Selina remembered that day in the innermost guest room when she held her phone in one hand and a transparent bottle of pills in the other while shivering.
That was the beginning of her sins!
On the other end of the line, Eric gently induced her. “Selina, you can be free as long as Darren is gone. We have been forced to separate from each other for many years. Are you really going to keep the identity of Darren’s wife”
“I don’t want to!” She refused without dwelling on it.
She had enough. She couldn’t stay with Darren for a minute!
“Then stop hesitating. This is your only chance. Today is his birthday, and you two are alone in the villa. This pill won’t kill him. As long as we make his health condition worse, he will lose control of the company and only then will I have the chance to find something to threaten him with and save you. Have you forgotten how he treated you”
“I can’t forget. Eric, I… I’m afraid…”
“He ruined you and the Reed family. He also used you to take away my inheritance rights. We can’t wait any longer. You are not hurting him. You are saving yourself. Do you know that”
Selina’s lips trembled, and she kept repeating Eric’s words. “I’m saving myself. I’m saving myself…”
There was a sound of the door opening downstairs, and Selina stood up suddenly and whispered to the other end of the line. “He’s back.”
She quickly hung up the phone and got up to walk to the dressing room. She stared at herself in the mirror, wearing custom-made clothes from top international brands. The purple diamond on her neck was the largest in the world.
Although she was living a life that women all over the world envied, there wasn’t a moment when she didn’t stop wanting to escape this luxurious prison.
The devil she feared and hated the most was here!
She lowered her head and took out a red dress and wore it blankly. She put on light makeup and looked at her delicate face in the mirror. A drop of tear rolled down and dripped on the back of her hand.
Darren had already entered the study as soon as she left the changing room.
She went into the kitchen and made a cup of coffee before going upstairs again and walking to his study.
“Knock knock knock!”
“Come in.”
After pushing the door open, she stood by the entrance. She wore a long red dress and was casually dressed up. The films she acted in in the past few years made her more mature. She no longer appeared youthful and tender like before, and instead exuded a true feminine charm.
The handsome man was looking down at a document. When he looked up, the document in his hand fell to the floor.
He looked at her in shock, as if being surprised at her sudden appearance.
Indeed, this was the first time that Selina took the initiative to come to his study ever since they became married.
“I… made coffee for you.”
She walked to the desk and placed the coffee on the table. She was still not used to facing this man.
Just as she was about to turn around, she was dragged back by a force. By the time she noticed what happened, she was already pushed against the wall. Darren, who was in front of her, was indifferent and dangerous and his whole body was tense.
“There’s no way we are going to divorce no matter how much you want to!”
“Even if I beg you, you won’t agree.”
Well, it’s good that you know.” Darren stretched out his hand and stroked her lips, smiling faintly. “You put on makeup For me”
“It’s your birthday today.”
Darren lowered his head while breathing heavily. He approached her lips and bit her lips lightly. “What are you going to ask for this time You know it. You know I won’t say no to you, so just tell me directly.”
“Then can I go to the hospital to see my dad”
“Father-in-law is in poor health. He is recuperating in the hospital. He has the best nurses in the world taking care of him. You have been very weak recently. You need to take care of yourself. Don’t go outside.”
“Oh, then I have nothing to ask for.”
As expected, he imprisoned father in a nursing home in order to control her like Eric said.
Selina turned around and hid the disgust in her eyes. This person’s affection was as hypocritical as himself!
Staring at the cup of coffee, she closed her eyes and squeezed her fists. In the end, she walked over, picked up the coffee, and was ready to leave.
As soon as she took a step, she was hugged from behind. The coffee was gone from her hand. Darren held the coffee and smelled it. “Since the last time I was poisoned, everything I ate and drank were tested.”
Selina froze and horror painted her face.
Did he find out
“But this is the first cup of coffee you made for me. Even if it is poison, I will drink it.”
Hearing the person behind her drinking coffee, Selina’s eyes suddenly became clear. Her hair was short, and she hurriedly turned around, desperately struggling to stop him. “Darren, don’t drink it! It’s poisonous!”
As the two of them fought, the scene suddenly changed. They stood at the top of the stairs. She stood on the steps and pushed hard towards Darren with both hands. He fell down the stairs like a rag.
Darren, who was on the ground, changed into her mother. “Selina, you really do the same thing as your father. Your father killed me and you also killed someone who loved you. You are as vicious as your father… Why didn’t you save me at that time, I am your mother…”
Mother’s voice grew more resentful, and finally turned into a harsh scream.
“Woo… I didn’t, I’m not father… Woo, mother… I don’t remember, I wanted to save you… Woo…”
“Wake up!”
She opened her eyes suddenly, and tears filled her eyes. Through her tears, she saw Darren sitting by the bed.
“Darren!”
As she threw herself into Darren’s arms, Selina burst into tears and couldn’t resist trembling.
“It was my dad who pushed my mom downstairs! Oh… he killed my mom… my dad killed my mom… I was a witness, but I… I forgot about it…”
Darren hugged the person in his arms and looked down. His gaze was deep and complicated. He comforted her quietly. “Don’t think about it, it’s not your fault.”
“They are recognized as a model couple… why… why did dad kill my mom”
Selina cried all night while Darren held her. He didn’t persuade her and only held her to give her strength.
After crying all night, Selina’s eyes were swollen like two walnuts. She sat at the dining table and looked down out of embarrassment.
She cried all night. Her snot and tears stained Darren’s pajamas that he couldn’t sleep either. Now he still had to make breakfast for her.
When Darren brought breakfast over to her, he looked down and glanced at his watch. “I’ll send someone to take care of you these days. You will live here.”
“Okay.” She nodded timidly and dared not say anything now.
Darren glanced at her. “I’m going to work.”
“Darren!” She called out to him.
He stopped but didn’t look back.
“Have you fallen in love with me at all”
“No.” He answered without hesitation, and Selina no longer looked at him with expectant eyes.
She sniffled and was determined to work hard.
The person Darren talk about arrived very soon. She was a skilled nurse and nanny in her twenties.
“Miss Reed, Mr. Auton will not be home tonight. What would you like to eat I will make it for you right now.”
While lying on the sofa and staring at the door, Selina replied weakly. “I’m not hungry, don’t make anything for now.”
He used to be home on time every day when she was at home in the past. Even if he wasn’t with her, they were still under the same roof – one in the study and the other in the piano room.
For three days in a row, Darren came home when she was asleep, and then left early in the morning.
On the morning of the fourth day, she finally had the chance to see the man of the house.
“Darren!” Selina pushed her wheelchair to the dining table. There were a few magazines scattered on the table. She glanced over unintentionally and her smile froze.
She picked up one of the magazines and saw an intimate photo of Darren with a female celebrity on the cover. It looked like they were in a bar.
While she read the magazine, Darren observed her calmly on the opposite side.
After reading it, Selina supported her chin by her hand and commented. “This actress is a bit ugly. It’s your loss having a scandal with her. You deserve a prettier woman!”
Darren, “…”
After finishing breakfast, Darren left. After the caregiver finished cleaning up, she saw the magazine and asked worriedly. “Mr. Auton is one of the top ten outstanding you in City A. He is handsome and rich. You better watch after him closely.”
Selina smiled and replied confidently. “Darren looks down on those women because the woman he loves is me.”