Osvaldo's gaze landed on Stanley, who was standing on the steps. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes, but his tone was gentle as he asked, "Mr. Soo visited the Turner family yesterday... for what reason?"
Stanley smiled and replied, "I just wanted to thank them for taking care of Selena while she was away from the Empire."
Osvaldo met Stanley's eyes and smirked. "Selena is my wife. If anyone should be thanking them, it should be me. Your actions are overstepping."
Stanley maintained his elegant smile and said, "Selena grew up with me since childhood. The bond between us cannot be replaced by anyone else. Besides..."
The young man took a step forward and looked directly into Osvaldo's eyes.
"Selena is innocent by nature and hates deception... if she finds out that someone has deceived her, she will surely be heartbroken," Stanley threatened.
Just like how Osvaldo had threatened him before.
Osvaldo laughed coldly and retorted, "But I am not just anyone to Selena."
Stanley seemed to have anticipated what he would say next as his eyes began to turn cold.
"Because..." Osvaldo revealed a cruel smile as he spoke in an icy tone,
"She loves me."
In an instant, Stanley's smile disappeared completely as he stared at Osvaldo with icy-cold eyes.
No matter whether Mr. Soo admitted it or not - Selena had fallen in love with him; this fact could not be changed," Osvaldo continued confidently,
"A girl like Selena will love only one person for her entire life."
"Selena will always be my wife."
The ice in Stanley's gaze intensified as he reminded Osvald about how he had mistreated Selena before:
"Mr. Anderson seems to have forgotten that you were once responsible for causing pain to Selena because of certain people or things."
"She likes you, so she is willing to understand and tolerate you. But that cannot be a reason for you to mistreat her and hurt her at will. You even made her vomit blood and broke her heart!" The smile on Osvaldo's face disappeared. No matter what, the fact remained that he had caused Selena to suffer both physically and emotionally.
And yet, he couldn't bear the thought of using Selena's death as a way to provoke Stanley. Because it was his own failure and pain as well.
Finally, Osvaldo glanced at Stanley before turning around and walking towards where Selena was waiting in the car.
Watching him leave, Stanley slowly lowered his eyelids.
Selena sat bored in the car, wondering what the two men could possibly be talking about. They didn't even know each other before this encounter - why would they have anything specific to discuss?
Could it have something to do with her? It was certainly possible...
As she pondered this possibility, someone suddenly opened the car door from outside.
Looking up, Selena saw Osvaldo standing there with an inexplicably pale expression on his face.
Startled by his sudden appearance, she asked instinctively: "What's wrong?"
Osvaldo gazed deeply into her eyes for several seconds before suddenly reaching out and pulling her into his arms.
Selena lay on the man's chest, listening to his heartbeat that was different from usual. She felt a little confused and raised her hand to touch his face. "What happened?" she asked.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Be Spoiled After Rebirth (Selena and Osvaldo)