had pointed out, she was genuinely happy now.

How happy, you might ask? So happy that she found amusement even in the negative commentsabout Damon on the internet. She couldn't resist herself, using her verified Twitter handle to tweet:

[My hubby is seriously loaded.]

Accompanying the tweet was a sneakily captured photo of Damon looking dapper in his suit.

Though Chloe's Twitter account wasn't updated frequently, it had amassed nearly sixty millionfollowers. Her tweet took the internet by storm, suddenly trending. Various media outlets andinfluencers jumped onto the bandwagon, making it the hottest topic of the moment.