Chapter 18.

“Hm, well isn’t this amusing.” Gabriel said, cocking his head at her.

Selina jerked back, almost dropping her phone as she did. She turned and saw Gabriel smirking at her.

“How much did you hear?” She asked quite firmly.

Gabriel shrugged.

“Just enough to know you have a lover.”

The word lover seemed to hit her as she flinched and began rubbing her arm nervously. She looked at Gabriel, her eyes pleading to him.

“Please, can you ignore whatever you heard? I don’t want this to go public, no one has to know.”

“Sure, I don’t care about your love life. As long as it doesn’t affect our company and public image, then I can’t be bothered."

Selina shook her head vigorously.

“I promise, I won’t let it get in the way of this marriage or affect the companies.”

Gabriel studied her for a bit. Something about her face irked him in a way. It was strangely familiar.

“Just out of curiosity, do your parents know about this?”

Selina looked grim for a second and shook her head.

“They don’t. If they did, th