The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chapter 1773

Chapter 1773

Chapter 1773

While Yulia was energetically treating Nathan, Damon sat alone on his bed, freshly washed andscrolling through emails on his tablet. Compared to the lively scene next door, it was a rather lonelysight.

Meanwhile, Chloe and Rose had just given Anya a bath and were now laying on their bed, playingwith her and chatting.

“Actually, Nathan is right. Being a mother is not an easy task. We do need to learn more about howto be a good mother, Rose said, her slender fingers gently stroking Anya's soft baby face. Her eyeswere filled with warmth.

Chloe nodded in agreement, “Yes, indeed."

"So..." Rose sighed and looked at Chloe, “All our attention should now be on our babies. Nothingelse matters, not now, not in the future."

Chloe's gaze remained on Anya as she spoke, she then smiled and said, "I understand, you don'tneed to nag me like Nathan does."

Rose glanced at her, feeling a bit annoyed, "You are aware of how much you've been worrying us,right? You're pregnant now, and you are the future mother of two children. You're not the sameperson you used to be. Can you be more careful?"

Chloe conceded, "Alright, alright. I won't be so careless again."

Rose gave her a look, "You, my dear, need to be watched from all angles."

“What about you?" Chloe suddenly shifted the topic to Rose, "Don't forget that you're also pregnant,and yet you're still going to the office every day."

Rose's hand, which had been gently stroking Anya's face, paused. She adjusted her position andstared at the ornament hanging on the wall opposite, murmuring, "Being at home alone is worsethan being at the office.

There are lots of people there and once I get busy, I don't feel much of anything."

When she was alone at home, even if there was nothing wrong, she would make something out ofit.

Chloe felt a pang in her heart, "Have you and Morrison really not had a serious talk?"

Rose shook her head and chuckled lightly, "About what? We're married, and he agreed to have thechild. Maybe he thinks that he's made a huge concession. What else should I expect from him? Ican't push too hard."

“What do you mean ‘push too hard'?" Chloe frowned, her changing expression causing Anya to looka little scared.

"Children don't just come along when you want them to. Would we be in this situation if it wasn't forhis recklessness? Since he decided to be responsible at first, he should take responsibility until theend. You're pregnant now, and he's the father of the child. Has he thought about how he's going toface this child in the future?"

Rose's eyes flickered slightly, a hint of pain flashed across her face. “Forget it, that's his problem.Right now, I just want to focus on having the baby. If I force him to stay with me, the stress might killme before the baby is even born. It's better this way, and I can focus all my energy on the baby. I

can start learning how to be a good mother now, and when the baby is born, I'll do my best to be agood mom. Maybe over time, I'll see things more clearly."

Chloe was silent for a moment. She looked at Rose, her eyes filled with sympathy and sadness,even though she tried to hide it. "Rose. I really regret letting you marry Morrison."

Rose shrugged, pretending to be nonchalant, "I don't. Chloe, every woman meets a few jerks in herlife and gets blinded by love at some point. I've had my fair share. Morrison is a jerk, but I amblinded by love. I know that once you miss out on something in life, it's gone forever. He was myyouthful obsession, or maybe my obsession for the first half of my life. So I don't regret it. At least Ihad him."

“What about your future?"

"My future? Maybe I'll change my mind. If not, I'll just live with you."

Chloe smirked, "Sounds good, let's do that"

Rose smiled, "I bet your husband would have me killed."

Chloe smirked again, “He won't."

But whether he would do something else, she didn't know.

"Look at you, your face lights up every time we talk about him." Rose teased, "But I'm glad you'rehappy. You deserve a better man, and Damon is indeed the ideal man. But I have to say, he reallykeeps surprising everyone. From a self-proclaimed ‘kept man’ to the founder of a top internationalcompany. Wow. You really do have the best man in the world, Chloe."

Chloe's smile deepened, “I was also shocked when I first found out."

“That's why it's great to be your friend. Now I'm friends with a super-rich woman. Remember to helpme out when I need it."

"No problem"

Anya laid between them, watching Rese and then Chloe, having a great time. She couldn’tunderstand or joining in their conversation, so she had to entertain herself. Seeing their slightlyround bellies, she curiously touched Chloe's.

Chloe noticed this and looked down at her.

"Nathan told me that you have two cute babies in your tummy. When will they come out to play withAnya?"

Chloe looked at Anya's careful derneanor and laughed, stroking her little head gently, she said, "Inabout six months."

Anya nodded, "Then you must be very careful. Don't hurt the babies."

Chloe couldn't help but laugh, "I will."

Anya then turned to Rose, "What about you, Aunt Rose? When will your baby come out?"

“Just like Chloe."

Anya clapped her hands happily, “Then I'll be their big sister. I'll protect them."

Rose touched her cheek, "Anya, you're wonderful."

"Hee hee."

Anya then laid down again; having had a long conversation with Chloe and Rose, she gradually fellasleep.

At half-past nine, while Rose and Chloe were still deep in their conversation, there was a knock onthe door. The conversation between the two abruptly ended, as Rose raised an eyebrow, "Seemslike your Mr. Harper can't handle loneliness. Such a clingy man."

Chloe blushed slightly, glanced at her, and gently rose from the bed, "You should get some sleeptoo. Don't let Anya accidentally press against you."

“Don't worry. Get going. If you linger any longer, I'm genuinely worried that Mr. Harper might secretlyplot against me."

