The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1849

"You told me to find these girls, and I still have to be beaten up for doing my job. Isn't that too unfair?"

Chloe's expression chilled instantly as she turned her gaze toward Damon.

Yulia, standing off to the side, stared at Damon in shock. Could he really be that kind of guy? It didn't seem right. Even if he was having affairs, he couldn't have called so many beautiful women to the estate when Chloe was so pregnant.

Damon's face darkened further, his grip tightening. "Who told you to drag these people over here!?" His head was practically throbbing with irritation at Nathan's boneheaded move, bringing all these women to the estate.

Trying to dodge the impending storm, Nathan cradled his head and sidestepped, "You didn't specify where to send them. I thought... I thought you wanted them to cheer Chloe up."

Chloe's brow twitched, her eyes scanning the group of women.d2

Cheering her up with a selection of rosy-skinned, beautifully poised women? That would be quite unusual.

But if it were Damon's doing, it wouldn't be too surprising.

The women, upon seeing Damon, puffed out their chests and tried to look their best, as if they were contestants in a beauty pageant, each vying for the crown. But Nathan's words seemed to let the air out of their sails.

Cheering up a woman? What was this all about?

They turned their eyes back to Chloe, who was standing across from them with a protruding belly, and the last shreds of their confidence suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Her facial features, though calm, had an intimidating presence. Indeed she was the legendary iRonald lady.

Competing with her for a man? The thought had barely crossed their minds before being quickly dismissed.

One by one, they looked downcast, no longer daring to meet Chloe's gaze.

Chloe, however, just gave a faint smile and stepped forward, taking a closer look at them. "Do you even know why you were called here?"

The women shook their heads, one of them speaking up, "We were told we'd be attending to someone."

Chloe raised an eyebrow, "Well then, you should..."

"Better take back your words. They weren't brought here for you," Damon cut her off before she could finish. He had already moved to her side, his face a stern warning.

Chloe turned to him, "They are already here. If they are not for me, do you need them for yourself?"

Damon's complexion darkened even more, "They weren't called here by me."

Chloe replied with a laugh, "Your little brother setting you up, huh?"

Nathan was frantically shaking his head on the side, "Chloe, please spare me. There is no way that I would dare to cross my brother."

"So what's the real story?"

"I don't know either. I just followed instructions. You gotta ask my brother for the details."

Chloe's gaze returned to Damon, who pursed his lips, glancing toward the neighboring hill. "Maybe the guy next door is just too lonely. Thought I'd help him settle down."

Chloe's mouth opened, but for a moment, no sound came out.

The two were always at odds, but how did it get to the point where Damon was helping Stanley settle down in life?

The conversation dropped into a brief silence. It was Yulia who broke it, unable to suppress her laughter.

Chloe snapped out of it, her eyes drifting toward the neighboring hill. Finding a wife for Stanley? Why did she find this situation so unimaginable?

Knowing Stanley for years, she'd never pictured him with a woman. The mental image was awkward and bizarre. Damon was really something to come up with this idea.

She looked at Damon helplessly. Although she had long known that these women were just a misunderstanding, she really hadn't expected it to turn out this way.

"He won't accept it." She meant no slight to the women, but Stanley definitely wouldn't choose a wife from among them.

With his rebellious streak, how could he possibly accept an arranged marriage, especially one from Damon.

Damon's face grew stormy, "How can you be so sure he won't accept it without even meeting them?"

With a sense of resignation, Chloe replied, "I know him at least a little bit."

"Don't you dare know him." Damon's voice was low and possessive as he looked at her.

Chloe paused and then laughed. "Alright, alright, I won't mention him. You two keep up with whatever you are doing."

"He's the one who started it," Damon explained, as if he'd ever stoop to bicker with that man.

Chloe just smiled, "Sure, it's all his fault." Sometimes, a man just needed a little coddling.

Anya had been watching Nathan, clinging to his leg and looking up at him with concern. "Nathan, does it hurt? Let me blow on it."

Nathan lifted her into his arms, "Here, it hurts."