When Damon arrived at the hospital, he found that the entrance where Yasmine was staying was heavily guarded. He tried to go in but was stopped.
Facing the situation, Damon could pretty much guess who was pulling the strings behind the scenes. Nate stepped forward first, telling the people guarding the door, "We're just here to visit the patient."
"Sorry, we can't let you in without authorization."
"Let them in!"
Yasmine's angry voice echoed from the room.
Damon's eyebrows twitched, his mind full of confusion. Although he hadn't spent much time with Yasmine and didn't know her very well, it was hard for him to imagine Yasmine speaking in such an emotional tone.
The two people at the door glanced at each other, but they finally opened the door.
There were more people other than Yasmine in the room. There was Bryson and an unexpected person. Damon remembered this was the person who had taken Yasmine away right in front of him. And for this, the person paid the price of a bullet.
Damon had long known that this person wouldn't give up easily, but he didn't expect Boyd, who was supposed to be in B Country, to appear here after the unexpected event.
All Damon knew was that this man had been protecting Yasmine, even though she had been completely ignoring him for many years.
Boyd sat on the sofa in the hospital room. His gaze was dark and gloomy as he looked at Damon, as if wishing he could shoot Damon to pieces on the spot.
Damon chuckled, ignoring Boyd's murderous intent, and turned his attention to Yasmine. Her head was wrapped in white gauze and her arm was bandaged. Her face, similar to Chloe's, was as cold as ever.
"Are you really okay?" As soon as Damon arrived at the hospital, he asked the doctor, who told him Yasmine was fine. But looking at her now, Damon began to doubt the doctor's honesty.
Yasmine responded coldly, "Has Chloe left?"
Damon nodded.
There was silence in the room for a while before Damon spoke, "Who doesn't want Chloe to attend the state banquet?"
Yasmine's face got even colder. "Damon, settle the problems with the Harper family! I entrusted Chloe to you, and I trust you not to put her in danger! If she gets hurt because of you, even if I die, I'll make sure to drag the whole Harper family down with me!"
Damon's face gradually cooled.
Yasmine's mood could be described as extremely bad. Although she didn't directly answer Damon's question, her words gave Damon a rough idea of the answer. His eyes became even darker. Any man would feel something if he was accused like this in person.
The men present knew Damon wasn't in a good mood. Nate stood at the door, his palms sweating. Boyd's lips twitched in satisfaction as he watched Damon's discomfort.
But in front of Yasmine, Damon showed no emotion and said, "I understand."
"I'm fine. If you're okay, go look for your parents." Yasmine rolled her eyes at Damon again.
*
Damon left the hospital room with Nate cautiously following him.
"Where is Robin now?" Damon walked a dozen steps before finally stopping in the hallway, his voice too low to describe.
Nate stood next to him.
Damon was angry. His eyes were filled with anger and determination, as if a black flame was flickering in his eyes, ready to burn anyone who offended him to ashes.
"He just came to the hospital to accompany Presley."
Damon didn't respond, heading straight to Presley's room.
Nate hurriedly followed, explaining quickly and clearly, "Mr. Robin came to the hospital with Mr. Alonso..."
Damon's steps became bigger. Nate knew the situation seemed a bit out of control.
...
In Presley's hospital room, Cole stood by the bed, his face serious.
"The state banquet is in two days. I must take Wendy away today. Presley, please help me. Ask Damon to let Wendy go..."
Presley remained silent, his breathing a bit heavy.
"Presley, we didn't mean any harm in the beginning. Wendy just likes Damon too much. I believe that Damon and Wendy being together is what we hope to see the most. But Damon now has his own woman, and Wendy's past actions have become a kind of insistence. In fact, Wendy has paid a lot of prices. Perhaps the fate between our family just isn’t meant to be, but I still hope you can let Wendy go considering our long-standing friendship. I promise we will never bother the Harper family again..."
That's when Robin spoke up, "Cole, the relationship between the Harper family and the Alonso family has always been good. Over the years, our friendship has been the deepest. Even if Damon and Wendy can't end up together, our friendship won't change. It's too serious to say it will change because of the young people's love..."
Cole gave a cold laugh, seemingly helpless, but full of sarcasm. "Robin, we grew up together. I know you mean no harm to the Alonso family. It's good that we are friends, but my daughter Wendy is still in Damon's hands. I've tried everything I can to take her away these past few days but have been turned away. Presley's health is not good, and I wouldn't disturb him if I didn't have to!
"Look, us, the Alonso family, sure, we're down in the dumps right now, but that doesn't mean we'll stay bummed forever. What Damon did, well, it's not exactly like he kicked us when we were down, but it's safe to say he rubbed salt in the wound, isn’t it? Is that how two families with a deep bond should treat each other?"
Presley's breathing became heavier. Cole's words, to the ears of those present, were clearly turning into a threat. Sure, the Alonso family was in a tough spot now, but there was always the chance of a comeback, even a rise to new heights. When that happened, whether the Harper family still wanted to keep a relationship with the Alonso family, it wouldn’t be a piece of cake.
The smart move would be to let Wendy go now. Otherwise, years of a good relationship would go up in smoke in the blink of an eye.
Presley could definitely catch the hidden message in Cole's words, but you had to admit, Cole really hit Presley where it hurt. All Cole wanted now was to find a reliable ally for the Harper family in the future.
No doubt, the Alonso family was that choice.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
did it really end this way. can I have the rest of the book ending??...
So, all of them were basically forced into sexual acts by their partners the first time, then their partners wanted to seclude them from everyone. On top of that, all of are jealous of their own children. The only couple that seem to have it good were Azriel & Phoebe. This book was honestly quite sickening & there’s no way anyone should find this romantic...
These typos are so annoying..can't even understand a single word...
Some chapters are missing and some of them are repeated..it feels like story takes a jump because of it...
I really like the book but there are a lot of typos which is making it even more difficult to read and stay engaged. Author please do some edits....
Best story ever...
I've been waiting for the wedding of Chloe and Damon until the ending of this novel their wedding doesn't happen at all!......
This novel is not well edited at all.. it's so annoying...
Last 50 chapters ++ all typos that are ridiculous...
Is this even english???...