Selena clenched her fists, tears glistening in her clear eyes as she whispered, "My... real family..."
"Yes," Stanley pulled out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears. "My Selena is a good girl. She helped you seek revenge, but did not take what rightfully belonged to you - your family's love and affection."
"Your father, your uncle, your cousins - except for your young cousin who may still be unaware of the truth - everyone knows about your existence."
"Before coming back here, your uncle and cousin made a deal with me."
"They wanted me to release you so that you could safely return home."
Selena tightened her grip on her fists and controlled her tears. Summoning all of her courage, she looked straight into Stanley's eyes and asked,"What do I need to do before that?"
Stanley smiled. "You really are a smart girl."
His tone suddenly became serious. "Selena left everything that belongs to you with you except for one thing... Your fiancé is now hers!"
"This can't be true! She wouldn't and couldn't possibly like him..." Selena was stunned.
After struggling on the brink of life and death for an entire year, in this girl's memory, Dominic was still her fiancé.
But Empress Creephia would never like Dominic.
Stanley chuckled softly,"Of course it's not Creephia who likes him; it's the person who should have been yours all along- Osvaldo!"
"Do you remember the necklace that your mother left for you? The old man from Anderson Family in Beijing once received kindness from your mother; therefore he used this token of trust to arrange an engagement between his grandson and yourself."
"Osvaldo is truly meant to be yours if there were no unexpected events along the way."
Selena was stunned.
Faced with this sudden engagement that dropped from the sky, she had no idea how to react.
Stanley didn't say anything further, giving her enough time to digest the news.
After a long while, Selena lowered her head and said in a daze, "She gave me all of her relatives back except for that man. That man must be very important to her..."
She didn't have much of a reaction when Stanley mentioned the man who was supposed to be her fiancé.
After all, they were strangers who had never even met before.
Stanley looked at her nervously twisting fingers and smiled gently. His voice finally revealed some dominance as he said, "No, that man must be your fiancé!"
Selena's heart skipped a beat.
She vaguely guessed Stanley's intentions but was somewhat incredulous as she looked up at him. "You... like her?"
"No..." Stanley slowly walked towards the floor-to-ceiling window and looked towards where Selena was standing at the moment.
Selena saw clearly from his handsome profile that there was some deep loneliness and sadness in his eyes at this moment,
In the dark night, Stanley's gentle voice came through clearly and slowly,
"I love her..."
"Do you know what it feels like to love someone?"
"I wait for her every day and dream of marrying her when she grows up."
"I watched as she grew from an adorable little girl into a beautiful strong young woman."
"I have been looking forward to the day when she becomes my wife."
"At the last moment on the battlefield, I held her in my arms and watched as she closed her eyes and took her last breath..."
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