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The results were out, and Selena had passed Lucian by 15 marks. Her aunt was so happy, jubilating as she hugged her. Lucian also came forward and congratulated her. She blushed and thanked him. Other schools came forward to congratulate her too, and they offered her flowers, which her aunt helped her carry as they were becoming too heavy.She went backstage and noticed two people waiting in her section. Her aunt stopped her, telling her she should go talk to them first, but they approached them before Moraine could even move.They had warm smiles on their faces as they came closer. “You are Selena Meyers, right?” the woman asked.Selena looked at her. She was a beautiful woman wearing a standard corporate dress, with dark hair and hazel eyes. She looked no more than forty, if Selena wasn't mistaken. She wore a wedding ring with an inscription on it and carried a small black laptop bag and a coat that didn't seem to belong to her, considering she already had her jacket on and it was summ

By the time they left the lounge, one of the maids told them that Selena and Lucian had played video games for a while before going to bed.During the meeting, Moraine had told the Knights about her worries and some of the things she had witnessed at her school that she couldn't do much about because the parents involved were people with enough money and influence to make even the law bend for them. The Knights understood her concerns and assured her that Selena would be safe. They told her that they made sure students in their school did not bully one another.That shocked Moraine. For one, it meant they were good people. They were unapologetically rich, but they didn't seem to use their wealth to look down on others. They didn't tell her exactly how they handled bullying in their school, but they had given her their word, and Moraine was going to have to hold them to it. It was already late, and Selena had fallen asleep, so Moraine decided to stay in the guest room and leave the nex

Louisa and Brandon kept their promise. Katie's father sent her abroad, and the Knights made sure everything went according to plan.Lucian left shortly afterward. However, before his departure, something about him changed. He became distant from everyone, especially Selena. She would occasionally catch him looking at her with an expression of pure disgust, only for him to quickly compose his face as though nothing had happened. Whenever she tried to talk to him, he would either ignore her or walk away. He was always on his phone, too. Sometimes, he would type furiously, his expression darkening with every passing second. Other times, he would sneak away to make a call, only to end it the moment someone approached him. Selena couldn't understand what was happening.Had she done something wrong? She tried asking him several times, but he never gave her an answer. Eventually, she decided to try one last time. This time, however, she wasn't going to let him intimidate her or talk down to h

Selena told her friends about the marriage proposal, and they were both appalled by the idea. Well, Katie seemed okay with it, but Claire was completely against it.Selena couldn't understand how someone could go from admiring a person to completely hating them, so she had to ask Claire what had happened between them. Claire looked at her as though she wanted to kill her on the spot. How could Selena forget everything that self-absorbed jerk had put her through? But Selena only laughed it off, explaining that she wasn't angry with Lucian anymore.Claire didn't care. She dropped the subject and asked Selena what her decision was."I don't know," Selena replied honestly. "I'm confused. I've always wanted to marry someone I love, someone who loves me endlessly in return. But Lucian doesn't love me. He only wants me for the company's sake, and that saddens me. Maybe that's why he's been so nice lately."Selena noticed that Katie had been unusually quiet. When Claire stepped away to take a

The day of the wedding finally arrived, and Louisa and Brandon were running around, making sure everything was perfect, while Claire put the finishing touches on the ballroom decorations. A week earlier, they had held a joint bachelor and bachelorette party, and it had been so much fun. Selena hadn't even known Lucian had that many friends, but apparently, the man had a whole social life she knew nothing about.Now, Katie was keeping her company in the bridal suite while she got ready. “You look really happy to be marrying him, so why did you throw a fit the other day?” Katie asked suspiciously.“I didn't throw a fit.”“When you said you didn't want to marry him.” Katie folded her arms across her chest.“I didn't say that,” Selena denied. “I said I wasn't ready yet.”“But here you are, smiling like a lamb being led to the slaughter.” Selena pushed her arm, and they both burst out laughing.Claire walked into the bridal suite looking like an asylum patient who had just escaped, making