The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 750

"I... I'm really scared, Lance, I'm feeling so unsettled right now. I never saw my mother leaving me so suddenly..."

"Lance, I have no idea what to do. I can't stand the Summers family, but I have nowhere else to turn..."

"Lance, Keira and Viviana now lived in the Summers family... They didn’t accept my mom. Would there be a day they won't accept me anymore?"

"Lance, I appreciate you always being there for me. Now that I think about it, even if I leave the Summers family one day, as long as you're by my side, I'll feel much better..."

"Lance, I'm truly glad that my mother decided I should marry you..."

"Lance, hold your horses, I'm coming back to help you..."

"Lance, I'm calling off our engagement..."

The pain in his chest gradually intensified, eventually becoming a dull ache that made him forget to breathe. Every word she had spoken to him in the past became crystal clear in that moment.

The panic after losing her mother, the cautiousness within the Summers family, and finally being forced to leave...

She once saw him as her final refuge, yet he...

"Lance, Lance?" Keira's voice sounded faint and distant, pulling him out of his reverie.

Keira grabbed his arm, looking at him with worry in her eyes.

"Lance, what's wrong? You look pale."

Almost instinctively, Lance jerked his arm away, stepping back from Keira. Keira stumbled slightly, barely managing to steady herself as she gaped at him in shock.

"Lance?!"

Lance took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on Keira, his confusion gradually subsiding.

"Lance, what... happened?" Carolina asked, concern etched on her face.

Lance glanced at Carolina, but felt an inexplicable aversion.

"I'm fine, just feeling a bit under the weather. I'm going back, you guys keep shopping."

He rubbed his temples, the words Chloe had said to him still echoing in his mind. The thought of them brought pain to his heart. He had clearly messed up. Why did he allow his emotions to sway him so easily?

"I'll come with you, Lance."

Keira moved forward to take his arm, but he brushed her off.

"There's no need. I just need to rest a bit. You stay and enjoy shopping with your grandma."

Without hesitation, she followed Annarie to the mall, ready to find the perfect dress for the night after tomorrow.

The hotel Chloe chose was near Moonstone Castle, many people attending the award ceremony were staying here. Running into Lance was unexpected.

She was just sitting idly in the hotel's luxurious lounge reading a magazine. She was actually a bit tired, it was the middle of the night back home and the jet lag was hard to deal with.

Lance spotted Chloe from afar, lounging on a single sofa, her arm propped on the armrest as she read a magazine. That laid-back posture had a unique charm.

Lance halted, afraid of Chloe's sarcastic gaze and attitude, but he walked over anyway.

Chloe sensed someone sitting across from her and glanced up casually, but when she saw Lance's familiar face, she frowned.

"What do you want?" She looked around at the empty seats, it was clear he had sought her out on purpose.

"… Didn't you go to pick out a dress for the ceremony?"

Chloe lowered her gaze again, flipping to the next page of the magazine.

"My fate with Keira is so tightly intertwined, and the odds of us 'accidentally bumping into each other' are just too high, to the extent that I fear whatever I like, she'll like too. I don't want to see her look all weak and wronged. If I give in to her, I'll feel begrudged. If I don't, I'll become the wicked sister. Otherwise, I'll get slapped with the label of always fighting with her over things. Either way, I'll feel miserable. Why should I go asking for trouble?"

Lance pursed his lips, momentarily at a loss for words.