Chapter 8
The first item up for auction was a pair of emerald and sapphire earrings, shining brightly under the spotlight with dazzling colors.
Selene once had a friend, but then they inexplicably disappeared.
Sure enough, Selene raised the sign.
‘One million.”
Mira caught up quickly.
“Five hundred and fifty thousand.”
Selene refused to back down and continued to raise the bid.
“Two million.”
After several rounds of bidding, this collectible was pushed to a high price of one billion.
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Mira continued to bid, even looking smugly at Selene and saying, “Ms. Sutton, I really like this item. Don’t try to act like a big shot and end up not being able to afford it later. Luckily, I have Preston to pay for me, unlike you, Ms. Sutton…”
As soon as the words fell, Lucian raised his eyebrows lazily and gestured towards Mira. The scene was in an uproar as everyone looked towards him, even Preston frowned slightly.
“Unlimited bidding, the gentleman bid unlimited for his wife.”
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3ked softly, “So, 1
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The host then turned the spotlight on Mira and I ask if this young lady still wants to continue chasing?”
Mira stomped her foot and snorted, saying, “My husband will give me enough confidence!”
However, at this moment, Preston remained silent, his gaze fixed on
Selene, with complex emotions swirling in his eyes, making it difficult to decipher.
Selene never even gave him a glance throughout the whole time.
Mira was angry and frustrated, but she could do nothing about it.
At this auction, anyone Selene glanced at for a moment longer would be directly pushed into unlimited bidding by Lucian, while the rest were all bought by Preston to please Mira.
In fact, Preston no longer felt the urge to sulk. As soon as the auction ended, he chased after Selene and ran out.
But just then, Lucian happened to speak.
“Selene, these jewels were all gifts from me to you, in the capacity of a boyfriend.”
Preston didn’t even think about it and just rejected Selene directly.
He stood between the two of them, glaring at Lucian with uncontrollable
anger.
“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to, Selene. Listen to me, don’t agree to him. He’s definitely not serious about relationships.”
Selene just calmly pushed him away, then casually said, “Okay, Lucian.”
Preston didn’t know how he left there that day, only that when he got
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back he drank a lot of alcohol, as if only that could calm him down.
Looking at the empty photo frame, Preston seemed to be inspired to find a skilled photo editor to retouch his and Selene’s wedding photos.
He silently gazed at the radiant smiles of them in the wedding photo, as if only in this way could he heal his wounded soul.
Mira took care of him every step of the way.
One time, Preston, under the influence of alcohol, mistook her for Selene and called out Selene’s name while being intimate with her. It wasn’t until then that Mira finally didn’t want to deceive herself anymore.
Afterwards, Preston furrowed his brow and simply handed her a bag of contraceptives and abortion pills.
In the past, even if she just got a small injury, Preston would be extremely distressed.
She shook her head, unwilling to take the medicine, even dreaming of their beautiful future.
“Preston, I know you came to see Selene because of your obsession, but she has already divorced you.”
She lowered her head and caressed her belly, pretending to be generous, saying, “Preston, I am willing to love you. I can give you a home, just like the vows we once made, we will be together forever.”
“Come back with me, Preston.”
In the past, these sweet words worked best on Preston, but now Preston doesn’t even look at her.
Preston seemed to be lost in his own world.
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Just as Mira was about to speak up again to dissuade him, Preston’s phone
rang.
After answering the phone, Preston saw Mira’s eyes gradually change from shock and confusion to hatred.
“Mr. Hawley, I found out after checking the surveillance footage that it was indeed Mira who started the fire that day, but her target was not you,
it was Ms. Sutton.”
Preston slammed his fist hard on the table, causing everything on the table to scatter instantly. He gritted his teeth and muttered before hanging up the phone.
At that moment, the anger in his eyes was almost about to erupt, followed by a sense of guilt towards Selene. He knew best what kind of person Selene was, even though she was rude and unreasonable, she had never thrown a tantrum over such a big issue.
It was him, standing by Mira’s side time and time again, breaking her heart into pieces.
After hanging up the phone, he didn’t hesitate to slap him.
“Mira, I never thought it was you who set the fire that day. I used to think you were just a jealous person, but I never imagined you would do something like this. That was a human life, how could you dare? And it was Selene who saved me, yet you once again took credit for it. You really surprised me.”
He felt extremely depressed in his heart, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He even had a feeling of wanting to laugh, but he just couldn’t bring himself to smile.
Mira covered her face, opened her mouth, and tears fell suddenly, feeling
lost and confused.
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She shivered, trembling, and said, “Preston, Preston is not like that. I just wanted to teach her a lesson, not to take her life. And you see, she is fine behind, isn’t she?”
Preston stared in astonishment, but could only smile helplessly.
Mira’s behavior was truly remarkable.
He took out abortion pills and contraceptives, quickly opened them and then grabbed a bottle of mineral water from the table. He pried open her mouth and poured it in.
