{"id":3500,"date":"2026-10-26T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/chapter\/a-sweet-night-the-ceo-loves-his-wife-ardently-169\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:53:00","slug":"a-sweet-night-the-ceo-loves-his-wife-ardently-169","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/chapter\/a-sweet-night-the-ceo-loves-his-wife-ardently-169\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 169"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 169<br \/>\nA Sweet Night: The CEO Loves His Wife Ardently novel Chapter 169<\/p>\n<p>Grady went to the restroom and missed the battle between George and Rancho.<\/p>\n<p>Grady noticed everyone was choosing horses.<\/p>\n<p>He rushed over and asked, &#8220;What&#8217;s going on? I just heard that Mr. George and Rancho were fighting. And when I heard this, I was in the restroom. I pulled up my pants and didn&#8217;t even wash my hands before I rushed out. But they are already done!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>They all gave a despising look at Grady and went away.<\/p>\n<p>Grady noticed the scorn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Why me? I didn&#8217;t do anything wrong. I don&#8217;t deserve this!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Audrey chose a red-brown docile mare. It was not her original choice. She had intended to choose a sturdy high horse. But for her safety concern, Bryson chose her a less dangerous one instead.<\/p>\n<p>Audrey gazed at the sturdy horse standing by Bryson. She was so envious.<\/p>\n<p>Just imagine how great it would be on the sturdy horse!<\/p>\n<p>Bryson noticed the craving look Audrey. He asked her, &#8220;You want to ride my horse?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Audrey&#8217;s eyes lit up, &#8220;Is that okay?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryson&#8217;s expression changed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s too dangerous for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Audrey didn&#8217;t reply.<\/p>\n<p>James and George both climbed on their horses. They both looked speechless.<\/p>\n<p>They came to the Jade Water Lake just for fun. But to their surprise, Bryson and Audrey were displaying love to each other all the time.<\/p>\n<p>They both thought any dangerous horse was nothing compared with Audrey. She was the only dangerous one here. But what did Bryson say just now? It was ridiculous!<\/p>\n<p>They really began to miss the old days!<\/p>\n<p>Audrey managed to ride on her horse with the help of Bryson.<\/p>\n<p>But she was still trying. She was gazing at Bryson&#8217;s horse and asked tentatively, &#8220;Must I ride this one?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryson raised his eyebrows and said, &#8220;Unless you ride with me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Audrey didn&#8217;t know how to reply.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then forget it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here was a racecourse, not a stage. If she rode the same horse with Bryson, she would hit the headlines tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>James looked at Bryson and said, &#8220;Shall we begin?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>George was excited and said, &#8220;Let&#8217;s go! By the old rule, whoever lost pays the bill!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No bother. Audrey and I treat you to lunch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>George was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>Enough was enough! What were you doing? We were hurt!<\/p>\n<p>Audrey knew the only reason Bryson refused was her.<\/p>\n<p>She said, &#8220;Bryson, just go with them. I&#8217;m fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryson frowned and looked at Audrey, &#8220;You wanted me to do this?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Audrey coughed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you win, then we don&#8217;t have to pay the bill for lunch!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryson heard Audrey said the word &#8220;we&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He was delighted. He turned to James and George and said, &#8220;Well, let&#8217;s go! By the old rule, whoever lost pays the bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James and George changed a glance at each other. From their looks, you could tell they really wanted to win.<\/p>\n<p>George gripped the reins and said, &#8220;James, you see. Bryson is looking down upon us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James adjusted the helmet and pulled the gloves. He said, &#8220;Just wait to see! Bryson, have you heard about a saying, &#8216;The self-conceited troops are destined to fail.&#8217; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nell laughed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nataly, you mean it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nataly replied bluntly, &#8220;Of course, I mean it!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Doesn&#8217;t seem like that to me. You are lying!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What are you talking about? I&#8217;m talking the truth.&#8221; Nataly stammered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whoever stutters is the one who is lying!&#8221; Nell smiled as she stared at Nataly, &#8220;Nataly, you actually want to vote for Mr. George, don&#8217;t you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grady was puzzled, &#8220;What do you mean by that? Why does Nataly want to vote for Mr. George?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And you need to ask Nataly for an answer. She has a handkerchief and likes it so much. Once I wanted to use that to wipe away my sweat, she said no! But when Mr. George&#8217;s hand was injured, guess who voluntarily took out the handkerchief to dress the wound?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grady said, &#8220;No wonder, I felt that handkerchief in Mr. George&#8217;s hand quite familiar. So, it&#8217;s yours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nataly was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>What they were saying exposed the minds of Nataly. She was so embarrassed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, stop prying. Nothing is going on here! You are thinking too much!&#8221; Nataly hurriedly explained.<\/p>\n<p>Nell looked at her with a smile, &#8220;Trust me, there is something between you and Mr. George because we can tell you really care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t say like that. We are clean and there&#8217;s nothing between us. And I don&#8217;t want Mr. George to misinterpret.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the rule is that between men and women, with time, nothing will become something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nataly didn&#8217;t know how to reply.<\/p>\n<p>Nataly saw the three men riding horses approaching from afar.<\/p>\n<p>She said nervously, &#8220;Nell, promise me, you will never say like that in front of Mr. George.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nell smiled and didn&#8217;t make the promise.<\/p>\n<p>And everyone there was anxiously waiting to know the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-3500","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}