The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 844

He was filled with guilt and regret. Pulling Chloe into his arms, he gently rested his head on her forehead.

"I'm sorry. It's all my fault."

He leaned down to kiss her quivering eyelashes, her eyelids, her cheeks, and finally her lips. It was as if he was desperate to prove something, to earn her forgiveness.

Chloe let him do so, but gave no response. She had no idea how to handle the situation.

"I messed up. You have every right to be angry. You can hit me, okay? Just let it all out."

Chloe stayed silent for a while before finally speaking.

"People say I'm too smart."

They were so close that when Chloe looked up, he could see the helplessness in her eyes.

"So how could I be mad at you? I trust you and I know you did all this to fulfill your grandfather's task. You were just trying to protect me. I know that."

She wished she wasn't so smart, that she couldn't see through everything. But she knew everything, so even when he lied, she didn't have the right to be angry.

For the first time, Damon was at a loss. Whether she made a fuss or not, it didn't feel right. He was the one who put her in this difficult situation.

"I'm sorry, Chloe." He didn't know what else to say.

It took Chloe a while to finally speak up.

"Damon, remember when you said you loved me?"

He remembered her asking him to say that he loved her the night before. It seemed she had her reasons.

He nodded. "I remember. I love you."

Chloe squinted her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"I can handle it."

Just that simple sentence made Damon freeze for a moment.

Chloe looked up and gave Damon a faint smile.

"I can handle the love you give me, and the danger and pain that come with it."

Damon's eyes widened in alarm, his heart deeply shaken.

"Chloe..."

Chloe put her fingers over his lips, shaking her head gently.

"Let me finish." She paused and said calmly,

"If I'm only accepting your feelings, I won't feel secure. You could leave me at any time for any reason, and I can't keep you tied to me forever. So the only thing I can do is to return your feelings, even more so, to keep you always thinking of me, to make you unable to leave me in this lifetime.

"From the moment I chose to be with you, I never thought of backing down. I knew from the start, with my status, it wouldn't be easy to be part of the Harper family. Not only could the elder Harpers oppose, but you... might oppose too."