Selina stayed in the Auton’s place for a week. Aside from Darren deliberately avoiding her, it seemed that they returned to the days when they were married at other times. She was the absolute owner of the house. She didn’t have visitors disturb her and the only things she did all day was stare blankly into space and rest herself.
“Miss Reed, your call.” The caregiver handed the phone over.
As soon as she picked up the phone, she heard Albert’s unhappy voice. “Where have you been these past few days and why was your phone off The teacher called me several times. What made you miss your graduation ceremony”
“Dad, I’m at the Auton’s villa, Darren’s villa.”
Hearing the word Darren, Albert’s tone immediately changed, and asked in amazement. “Did you really get into the Auton family It is rumored that Darren cares a lot about privacy and doesn’t even have servants at home. He let you in”
Selina picked on her nails and replied casually. “Well, I said I will get married to Darren for sure.”
“Haha, good! If you can marry Darren, our Reed family’s position will improve when Darren inherits the Auton family in City D.”
“Dad, the person I want to marry is him, not his company, let alone the Auton Family in City D.”
“You are still young, and the business world is like a battlefield. Do you think Darren can obtain his current position without the Auton family in City D In the business world, it’s hard to make any progress without connections. Since you are already living in Darren’s villa, then make him yours quickly.”
Not wanting to hear her father slander Darren anymore, Selina hurriedly changed the topic. “Dad, did our company invest in a play called Gunfire I want to ask you for a favour. This has something to do with Darren.”
“Uh, tell me about it.”
“I’m going to recommend an actor…”
When Selina finished speaking and was about to hang up, Albert suddenly hesitated.
“Dad, what’s the matter”
“I was in a bit of conflict with your mother that night, did I scare you”
So it was about that night. Selina snickered. “Dad, when I received a call from Darren, I was anxious to find him. I haven’t had the chance to ask.”
She looked down at her feet. The wound healed already, but there were still red and swollen wounds on both sides.
Albert held his breath nervously.
“Are you and mom okay”
She heard the person on the other end of the phone breathe a sigh of relief. “It’s fine, it’s all misunderstanding. I’ve explained it clearly. Your mom’s beauty salon made money, so we got the partner to come for a drink. She drank too much and said that she’s going to quit drinking.”
“Good to hear that everything’s fine. You made me quite worried.”
The two chatted a bit more before hanging up.
After throwing the phone aside, Selina slowly closed her eyes and lay on the sofa.
In the afternoon, the Auton family, which was always deserted, suddenly had guests.
It was a man in a light silver suit and gold-wire glasses. He was handsome and elegant. He didn’t look like a doctor at all and instead, looked more like a lawyer.
“Miss Reed, my name is Luke Welch, Vice President of Puiva Hospital.”
Instead of the indifferent and domineering feel that Darren gave off, Luke seemed very kind.
“Doctor Welch, hello.”
“Darren asked me to give Miss Reed a checkup.” Two nurses followed Luke, carrying a professional medical box.
Looking at the equipment the nurse took out, Selina knew that they were going to check whether she was pregnant even though she had no experience.
As she thought of having a baby, she also became nervous.
She pressed her palm lightly against her lower abdomen and thought, ‘You must strive to give Darren a healthy baby!’
“It’s just over a week. Can you detect whether I’m pregnant”
Luke smiled slightly. “Don’t worry, this is the latest technology in the world. It usually requires 15 days for to detect conception. This instrument only requires seven days and the accuracy rate is 96 percent.”
She nodded and followed the nurse into the guest room.
She did a blood test, a check-up, and a few shameful checks. When she got dressed and walked to the living room, Luke smiled politely at her.
“How is it” She clenched her fists nervously.
“I’m sorry, Miss Reed, you are not pregnant.”
Selina was shocked. With a buzz in her head, she fell on the sofa. She was not pregnant!
It was during her ovulation period when she and Darren did it that night. The two of them made out so intense that she thought she would definitely get pregnant!
Was God punishing her
Seeing the disappointed expression on her face, Luke pushed his glasses and spoke softly. “I have already told Darren about this. Miss Reed, I’ll be taking my leave.”
After sending Luke away, Selina returned to the room like a wandering ghost.
The caregiver, Dawn, asked worriedly from behind. “Miss Reed”
“No need to make lunch. I’m tired and want to rest.”
After returning to her room, Selina collapsed on the bed and buried her entire face in the quilt.
The old saying was really right. ‘What people want the most never comes true!’
In the previous life, she got pregnant even though she kept taking contraceptives. This time she thought she would have been 100 percent pregnant, but she wasn’t!
She slept for most of the day. When Selina woke up again, she heard the sound of a conversation coming from downstairs.
“Darren is back!”
She suddenly sat up, ran to the dressing table, and cleaned herself up briefly.
She rushed out of the room. “Darren, welcome home!”
He once said that he was willing to wait until the day when she would welcome him home with a smile as soon as he walked in.
Her smile stopped abruptly. In the living room, Darren had a woman in his arms.
The two looked up and saw her at the top of the stairs.
The woman turned her head and saw her face clearly. Selina screamed. “Sophia!”
“Do you know me” Sophia smiled like a fairy.
Sophia, a popular top actress, acted in fairy tale dramas and became popular since then. She had a good temperament and built her reputation by being known as a fairy.
More importantly, she was Darren’s first love and was very important to him.
Just because she had filmed a similar drama, she became Sophia’s substitute.
No, she wouldn’t be influenced by what had happened in the past!
Selina rubbed her temples, trying to throw those unbearable memories out of her mind.
Darren took a step forward and spoke indifferently. “Come down.”
She walked downstairs and became more determined with every step she took. Even if Darren used her as a substitute, he still loved her in the end. Otherwise, he wouldn’t risk his life to protect her.
She could no longer let herself be affected by these things.
“Darren.”
She walked up to him.
Darren looked at her blankly. “Luke came to give you a check-up.”
She nodded.
“Since you are not pregnant, please leave.”
As if being struck by lightning, Selina froze in place. “…”
Darren turned around and walked to Sophia. He held her waist and looked domineering and indifferent. “This is my girlfriend. I let you live here because you may be pregnant with my child. Since you are not, I have no responsibility to take care of you. Miss Reed, please leave.”
“I don’t, I don’t…” She took a couple of steps back and looked at him in disbelief while tears filled her eyes. “Don’t you love me How can you say this to me”
Even if he had always used her as Sophia’s substitute before, he had never said something like this to her.
He said that even if he died, he wouldn’t let her get hurt at all.
“If it wasn’t because she wasn’t by my side when I was drugged, do you think I would touch you” Darren looked down and lifted Sophia’s chin as a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Sophia reached out and hooked his neck. “I just went to the red carpet show and so many things happened. But you shouldn’t talk this way to this young lady. It’s too hurtful.”
“I… am just a substitute…”