{"id":4029,"date":"2026-10-26T22:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/chapter\/a-sweet-night-the-ceo-loves-his-wife-ardently-698\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T22:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:49:20","slug":"a-sweet-night-the-ceo-loves-his-wife-ardently-698","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/chapter\/a-sweet-night-the-ceo-loves-his-wife-ardently-698\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 698"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 698<br \/>\nA Sweet Night: The CEO Loves His Wife Ardently novel Chapter 698<\/p>\n<p>Raymond saying that caught Serena off guard, her back drenched in sweat. Antoine, on the other hand, looked at Serena reproachfully.<\/p>\n<p>Antoine thought, &#8216;Raymond is irate only because Serena has made things difficult for Veronica deliberately.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, that is the Cordova Group we are talking about, a business tycoon in Peace City. Whoever is targeted by Raymond would meet a sticky end.<\/p>\n<p>What if Raymond makes the Bernard Medicine a target for the sake of Veronica?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Antoine regretted ever handing over his business card just now, which was basically shooting himself in the foot. Therefore, he had to vent all his anger on Serena.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Serena clenched her fists secretly.<\/p>\n<p>She thought, &#8216;I know why Antoine looked at me like that.<\/p>\n<p>But did he stop me when I was attacking Veronica just now? That means he tacitly agreed with what I said. Moreover, he said it himself before that he agreed with me to drive Veronica away from Justin. Unexpectedly, Veronica is now Raymond&#8217;s girlfriend!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But very soon, Serena came back to her senses.<\/p>\n<p>There must be some misunderstanding.&#8221; Serena hurried to explain, &#8220;I&#8217;ve heard that Ms. Luke is Justin&#8217;s girlfriend. That&#8217;s why I&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then Serena looked at Justin. &#8220;Justin, what is going on?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Noticing that he finally got to explain himself, Justin hurried to reply, &#8220;Serena, I&#8217;ve already told you that she is just a female schoolfellow. There is nothing between us. And even if there is, it is just my unrequited love for her. You&#8217;re totally mistaken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Serena was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Didn&#8217;t you say that you had to be with her? And you turned down all the blind dates I arranged for you because of that!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Justin&#8217;s eyes darkened when he heard that. &#8220;Serena, it&#8217;s true that I wanted to make advances to her. But Veronica rejected me. Therefore, there&#8217;s nothing between us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Serena thought, &#8216;It turns out that I was wrong.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Now her face was full of awkwardness.<\/p>\n<p>What Justin said suggested that Veronica and he were anything but lovers.<\/p>\n<p>That was different from how Serena thought of them before since Justin acted like he wanted no one but Veronica.<\/p>\n<p>At the thought of this, Serena looked up at Raymond with a fawning smile.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Cordova, as you can see, what happened today was just a misunderstanding. I didn&#8217;t mean to make things difficult for anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Veronica looked at Serena coldly. &#8220;Serena, despite not knowing the truth, you humiliated me harshly anyway. Do you think, by saying it was just a misunderstanding, I then would forgive you for that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now when Serena looked at Veronica, Serena was no longer aggressive. Instead, her eyes were full of fear. That being said, she was extremely dissatisfied deep down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ms. Luke, what should I do to make you forgive me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want you to apologize to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Serena thought, &#8216;It would be a humiliation for me, a senior, to apologize to her, a kid!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, after taking a glance at Raymond, who was standing next to Veronica, and Antoine, whose gaze was oppressive, Serena gritted her teeth and bowed to Veronica.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ms. Luke, I am sorry about what I did just now. Please accept my apology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Veronica&#8217;s face softened a little.<\/p>\n<p>Noticing that, Antoine hurried to ease the tension a bit. &#8220;Well, Mr. Cordova and Ms. Luke, since everything has been resolved, please allow me to treat you both to a meal today as a token of our apology. Would you do me the honor?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t bother. Veronica doesn&#8217;t like to dine with strangers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How? We tell them that we are not in a relationship? Do you think Serena, a shrew, would let you off if she knows? I&#8217;m afraid that she will only get even tougher with you and might even stir up trouble at your university&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Veronica was lost for words.<\/p>\n<p>She thought that everything would be fine now. But it turned out that there was a consequence for her to take.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then &#8230; then what should we do?&#8221; Veronica panicked and straightened her back suddenly. &#8220;I think I&#8217;d better explain it to Serena.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Raymond grabbed her arm. &#8220;Am I not being clear? If you explain it to her, she&#8217;ll&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Veronica looked at Raymond with a determined expression. &#8220;I know that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Raymond frowned. &#8220;Since you know, why do you&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Veronica interrupted Raymond, &#8220;Even if Serena won&#8217;t let me off, she wouldn&#8217;t actually do any harm to me. But if word gets out about us, it will have wider implications and affect Cordova Group as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Veronica&#8217;s words stunned Raymond a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a hint of warmth rose in his heart.<\/p>\n<p>Veronica was putting herself in his shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Then Raymond raised his eyebrows slightly, and his gaze settled on Veronica again. But this time, there was a trace of hope in his gaze.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Actually, there is another way to resolve this matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is that?&#8221; Veronica asked.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond stared fixedly at Veronica and enunciated each word, &#8220;The two of us &#8230; get into a real relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-4029","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nirvanaharapan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/4029","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=4029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}