Selena lay there and did not feel much pain anymore. Maybe she was already used to it.She looked like a normal person if no one touched her.Her phone rang.Selena thought it was her staff from the bar.When she picked her phone up and looked at it, she saw a familiar number.“Come home tonight.”It was an order from her grandfather.Memories of the past flooded her mind.Selena could not avoid it.It had been three years since Selena left. She did not go back home after she returned because she hated her grandfather.She desperately wanted to express her displeasure in her own way.However, the Nelson family did not care.It was as if everything she did was a joke.Selena was just making a fuss, but she was still within their control.As long as she did not get a divorce, she would not be able to escape from her grandfather’s grasp no matter how much she struggled. She closed her eyes, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.Selena lay on the bed, pulled up the quilt
The moment Selena raised her head, she saw Nicole. Her bright and slender eyes lit up, and she finished the song.The loud applause resounded from below the stage. Selena flashed a brilliant and sexy smile. She was flamboyant, vivid, and energetic.She seemed like a completely different person from the complaining woman who was beaten up and unable to move in the hospital.Nicole applauded.After a while, Clayton came out of the private room and called her.“Baby, do you want to come over and say hello?”Nicole nodded and waved before she walked over.Clayton’s customers had some interaction with Stanton Corporation, so there was nothing wrong with Nicole saying hello to them.Selena finished singing and greeted her friends, but Nicole disappeared in a blink of an eye.She went upstairs to search for Nicole and thought that Nicole had probably entered one of the rooms.The waiter walked past, and Selena beckoned to him.“Did you see which private room a beautiful and elegant
Nicole gradually relaxed because of what Clayton said. She elbowed him.“You’re so annoying and clingy!”Clayton smiled and raised his eyebrows. The colorful lights in the bar made him look frivolous and reckless.“Do you want to get a dog? A Samoyed perhaps?”He smiled meaningfully.Nicole immediately remembered the time she accidentally called him her cousin.She blushed instantly, turned around, and covered his mouth.“If you mention it again, I will really get a dog!”Clayton lowered his head with a smile, pulled her closer, and looked at her red lips deeply.“Get one then. Woof...”Nicole was stunned for a moment.He lightly caressed her cheek, and it felt like someone was tickling the tip of her heart with a feather. It was unbearably itchy.There was a certain emotion in the man’s eyes as he looked at her with a sly smile.“You can treat me like a Samoyed and hug me every day...”In fact, he was more like a wolf at night.During the day, he looked like a well-dres
Selena took a deep breath.She had expressed her dissatisfaction and resentment before.She complained hysterically when the Nelson family sold her out for money and glory.However, they only cared about their interests and said that it was for her own good.Heh...If Derek was a good man, why did they not marry him themselves?Just when she was about to hang up the phone impatiently, her grandfather coughed and said in an old and weak tone, “Selena, do you hate me that much? Are you planning to never see me again until I die?”He sounded humble as he sighed helplessly.“I don’t have long to live, so come and see me for the last time. You can’t just cut off the Nelson family after I die, can you?”A certain phrase touched her and made her tears fall uncontrollably.Selena hated her grandfather, but she would still be sad if he died.Fearing that her emotions would leak, Selena immediately hung up the phone. She crouched on the balcony and began to cry.She was cowardly and
At that moment, Selena could feel the temperature in the office dropping below freezing point.The chill could freeze over everything in an instant.Eric’s face was gloomy. His long eyelashes drooped down, and when he raised his gaze again, he had already covered up the turbulent emotions inside.Selena did not even dare to speak anymore.Eric’s tone was cold and stern. He raised his chin and revealed his sharp jawline.“Why should I trust you?”Selena raised her eyes and looked at him.“There are surveillance cameras in every room. If you want to see it, I can have someone bring it to you, but I advise you against watching it. I’ll delete it.”She stood up, pursed her lips, and said in a soft voice, “I just want to thank you. I’m not taking this opportunity to blackmail you.”“Did you tell Nicole?” Eric suddenly asked.The first thing he cared about was his ex-wife.Selena was a little touched.“Ms. Stanton and her husband also went to the bar last night. I reminded her to
The man’s dark eyelashes seemed to be hiding turbulent emotions.He looked at the card on the table and picked it up subconsciously.Maybe Selena lied?But what if it was true?Eric plugged the memory card into the computer.There were many videos in the folder.He was looking for yesterday’s date.Eric saw Nicole and Clayton, as well as Quinn and that scarred-face man.The next video happened to be the footage inside the private room.Eric accidentally opened it.He saw Quinn’s distorted face as she accused Nicole and Eric in front of that scarred-face man. Everything she said was harsh.Afterward, that man started to touch Quinn.“That’s easy. Just give birth to another one.”When the man said that, Quinn’s expression turned calm.It seemed like a good idea to give birth to another one.Hah...Eric pulled out the card abruptly, picked up the ashtray on the table, and smashed the ashtray down on the memory card.His expectation of his mother had been reduced to nothin
Selena nodded. “I see. You can get back to work.”Orville Nelson only had one son, who had passed away.Selena’s so-called “uncle” was just a godson Orville Nelson adopted from a relative. He had a blood relationship with the Nelson family, so Orville Nelson gave him everything without hesitation.Selena was asked to marry Derek in exchange for the chance to save the Nelson family.In fact, to put it bluntly, it was a chance for her “uncle”.She felt aggrieved, unreconciled, and angry before.Selena was Orville’s granddaughter, but she could not compare to his “godson”.She thought that her grandfather was so patriarchal to the point of confusion.Selena longed for her grandfather to realize his mistake and apologize to her, so they could make up and forget about the past.However, since she knew about her lineage, she knew that such a day would never come.Selena was evidence of her biological mother’s adultery. She was a shame to the entire Nelson family, so how could Orvil
Selena heard what her aunt said earlier.Thus, she was a little surprised at how fast her aunt changed her tune.She thought about it and could not help but admire her aunt’s character.Selena smiled. “I’m going to see grandpa.”“Your grandfather is inside. He woke up a while just now, and he has been thinking about you all this time. You’ve been away for three years, yet you didn’t update us about your well-being. You made us worry every day.”Seeing that her aunt was about to start chattering again, Selena smiled slightly and walked straight to the door of the ward.“I’ll go in first.”Selena’s attitude was not friendly.Her aunt’s face darkened, and she snorted coldly.“The old man is going to die soon, so who else will coddle her? Contact Derek immediately and ask him to take her away. In the meantime, we can talk to him about his investment in the next project.”The person next to her nodded in agreement.Selena pushed the door open and went in.There were three other