Chloe got off her bed, wished her goodnight, and then exited the room.

As soon as the door opened, a strong wave of resentment hit her. Damon's handsome face wasclouded with discontent. "I've finished dealing with all the recent emails."

“Pfft.” The door hadn't fully closed yet, and Rose, who was inside the room, couldn't help but laughout loud hearing Damon's unexpected remark.

His complaint was simply hilarious. Just because Chloe spent a bit more time with her, he wasacting like this?

He was indeed very clingy.

Hearing Rase's laughter, Damon's face darkened even further. Chloe quickly closed the room doorand snuggled into his arms, holding onto his arm. She whispered, "I'm tired.”

Damon looked down at her, "You get tired whenever you see me?"

Chloe grinned, “It's getting late."

Damon, while leading her back to their room, still sounded melancholic, “So, you know."

"Next time, it won't happen."

Damon didn't reply. What else could he say? At least he could cuddle with her at night, which was ablessing.

Rose was simply a pain.

Chloe physically confronted a few people at the airport, and with Damon's subsequent assertive anddomineering actions, things started to calm down on the internet. Although the trending topicsremained, the comments improved significantly. A few stubborn ones got their IDs blocked by theofficial website. Since it was 4a real-name authentication system, once an account got blocked, theuser lost the privilege to apply for a new one.

Despite several complaints, none were addressed. Even though it tarnished the website's reputationand even created unnecessary troubles, compared to the complaints and dissatisfaction from thepeople, the website admins didn't want to offend Chloe and Damon.

Every time a trending topic related to them appeared, the admins got scared. The immense trafficforced them to mobilize their entire workforce to conduct strict reviews. Whenever a negativecomment appeared, they got more nervous than anybody else.

The online environment seemed peaceful. Many people supported Chloe's emphasis on curbinginternet violence, and even praised her actions.

Some had previously accused Chloe of how she treated the elderly, and now she was taking suchdrastic measures to curb online violence. Nobody ever thought about why she did so, or why shetargeted only specific individuals, or maybe she too, was once a victim of online violence.

But later when someone pointed out, it indeed made the entire internet quite down for a while.

Just when everything seemed to wrap up, and everyone was quietly waiting for the follow-ups, apiece of news online instantly stirred up the gradually calming atmosphere.

Chloe, after getting a good sleep, went downstairs and found that everyone in the living roomseemed a bit off.

She asked with a puzzled look, "What happened?"

Rose glanced at her with a strange look, then quickly returned to normal, “You're awake?"

Elizabeth signaled the maid, "Prepare breakfast, now."

Everyone was acting normal as if what happened earlier was her illusion. What could have possiblyhappened early in the morning?

Curious, she finished her breakfast and returned to the living room. Yulia had to go to the office, soshe left early. Nathan, unusually, went to send her off.

Elizabeth asked Anya to stay.

Chloe took out her phone, not knowing what to do next, when Rose suggested, "Chloe, let's play agame."

Chloe gave her a look and nodded, downloading the game Rose wanted to play from the App Store.

Even though Anya was in the living room, the atmosphere was still gloomy. Finally, unable to bear itany longer, she asked, "What exactly happened?"

Rose looked helplessly at Elizabeth before finally saying, "It's Granny Alyssa"

Chloe's face hardened, "What happened to her?"

Rose took a deep breath, “Granny Alyssa held a press conference early in the morning, revealingthe divorce papers she filed against Grandpa Presley: Chloe was taken aback.

Elizabeth was silent with a serious look on her face. Finally, she unlocked her phone, opened arandom website, and without a doubt, the trending news was about Alyssa's press conference.

The press conference was held right at the entrance of the Harper Group's headquarters.

In the video, Alyssa and housekeeper Hannah were seen.

"I have discussed this with Presley, and I have given him a day to deal with this matter. Clearly, hedid not take my words seriously. We both have reached our golden years, and taking this step isindeed laughable. But to him, one more joke doesn't matter.

“I know you all are curious about why I decided to divorce him. Yes, I can no longer tolerate hisrecent behaviors. In fact, a wound was planted in my heart thirty years ago when he forcefullyinterfered in my eldest son's relationship for the sake of the Harper family, which almost cost me mygrandson.

“His authoritative actions made me realize that there might not be any real feelings between us.Although I'm old now, I was once a woman full of dreams and expectations towards life. I thought Imarried love, but thirty years ago, I understood that it was just my wishful thinking. This man namedPresley seems never had the feelings a man should have for a woman for me.

“But we've been married for decades, and we even have grandchildren. Since he no longer insistedon his position midway, I just let it go. Unexpectedly, even after thirty years, he still hasn't changed,interfering in our grandson's relationship again.

"For the sake of the Harper family, he even drove his grandson out of the family, and even ridiculedhim on an international platform in front of the whole world. He claimed he'd never really banish mygrandson from the Harper family. He wanted to keep his dignity, and to keep the Harper nameuntarnished. However, his actions were a laughing stock.

“If he doesn't mind the humiliation, what's one more incident to him?

"He's stepped on my last nerve too many times. I've given him chances, but he's probably too proudto think I should be asking anything of him in this matter"

Alyssa paused, her gaze piercing straight into the camera lens, her expression coldly indifferent:"But I'm sorry to disappoint you. Since you don't take my words to heart, I suppose this will get yourattention? I hape you see this news, hurry back and get the paperwork done. There's no room fornegotiation, I want nothing more to do with you in this lifetime."