Selina glared at Franklin whom was kneeling in front of her with a bitter and frosty look in her eyes, and she still could not refrain from shuddering whenever memories of yesterday’s incident crossed her mind.
Manfred enfolded her in his arms further as he asked softly, “Do you want to forgive him?”
Selina shook her head as she replied, “No!”
Before all of these had happened, she always had the conviction that one should not be too ruthless and heartless even if he/she was faced with dire circumstances, and she would rather be a good person if she could.
However, what had she gotten in return for holding on to her useless belief?
Never had she ever felt such a strong urge in her heart to be a bad person after going through the traumatic events of yesterday.
“Mr. Gordon…” Selina gritted her teeth as she continued, “What will happen to him if I choose not to have mercy on him?”
Manfred sniggered as he pointed towards Lawrence whom was standing behind Franklin and was looking on with smugness on his face, “Since Lawrence is here, he undoubtedly will not let Franklin off the hook easily! It was easy to throw him in jail just for this incident, but if you want to press on further, the illegal dealings and underhanded activities that had been undertaken by his company will definitely put him behind bars for a long time.”
“Please don’t go too far, Mr. Gordon.” Franklin was horrified when he heard Manfred’s threatening remark as he implored Selina further to try to change her mind, “Please have some mercy on me, Ms. Jones…”
Now that he was begging for her forgiveness, what about that time when he had tried to molest her? Had he shown her his pity when she had earnestly pleaded with him to let her go yesterday?
Selina said in a chilly voice without even looking at Franklin, “I’ll leave it to you to deal with him in accordance with the law, Mr. Lester!”
“Ms. Jones!” Franklin besought her desperately while he was on his knees, “To be honest, you can’t put the blame entirely on me. If it had not been for Horace whom had personally brought you to me, I would never even have the chance to do anything!”
Selina clenched her teeth furiously as she was reminded of Horace’s malefaction. Naturally, she would make him pay for doing this to her.
Manfred signaled to Lawrence to leave the room after he had discerned the indifferent look on her face, “Take him out!”
After being told to clear out from the room, Lawrence shot a fascinating look towards Selina as he asked, “Are you the woman whom have humiliated Manfred when he was injured that night?”
Humiliated him?
Manfred was indeed wounded when she had met him for the first time that night.
Selina’s face went crimson at once, and she was rendered speechless while she lowered her head due to embarrassment. Manfred frowned in dissatisfaction and scowled, “Lawrence!”
“I’ll get going now!” With these words Lawrence promptly took his leave while waving his hand at Selina, “See you.”
The room was left with only the two of them after the guests were gone. After finally noticing that she was in Manfred’s embrace all this while, Selina instinctively moved her body away from him, but he immediately clasped her further, “Why? Are you trying to burn your bridges now that you’ve achieved your goal?”
“No,” Selina mumbled, “It’s a little uncomfortable when you are hugging me so tightly. I just want to switch my posture.”
Right after she had finished explaining, Manfred swiftly turned around and pushed her against the bed, “Do you mean you want to be in this position?”
“…” Selina was stunned on the spot as she stared at his enlarged face. A glimmer of smile could be seen emanating from his deep eyes, and his striking features were really a gift from God.
Selina was dazed for a few seconds, and as soon as she realized that there was no going back now and she could not break her promise, she closed her eyes meekly and waited for his next move.
After what felt like an eternity, she could feel a kiss being planted on her forehead, and her whole body trembled slightly due to the unexpected gesture.
Manfred jumped down from the bed the next second and enfolded her in his arms again after planting a kiss on her.
Selina was startled by his puzzling successive gestures as she asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing!” Manfred replied crisply.
She knitted her brows in apprehension as she asked again, “You… Are you not feeling well? Do you want me to massage your head?”
“Why do you ask?” Manfred turned his head and pressed it against her forehead.
“Uhm…” Selina paused for a while, “I thought that I have to act like a decent lover.”
Manfred could not help but to let out a light chuckle upon hearing her remark. The way her brows were furrowed and the embarrassing look on her face while making that statement was inexplicably endearing to him.
