Cicely just arched an eyebrow, her smile faint as she clasped her hands behind her back and gracefully settled into the chair. Clearly, Seth's response did nothing to sway her. "You might have a point though. We're both young, haven't met many people, and who knows, there might be a guy even better than you out there."
Seth had just picked up the quiz he'd prepared the day before when Cicely's words gave him pause, causing his thin lips to tighten unwittingly. A hint of a sneer touched his fine features. "A better man?"
Cicely tilted her head back to look at him, her eyes twinkling. "Does that bother you?"
Seth tossed the quiz onto the table in front of her, his gaze drifting to the corner, his voice laced with a clear chill. "I guess I'm still questioning what a good man really is."
"Hmm." Cicely tapped her chin thoughtfully. "You know, you don't have to be all that perplexed. Just keep on liking me more the way you are now."
Seth's eyes slid back to her, reaching for the remote to turn up the thermostat a couple of degrees. "I don’t know about that," he said, his tone indifferent.d2
Cicely finally lost her teasing smile, a frown creasing her brow. "Then try harder to like me before we talk."
Not liking her meant there was no 'liking more' to speak of. She was certain that was what Seth meant by his comment, and it seemed the only reasonable interpretation.
A half-smile twitched at Seth's mouth as his gaze dropped to the petite, stylish alarm clock she'd set up on the table. "It's time for your exam. Two minutes have already passed."
Cicely glanced at the clock without thinking. It was two minutes past ten. She grabbed her pen, quickly skimmed through the multiple-choice questions, and then suddenly looked up again.
"Are you mocking me for being young now? What's wrong with my taking a test? College students take tests all the time, some even with babies in their arms."
Seth seemed to chuckle softly. "Did I say anything?"
Cicely opened her mouth to retort, her pretty eyes spinning twice in their sockets as she ran his words through her mind, realizing that he had indeed seemingly said nothing. She knew exactly what he meant, but frustratingly lacked the proof.
Cicely sighed. "Just trying to enlighten you."
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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???...