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
The driver had not spoken yet.Eric, who was in the car, impatiently urged Selena in an extremely cold voice.“Get in the car. You can’t get a taxi here. There have been reports of mugging in this area. Even if you want to go from being a murderer to a victim, don’t get me involved.”Selena’s heart sank, but she still got into the car anyway.The smell of agarwood in the car had already dispersed.Only the faint smell of agarwood on Eric’s body remained.Eric was looking at his email on the iPad. His expression was cold and stern, and his eyes were heavy and indifferent.Selena sat there and did not dare to turn around.However, she was much more relaxed compared to earlier when she came because Eric let her off the hook.After a while, the silence was too awkward.Eric put down the iPad, rubbed his brow bones, and casually said, “You’re temporarily released on bail for today. In the coming days, you must actively cooperate with the police if they ask you to. But every time y
Selena glanced at the woman and nodded politely.“Right. I don’t hire women here. You can ask around at other bars.”The woman looked at Selena ingratiatingly and said in a sweet voice, “Boss, most bars want to hire women to promote alcohol. I just want to earn a commission for my tuition fees. I promise not to cause trouble. I’m pretty, so I’ll attract a lot of customers!”Selena sized her up. The woman’s navel and most of her shoulders were exposed. When she turned around just now, Selena could see a large part of her snow-white back.She had a rough idea of what this woman was like.Selena smiled apologetically. “This is an upscale bar, so I don’t need alcohol promoters. All my customers here are regulars, so they don’t need other services. Thanks for your interest.”Although this kind of bar did not make much money from alcoholic drinks, not everyone who came here liked to be pestered by other men and women.On the contrary, the customers here mostly talk business. Some were
Nicole was finishing up her work. She smiled and said, “I don’t have any objections, but the two kids are more obedient there. They don’t skip school anymore, and they finish all their homework. It looks like Levi is doing a good job teaching them.”Clayton nodded in agreement. “Little Leaf has always been a good boy.”He walked over and took her coat. Nicole opened her arms naturally.Clayton did not mind the trouble. He put on her coat gently and gently fixed her hair.His fingertips touched the back of her ears, which made her shudder.The tips of her ears reddened as she was sensitive there, but her face remained calm.However, Clayton noticed her changes.He let out a low chuckle behind her and pinched her red earlobe as he said with a smile, “What are you thinking about? Why are you blushing?”His playful words made Nicole’s face blush even more as if she was thinking dirty thoughts.However, Nicole felt that he was the one who wanted to seduce her first.Clayton once a