But Mira kept vomiting forcefully, and the next second after feeding, she would vomit it all out onto the ground.
Preston did not soften because of this, but instead pinched her chin and poured it in until he saw her swallow before leaving satisfied.
On Selene’s first day at work, even though she didn’t encounter any difficult patients, she still felt a bit out of place.
Perhaps this is the pain of sensitive people.
When she saw those people falling into despair due to emotional entanglements, work issues, or other problems, all she could do was listen and guide.
When she got off work, she heard lively discussions coming from outside the hospital.
Walking out, she realized that Preston and Lucian were waiting for her after work, each holding a bouquet of roses.
She took a deep breath, wanting to pretend she hadn’t seen, stopped directly by Lucian.
but was
Lucian quickly put the flowers into her hand and invited, “I’ve booked the
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restaurant you wanted to go to today. Let’s go quickly. As a psychologist, I’m sure you’re not feeling great today. Let’s have something sweet, it will help lift your spirits. Also, remember to buy a vase when we go shopping later. You can put the flowers in the vase
and they will last longer. When they wither, I’ll get you some more.”
Selene pursed her lips and listened quietly.
She used to want to chat with Preston and share daily trivia, but every time she spoke up, Preston would snap back at her.
She had also wanted to have a good talk with Preston, but Preston just
said.
“I had no interest in how you were living your life, I was very busy, please don’t share with me those boring things of yours, okay?”
Now, she has also encountered the person who likes to nag at her.
She nodded and was about to get off the car with Lucian, but Preston caught up from behind, looking puzzled. “Selene, how could you accept someone else’s flowers? Didn’t you say when we got married that I would be responsible for all the romance from now on? How could you forget?”
Selene quietly glanced at him, unable to hide the fatigue and irritability in her eyes.
She had intended to part ways amicably with Preston, but it seemed like Preston did not want that.
She was facing Preston, and the sudden seriousness made Preston pause for a moment, followed by overwhelming, joy.
He straightened his clothes nervously and grinned, “Selene, I knew you wouldn’t ignore me. You’ve liked me for so many years, how could you suddenly stop liking me? Come back with me.”
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However, Selene just casually rolled up her sleeves, exposing the gruesome wound above.
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The irregular and still red scar, bared teeth and claws as if to swallow
Preston.
Lucian furrowed his brow, but only clenched his fists.
He knew that now was the time for Selene to let go of grievances.
“Preston, I really don’t know what your feelings towards me are. If it’s hatred or dislike, then it’s understandable. So what are you doing now? Acting foolishly? If you say it’s love, then I don’t understand. It’s such a dangerous thing, yet you pushed me towards it for Mira. Don’t you know that I would also be scared?”
Preston’s eyes replayed the scene from that day.
The deceased father held a knife to Mira’s neck, but all his actions at that time were made under the assumption that Mira had saved him. If he had known it was Selene who saved him, he would never have done that.
His mind was in a mess, he bit his lip and said helplessly, “Selene, Mira is also a girl, I was just thinking at that time
Selene interrupted with a bitter smile, her eyes filled with sorrowful
wrinkles.
“Yes, you didn’t love me, so I was fearless and not afraid of pain. Yes, Preston, you really have guts.”
Preston hesitated, wanting to explain, but not sure where to start.
At that time, he just wanted Selene to back off, to make her understand his feelings, and not to bother him.
But little did they know, Selene was also just a regular person, and she
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too was afraid of pain.
Preston’s eyes dimmed as he looked at Selene with a conflicted expression.
Selene didn’t say much more, she just turned around and left.
Perhaps she was already disappointed enough in herself.
Preston watched as Selene’s figure became increasingly blurred, until she disappeared into the crowd, and he could no longer see where she was.
He remembered those years after marriage, when he used to think every day about how to oppose Selene, but Selene seemed to have changed, no longer aggressive, no longer speaking harshly to him.
He seemed to have turned into a puppet who was willing to fight and suffer, but he did not see Selene’s intentions. Instead, he intensified his bullying towards her.
Until she was covered in bruises.
On the way back, Selene kept looking out of the window absentmindedly.
My mind was in chaos, yet I didn’t know what I was thinking.
After a while, Lucian slowly spoke.
“Next week there will be a big aurora in Iceland. Do you want to go see it? I remember when you were little, you always wanted to go see it. Oh, it’s been so many years, you’ve probably already seen it, right?”
Lucian felt a bit lost for the years he had missed Selene.
He glanced at Selene out of the corner of his eye, only to see her eyes suddenly turn red, catching him off guard for a moment.
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Lucian quickly took out a tissue for her.
“I have never been there, I want to go, will you accompany me?” This sentence seemed like a probe, like throwing out a question.
Selene’s eyes were dull and devoid of light, filled with heavy exhaustion.
In recent years, it seems like all her vitality has been worn away, turning her into a walking dead.
People are supported by love, not hatred.
Everyone said that Lucian was a playboy, but she couldn’t make up her mind either.
She longed for love, while searching for it.