“Not now. You will have a lot of opportunities to do so after you’ve fully recovered.”
“Okay!” Selina nodded, but once she realized what he had meant by that, her face instantly reddened.
It was a relief that her face had been buried in his embrace, so he could not sense her mortified expression.
After that, she shut her eyes and fell asleep soundly, not waking up till the next morning.
Selina had spent a total of three days in the hospital, and on the fourth morning, she hesitantly opened her mouth after helping Manfred get dressed, “I’m going to be discharged today.”
“Alright.” Manfred nodded as he turned around and planted a kiss on her forehead, “See you tonight.”
After he had taken his leave, Selina stood up slowly to get dressed herself. While she was contemplating how to drop in on Horace, Aaliyah had stridden into the room on high heels.
“Good morning, Ms. Jones. I will accompany you to HT Group at Mr. Gordon’s behest. You may have a look at this divorce petition, and here are the clothes that Mr. Gordon has personally picked out for you as well.”
Selina was startled by the well-thought-out preparation, “Turns out everything has been taken care of by him.” She thought that he had forgotten all about it.
Aaliyah could not catch what she had muttered under her breath, so she asked subconsciously, “Sorry, come again?”
“It’s nothing!” Selina answered as she promptly reached out to accept the divorce agreement from Aaliyah’s hand.
…
Sharon and Horace had gone all the way with their burning passion for each other getting out of hand since Selina was sent away three days ago.
They were each other’s newfound love, hence both of them were still deeply immersed in a lovey-dovey state as they could not bear to spilt from one another even when they were just in the HT Group’s office.
Sharon had seated herself on Horace’s lap while her arms were clinging onto his neck as she said, “It’s been a long while since Selina is gone, Horace. She wouldn’t have eloped with Mr. Herman, would she?”
“How is that possible?” Horace let out a scornful laugh as he said, “Mr. Herman is just toying with your sister at most. After he is done playing with her, he will naturally send her back. However, why hasn’t he proceeded with the investment that we have discussed earlier when he has already enjoyed himself?”
Now that he had been reminded of the matter at hand, he promptly dialled Franklin’s number for a follow-up, but nobody had answered his call on the other end.
Horace frowned in trepidation after he had been directed to the voicemail. Sharon tried to calm his nerves by smoothing out the deep furrows between his brows with her hand, “Maybe he is just in the middle of a meeting.”
Horace clasped her by the hand and gave it a few smooches as he made another call to Franklin’s office, but no one was answering his call either.
“This is getting weird.”
Apprehension had slowly started to creep up onto him as he felt increasingly restless. His assistant suddenly pushed open the door and entered the room while announcing, “Mr. Keith, Ms. Jones had returned.”
A visible shudder swept across Horace’s body when he was informed of Selina’s return and he immediately rose to his feet. Sharon whom was sitting on his lap went tumbling down to the ground after she was caught off guard by his abrupt motion.
“Horace…”
Horace was not in the mood to attend to her as Selina had marched into the room with Aaliyah by her side at that moment.
Horace could immediately discern that she was dressed in a priceless outfit which was custom-made by a big brand while her face was painted with a delicate makeup, causing her aura to instantly elevate to a next level. He had never seen this graceful and sophisticated side of her which had him knitting his brows in puzzlement. How could she be in such high spirits after she had fallen into that pervert, Franklin’s hands?
Selina had already marched to his front while he was still lost in thought, “You seem to be out of humour now that I’m back, Mr. Keith.”
Horace finally came to his senses as he pulled himself together, “Why would I be? Where have you been these past few days? I have been looking everywhere for you.”
“Really?” Selina shot a chilly glance towards Sharon whom was sitting on the floor while cladded in dishevelled clothes, “And here I am thinking that you are having the time of your life to the extent that you have forgotten about me!”
Sharon was overwhelmed by a sudden wave of shiver from Selina’s brooding gaze as she retreated her neck out of discouragement. However, her self-confidence had come back to her once she recalled that Selina had been trampled on by Franklin.