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SELENE WOODS CHAPTER 44
"Miss Selene, someone is here for you" I raised my head that had been buried in a huge pile of files, my eyes staring at the female attendant. "Who?" "I don't know who she is?. She just handed me this contact card - said you would remember once you actually saw it." - The lady walked up to me briskly, placing a small black card on my desk. I picked up the card, twirling it around for a while. "It's mine." "You can let her in - She's an acquaintance of mine." - I smiled briefly at the tall lady before resuming my work. The door opened a few moments later, the soft sound attracted my gaze. The middle aged lady appeared, dressed in black clothes. Her expression was solemn, her skin was as pale as paper and her eyes were deeply hollowed like she hadn't slept a wink. Overall, her state was more destitute than it was at the police station. Her daughter followed her in, the exact opposite of what her mother actually was- cheerful and youthful. "Madam, kindly have a seat." - I
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"He doesn't have a mother." - Richard replied solemnly. "What?!" - I exclaimed sharply. "Dean doesn't have a biological mother. He was conceived through gestational surrogacy." "Oh!" - I stared down, a heavy feeling brewing in my chest. "Don't you even know whose eggs it was?" - I added, feeling really bad for little Dean. No wonder he was so attached to me - he saw me as a mother figure in place of his absent biological mother. He looked at me, his gaze deep and complicated. "Nope - I don't know whose it was." "I've been the only parent present in his life ever since his birth till now." He cleared his throat, "That isn't same now - thanks to you, he now has a figure to call mom." I averted my eyes, rubbing my hands together nervously. " I really wouldn't call it that." Richard gave a soft smile, his deep throaty laugh filling my ears. "I'll try by best to take good care of Dean." - I paused for a moment, a warm feeling spreading in my chest. "Like he is m
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We had an ice cream desert and then i took him home. Treating his injuries and helped him with his assignments. We spent the rest of the evening having fun and playing brain puzzles until Dean cuddled into my lap, deeply asleep. I leaned my head against the sofa, listening to his soft steady breathing as he curled his little hands into fists. I was just about dozing off when i heard the high pitched sound of someone dialing the keypad. My eyelids shot wide open, my alerted senses heightening - a defense mechanism i had built up during my two years abroad. "You aren't asleep yet?" - Richard appeared in the living room, holding on to a brown envelope. He stared at me before settling his gaze on the sleeping child. "No." - I lied flatly, only that it wasn't entirely a lie. He smiled briefly, his exhaustion evident on his handsome face. "But he seems like he's been sleeping for a while." He stepped up to me, his roughly calloused hands reaching out for the child. "Next time
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I arrived at Dean's school, glancing at the familiar huge buildings with a soft feeling of nostalgia. This was Edward's elementary school too - and I'd find it coincidental that Dean would also be a student here. Sighing, i walked into the building. "Mrs Smith, long time no see. Are you here to pick up your ward?" - I watched as Edward's homeroom teacher approached me with a bright smile on her face. I was stunned by the sight in front of me - Dean sat down on a little metal chair, his small head was bowed deeply. Giving off a sad, deplorable look - his school uniform was soiled and muddied. His hands were filled with scratch marks and they were some bruises on his leg.Across, I saw Edward sitting at the other end with an ugly sneer on his face, in partially the same condition - except that he was in a much better state than Dean was."Mrs Hudson, it's indeed been a long while." - I shook her hands briefly. " But i wonder what happened and why these kids are in this state." Dean
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I blinked, crossing my legs - one over the other. Acting as though i was clueless. "So you really aren't going to spill it?" I shook my head resolutely. She sighed, giving me the ' I'm totally disappointed in you' look. "Anyways, I'm glad that you're back." - She shrugged, casually dismissing her earlier curiosity and probity. "Not for long!. I'll be leaving -". I paused, glancing at the electronic clock on my desk. "In the next four hours." "For reals, Selene?!. You've got to be kidding me." Rachel expressed her dissatisfaction, collapsing in her seat ; possibly exasperated. I shrugged my shoulders care freely, not perturbed. "Then why did you come back if it wasn't because of the project?. Or was it because you missed me?" - She teased with a playful smirk. " Because........ I have something important to discuss with Bennett." - I spoke in a flat tone. Rachel gasped,her lips forming a slight 'O' shape. " I'll have someone send her over." - She pouted her lips,
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I stepped out of the Civil bureau, dressed in my yesterday's clothes with a marriage certificate in hand. Staring at the bright rays of the sun, i exhaled deeply - Today, i had officially become Richard's wife albeit only on paper. Glancing over my shoulders, i could clearly see him standing at the far off with his certificate - grinning from ear to ear, one would think that he had actually won a lottery ticket. "Remember, this marriage is only on paper. As agreed, I've done my part and now I'm expecting that you will also fulfill your end of the deal." - I said to him, watching as he snapped out of his happy daze. "Ah!." - he walked up to me in a few strides. "Most definitely....... I'll keep my side of the bargain." "I'll be keeping tabs on you - so please don't disappoint me." - Really, I wouldn't want to be disappointed and that too at a time like this. He smiled brightly - heading towards his car, humming a jolly tune as he walked past me. This marriage seemed to bring out
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