Daddy Ceo's Beloved Wife [Book 2]

Chapter 268 - "My Husband Is Also A Bad Guy... He Can't Resist Me."

It goes without saying how much Lisa got tired of hearing other people arrange his marriage for him. Since he graduated senior high school, Cao Huiling and his father tried so many times to propose a marriage between him and various other girls. But to their dismay, Lisa avoided being forced into a loveless marriage that would only benefit them.

Not long after he left the promenade, he made his way back to his room. There was nothing he could do inside the banquet hall anyway since Jennie had already decided to retire for the night.

As he was walking down the hallway, he saw Jennie's back slowly becoming smaller as the distance between them grew larger. However, in the middle of that space between them, were two men that looked like royal guards, whispering and eyeing Jennie with a wicked gaze in their eyes.

Lisa followed them closely, making sure that his steps were not too loud so he wouldn't scare them away.

It goes without saying that this must have been planned by Prince Francisco, who didn't give up on trying to take Jennie to his bed.

At the thought of the prince's plan, Lisa's heart was chilled all over.

As he was mulling whether to strike now or wait a few more seconds, Jennie, who was walking forward in front, stumbled and held her hand against the wall as if she was about to fall.

Lisa was alarmed and viciousness he rarely showed to anyone started to ooze out of his body as if it was leaking gas. The two royal guards, who were several steps ahead of him, were also startled by her actions and before they knew it, they sprinted forward. Somehow, the guards had come to an understanding to take this golden opportunity to take the woman that their prince had taken fancy to while she was weakened.

As if he could read their minds, Lisa strode with calm gait and steps. When the two guards stopped right next to Jennie, they never thought that somebody was behind them.

Thus, they only realized that they were being watched when they felt pain on the back of their necks before darkness swallowed their sight.

They didn't even know who attacked them.

Lisa, however, did not care about the guards as he worriedly looked after Jennie. She was squatting against the wall as her support and a hand clutched her head.

In order not to expose himself, Lisa tried to talk to her and ask her if she was alright.

But, Jennie did not open her mouth to reply…

After speaking, Lisa looked around and found that the spot where Jennie fell was close to where her room was located. With haste, he wrapped his arm around her waist and carried her off from the ground horizontally.

He carried her gently, making sure she wouldn't open her eyes when he made larger movements. But the problem was… her room was locked and she was the only one who could unlock it. Of course, he could just call a maid to retrieve a key or someone who could unlock the room, but he couldn't wait for them to come there when she's like this.

Lisa looked down at the sleeping face of Jennie and his brows couldn't help but furrow. Her face was slightly red for some reason and sweats started to appear on her forehead. Against the dimmed lights, her features became more mature and beautiful. It was like admiring the moon and stars while standing on top of a mountain.

Three years ago, they separated for the sake of protecting each other when the world turned their backs on them. And in the process of it, a life was born from the love that they shared.

Everyday, he would blame himself for being unable to protect Jennie and their child. More than that, he hated himself for not being able to appear in front of her when a lot of things happened in her life.