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
Selena said, “The Nelson family’s financial situation is not optimistic, right? You giving me shares in the company is equivalent to leaving a sh*t ton of debt for me. Grandpa, do you hate me that much? You sold off my happiness, and now you want to sell my life away? You want me to rely on Derek and please him just to get the money while sacrificing myself, so that I can take care of that useless bunch that’s the Nelson family, right?”Selena finally stood up as she talked.Her face was cold, and every time she took a breath, she could feel a tingling pain in her heart.The person on the bed looked shocked. His face was dark and livid, and his eyes became cold and harsh in an instant.Orville breathed heavily.“You...”Selena took a deep breath, sneered, and looked down at the dying old man. She sounded relieved.“Today, I thought you wanted me to come so that we can reconcile. I was willing to, but the grandpa that I respected so much back then is still thinking of using me at
People like Derek bowed to people who were richer and more powerful than him.He would also boss around those who were not as rich as him.Derek had long stopped keeping up the kind act since the beginning by beating and scolding her.He had three faces.Selena could not take it anymore.Knowing that she locked the door, Derek tugged on the car door unwillingly. His face was tense, and he looked at her with fierce eyes.She suddenly felt her scalp go numb.Selena recalled the severe pain and humiliation of having her hair yanked out, and this feeling spread across her whole body.She looked away in a panic and started the car with trembling hands.Derek recklessly ran to the front of the car to block her and slapped the hood of the car. He warned her, “Get out of the car! Do you hear me, b*tch?! I will kill you!”The car engine started. Selena’s face was pale, and her hands on the steering wheel were trembling slightly.Her tears flowed as she said in a trembling voice, “Go
Seeing the change in Eric’s expression, Mitchell finally could not help but ask, “President, what’s the secret? How important is it that Selena is holding it over your head?”Eric’s face was tense and gloomy.As Eric’s confidant, Mitchell wanted to know. Mitchell could come forward for things that were inconvenient for Eric to show up. Thus, Mitchell had to know the importance of this matter so that he knew how to deal with it.Eric stared at him stubbornly. His lips were pursed into a straight line, and he looked stern and cold.Eric did not tell Mitchell what was going on.He just lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Go and see if Selena’s situation is reversible.”The implication was that Eric wanted to help Selena.Mitchell frowned slightly, nodded, and left without saying anything.Eric’s throat twitched slightly. His deep and dark eyes were not focused. They were turbulent, dark, unfathomable, and frightening.Selena dared to threaten him.He could not conceal th
At this moment, Eric did not look like a restrained wealthy man.He was not bothered about his image.He did not conceal his insidious and unscrupulous nature.It was frightening.He puffed out a cloud of smoke, which filled the air.Then, he sneered.His laughter was like a boulder that slammed into Selena’s heart. It made her tremble violently.Every movement in the car was clearly audible.She bit her lower lip tightly, and she looked guilty.“I’m sorry.”She knew that her apology was hypocritical and naive. Although it would not be effective, she still wanted to say it.“I really had no choice in the afternoon. I didn’t know what to do. When Mr. Crawford called me, I just wanted to grab onto my last sliver of hope. I’m really sorry. I didn’t want to threaten you. I’m really sorry…”Selena’s voice was trembling slightly as she whispered pleadingly.She turned sideways. To better express her apology, she even wanted to stand up and bow to Eric.As a result, she forgot t