Paris was still covered in a light mist when Selena grabbed her jacket and walked out of the hotel room with hurried steps. Her eyes were puffy, her breathing ragged. She didn't know where to go, but one thing was clear-she had to get away from this place. From Dominic. From everything.She walked down the sidewalk with chaotic steps, wiping away the tears that kept flowing. The world seemed to be chasing her. Every passer-by seemed to be looking at her, judging, sneering. But maybe it was just a reflection of her own guilt."Stupid... I'm stupid..." she muttered many times.Her cell phone kept vibrating in her pocket. I don't know how many dozens of incoming messages from David, even some journalists have begun to smell his trail. She didn't care.She just wanted to disappear.At the hospital, David was still sitting at his mother's bedside. His hand grasped Morena's cold hand, but it slowly began to warm up again.Morena opened her eyes, looking at David quietly."David," she whispe
Meanwhile, elsewhere. "Oh my... no way..."Mrs. Morena stared at the tablet screen in her hands with trembling hands. There were clearly displayed the faces of Selena and... Dominic. The man who had been the most painful part of her life. David's father. Her ex-husband.Her breathing started to get labored. "I... I know that man..."Her body wavered. The tablet almost fell out of her hand. She backed away slowly, her hands gripping the sides of the sofa. Her face was deathly pale. His left chest felt compressed, like it was being strangled from the inside."Dominic... oh my... it's Dominic!" she whispered, barely audible.Suddenly, her body staggered and collapsed to the floor, hitting the edge of the glass table. Small plates fell all over the place. The sound of the shards sent Lilian, who had just come down from her room, running frantically into the living room."Auntie?!"Lilian knelt down, clinging to her mother's unconscious body. Morena's face was pale, her lips blue."Oh my
"Dominic, actually I..." Selena's voice was almost a whisper.Her eyes stared intently at Dominic, barely blinking. Her chest felt tight, like something was going to burst. This was it. She wanted to be honest. She had to be honest. This can't go on like this.But just as his lips were about to utter the next sentence, Dominic's cell phone lying on the table vibrated loudly. His assistant's name appeared on the screen.Dominic turned quickly and picked up his cell phone."Sorry," he said quietly to Selena, then answered the call while standing up and moving away slightly."Yeah. What's wrong?"Selena could only sit frozen. She took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart. Her hands gripped her knees, as if trying to hold back all the weight she wanted to shed.Meanwhile, Dominic was speaking fast in French. His face looked tense. He glanced at Selena a few times, then nodded before finally hanging up."There's a little urgent business. Investors from Zurich want to meet tomorro
Meanwhile."Look at this... finally got the information I've been waiting for."Lilian leaned back casually on the apartment's luxurious wicker chair. A glass of white wine in her right hand, her cell phone in her left. Her cell phone screen was playing a video that had just been sent by an acquaintance of hers-a paid paparazzi from Paris.In the video, it was clear: Selena, in a maroon dress, standing in front of the Eiffel Tower with a tall, handsome, and... much older man. The camera is a little shaky, but the crucial moment is captured perfectly.The man kneels down. Opens the ring box.Selena looks shocked, but doesn't refuse. In fact, a few seconds later, he pulls her up and kisses her on the lips... deeply. Too intimate. Too hot for a wife of another man.Lilian laughed softly. "How interesting."Lilian pressed the pause button, then resent the video to her personal email, complete with the caption: "Isn't this worthy of a press conference opener?"Not long after, there was a kn
Paris that night looked like a living painting. The sky was clear, the stars were faint in the city lights, and the Eiffel Tower stood majestically, casting a bewitching golden glow. Dominic took Selena's hand, leading her through the crowds of tourists busy taking pictures. They stepped onto the most private side of the Champ de Mars park, where the view of the Eiffel Tower was most perfect."Why are we here at night?" asked Selena quietly, her voice almost drowned out by the sound of the cool spring breeze.Dominic turned his head, looking at Selena's face which was flushed in the light of the garden lamps. "Because tonight, you're too beautiful not to be taken to a place as beautiful as this."Selena smiled a little, looking at her own dress. The maroon dress draped snugly around her body. The shoulder pieces were open, accentuating her graceful collarbone. Her lips were painted blood red, her hair was half up, the rest hanging in curls over her shoulders."The dress fits, doesn't
The plane landed smoothly at Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Parisian sky that afternoon was gray, but still held an undeniable romantic charm. From the window of the limousine car that picked them up, Selena could see the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower in the distance, faintly obscured by fog."For the first time I'm here," Selena murmured softly, her eyes staring out.Dominic glanced at her from the side, smiling faintly. "You'll like where we're staying."Selena nodded soberly. She still hadn't fully calmed down after the incident at the apartment and the call from David. But she was also too tired to ask too many questions.The car pulled up in front of the Hôtel Plaza Athénée, a legendary hotel on Avenue Montaigne, just a few minutes from the Eiffel Tower. The building is grand, classic, with small balconies decorated with red flowers. Its luxurious feel needs no explanation.Selena widened her eyes. "Are we staying here?"Dominic came out first, then opened the door for Selena. "
As Selena's hand touched the doorknob of the apartment, a strong tug on her wrist stopped her. She turned around, startled, to find Dominic standing very close."Uncle, what else?" she grumbled irritably, trying to remove her hand.Dominic smiled casually, as if not taking Selena's refusal seriously. "Are you sure you want to leave like that?" he whispered, his brown eyes flashing something that made Selena's chest flutter."I have to go to the office," Selena insisted, trying to sound firm even though her tone sounded shaky.Dominic chuckled, his tone dismissive. "Ah, what office? This isn't Paris for work, Selina. It's just for a vacation."Selena stiffened. "What do you mean?"Dominic brought his face closer, almost pressed against hers. "I organized all this. All the meetings, all the excuses just so you could be free. With me."Selena stared at Dominic with a mixture of anger and shock. "So you lied to me?"Dominic shrugged casually. "A little lie makes a beautiful thing... No si
Lilian sat in the living room, her eyes blankly staring at the phone screen in her hand. Her fingers tapped rhythmically on the back of the sofa, a sign that her mind was busy struggling.After a moment's consideration, she took a deep breath, then opened the contacts. He searched for the name he had saved but never used - Dante - Private Investigator.Without hesitation, he pressed the call button.The phone rang twice before being picked up."Yes?""Dante, this is Lilian," she said, trying to sound calm. "I need your help.""What do you want?" Dante's voice sounded wary."I need you to keep an eye on someone. A woman. She's leaving for Paris this afternoon."There was a brief silence on the other side. Then Dante asked, "What's the reason?"Lilian gritted her teeth, holding back anger. "I just want to find that woman's weakness. I want to know where she went, who she met, all the details. Got it?""Her name and picture?" asked Dante practically.Lilian hurriedly sent a picture of Se
Selena fell into David's arms, her body pressed tightly against his warm chest. She let out a long breath, trying to control her heartbeat that had begun to race erratically."Honey... one more time, okay? Hurry up," David whispered, his fingers gently caressing Selena's waist.Selena shook her head softly, her face pressed against David's shoulder. "I can't, David. I have to rush to the office, there's still a lot to take care of before the flight."David sighed heavily. "Just a minute, Selena. I still want to have sex with you."Selena lifted her face, looking into her husband's expectant eyes. A pang of guilt ran through her, but she had to be firm."Later, after I get back from Paris," Selena said, stroking David's cheek gently. "I promise, when I get back, I'll give you whatever you want until you're satisfied."David pouted like a child. "But you just left in the afternoon..."Selena chuckled, then brought her face closer and kissed David's lips briefly. "I have a lot of things