Tracy was so angry that her face turned either pale or crimson. She held her husband’s arm with hands shivering. “She has a back-up!” Tracy said incredulously.
“You go too far, Selina. We are family. Are you really going to kill your own sister”
Albert pushed his wife away and walked to his daughter.
A shadow of sneer touched her mouth. Selina looked at him. “Do you really regard me as your daughter, Dad Did they regard me as their family when they locked me in a warehouse without feeding me Did Cecilia think of me as her sister when she jammed my finger Did they—”
‘Did they regard you as their family when trying to sell your property as you were vegetative’
It was something she couldn’t speak out because she had experienced it in person but it hadn’t happened yet…
“That is enough. I’m the master of the family and I order you to take the copy out. Apologize to your elder sister, Cecilia. Don’t forget that she is your sister but not your enemy. When Eric is engaged to her, he is with you. Aren’t you surprised about his virtue”
“No, I won’t take copies out. I am an adult, Dad. I don’t need your help of making decisions for me anymore.”
Selina walked out of the home at a rapid pace with her back straight and her head held erect.
“Come back, Selina!”
No matter how Albert shouted, Selina didn’t look back anymore. There was nothing worth remembering in this home for her.
After getting on the car, Selina took the last glance at this house. Here carried her memories but was no longer the cage which imprisoned her.
In fact, those photos couldn’t incriminate Cecilia. It was her own guilt that scared her by herself.
If it was a firm conviction, she wouldn’t have come back home this time.
Selina took out her mobile phone and pressed a button. “How do I know I just ask him to take a picture of you quietly…”
Selina smiled gently. She really went bad.
She closed her eyes, clenched her mobile phone and took a deep breath quietly.
Selina went back to her apartment, finding that Zoe and Mary were folding dresses neatly.
She went over and looked at the brand of dresses. “Do you become rich Can you afford this brand of dress”
Zoe curled her lips and Mary came over, opening a delicate gift box. “Look at it, Selina!”
There was a jeweled necklace in the gift box. It was so beautiful that her eyes were fixed on it. “Where do you get it”
“Mike Smith sent it here.”
“What”
Zoe came over and took Selina on the sofa, winking at Mary. Mary hastily handed over the necklace.
She help Selina put on her necklace and Zoe pressed Selina’s shoulders. “There were many reporters calling me today. They asked me about the relationship between you and Mike. Mike is the mayor’s son and he is a hot candidate for the senator. You are really a lucky dog!”
When hearing these words, Selina was ready to reach out to take away her necklace.
“What do you do” Zoe pressed her hand.
“I don’t want to have a gossip with my senior schoolmate.”
She wasn’t a fool. She knew that Mike was into her. Thus, she couldn’t reuse his feelings to cook herself up.
Selina had reused the feelings of Darren. She really didn’t want to touch a bit of something terrible anymore.
“Hey. Can you please not be naive I don’t mean that you should fall into talk with him on your initiative. It is he that strikes up a conversation with you. I’m not asking you to flirt with him. You can just accept his invitation and have dinner with him for a few times. Just a normal sociality. What the media writes about is none of our business.”
“I can do more acting and take part in more activities. I can also—”
“We have an agreement, Selina. Except for forcibly grouping couple for you, I have a full control over your development. Do you forget”
“No, I don’t.”
“Ok. Then let’s start to make up. You have to dress up to attend the birthday dinner of Mike Smith. We have already bought the gift for you. As his junior female schoolmate, you must be the focus of them in that party.”
Zoe stood up and clapped her hands to let the cosmetician come up while she went to arrange the evening schedule.
Zoe was an action-oriented person. At six o’clock in the evening, Selina was forced into the car, which was ready to be driven to the mayor’s mansion.
When arriving at the splendid destination, Jenson Smith was about to enter the capital city as his tenure had ended. It was a promotion so that a host of people joined the birthday party to curry favor with him.
Selina paid little attention to politics and heard people around her speculating about Jenson’s political career in the future. She kept a faint smile on her face.
If she remembered correctly, Jenson would make a hit later in the presidential election.
Zoe held her arms, tilted her head and said in a low voice, “It’s never wrong to maintain a good relationship with the Smith family.”
“I know.”
Zoe held her arms walking on the red carpet. She wore a mask but it was difficult to cover up her charm. She got a curvy figure with a long black dress, which intrigued people.
Selina saw her and said with hands covering her mouth in a small voice, “You can actually be a star.”
Zoe rolled her eyes and said, “No way! Isn’t it enough for me to pretend to be a grandson every day”
“To whom do you learn to talk You sound like a gangster!”
“A game.”
“Selina.” Mike came up gracefully in a white suit and a pair of gold silk glasses.
Zoe gently handed over Selina’s bag, pushed her forward and stepped back, saying, “Well, I’m going to help you do publicity.”
Mike came up. Selina held her bag and greeted with a smile, “Happy birthday, Mike.”
“I’m so glad that you came.”
Mike stretched out his arm and Selina cunningly held his arm. They went together.
The reporters around took pictures frenetically.
Selina sighed slightly, “It seems that we are going to be misunderstood again, Mike.”
“For what”
“Misunderstanding us for a couple. I hope you don’t mind it. You are so brave in City C that there are your supporting teams online organized spontaneously.”
Mike was a little surprised and then laughed, “Well then, do you join that team”
Selina mischievously blinked her eyes and said, “Of course. I’m your little fan, too.”
Mike looked at her firmly with smile fading.
Selina felt uncomfortable when seeing his serious eyes. She reached out to pull her hair behind her ears and while shunning away his gaze, “Do you enter politics”
“Yes, I do. It seems that you don’t deceive me. You are really my little fan.”
Selina smiled gently and dare not explain that she had just heard the others’ words about it. “When I’m a freshman, almost all the girls in the school are your fans. It truly isn’t a deliberate compliment.”
They went to the garden together. Mike’s father, Jenson, was talking and laughing with his friends.
Selina was brought there and saw the eyes of people casting on her. She felt quite uncomfortable. She just attended Mike’s birthday party but didn’t promise to be his female companion. What would people around them think of it
“Dad and Mom, this is Selina.”
Mrs. Smith was a gentle woman wearing a cheongsam and a necklace of the same brand as hers. She came up and held her hands. “It isn’t the first time we’ve met with each other, Selina.”
Wasn’t it the first time
“I saw you last time when Mike brought you to my home.”
People around them heard these words. They were certainly sure about their relationship!
“Er… Please forgive me for bringing you inconvenience.” Selina said and then turned to Jenson. She greeted with him respectfully, “Hello, Mayor Smith.”
“Well, I’ve watched your film Gunfire. It’s a positive film driving our cultural undertakings…”
These people always unconsciously talked about the topic of the country. She dare not interrupt but kept smiling.
Jenson suddenly said, “As Sophia gets married with Darren, is she about to leave the showbiz”
Hearing the name of Darren, Selina suddenly raised her head.
The man standing beside Jenson seemed to be more than fifty years old and looked like a gangster with a long scar around his eye. It was assumed vaguely that he must be a handsome punk when he was young. He laughed greatly at this moment and said, “We have to ask them. When do you marry my daughter, Darren”