Luke felt Selena had been indifferent to everything about Creephia.
It was impossible to describe her as a mere avenger or bystander because she was gentle to the extreme and indifferent to the extreme, so complicated that it was hard to describe her.
Not only to the Riddle family, but even to Osvaldo, she looked as if she could give up on them whenever she wanted to.
This kind of indifference and ruthlessness... Wouldn't Osvaldo be dumped some day?
Selena looked straight at this young boss who had been well known at a young age.
Luke had a pair of charming eyes. Women tended to be captivated by his amorous look at the first sight. But if they looked at him more carefully, they would find the sharpness in his eyes.
Selena said slowly, "Who said the Riddle Group would go bankrupt?"
A flicker of curiosity crossed Luke's eyes, "Oh?"
"Leah won't let this happen," Selena's tone was extremely light, "this play is just to kick Alberto out of office."
Alberto had been sitting in that position for over ten years. He should have resigned much earlier.
And what could be a crueler punishment that could make Alberto furious and heartbroken than being kicked off by his most cared-for and most trusted daughter?
"What if she will?" Luke did not intend to skip the topic. After all, he had to determine whether Selena still had feelings for the Riddle Group or not.
He looked at Selena with a smirk, "Leah's reputation has been ruined. The shares she holds, even with Mrs. Riddle's, are not as much as Alberto's. Her only chance is the International Scents Competition, but that is not enough to solve the Riddle Group's immediate needs."
Selena smiled meaningfully, "What makes Mr. Jordan so convinced that Leah doesn't have other resources in her hands that can turn the tables?"
Luke smiled and asked in return, "What is it?"
"Isn't the Walson family a ready-made resource?" Selena's gaze grew cooler as she smiled, "Mrs. Walson has been waiting for this opportunity, and I offered a help. If the Walson family still stays out of this, it would be a waste of all the time I have treated Osvaldo coldly and haven't fixed him."
Besides, Leah not only had Dominic as a follower, she also held Selena's script.
The script was the key.
Leah knew very well that Selena had already filmed this drama, in order to take revenge on Selena, Leah would definitely make a big promotion and splash out on the drama.
At that time, it would be the real bloody battlefield.
Words failed Luke again.
Osvaldo was already miserable. Luke couldn't imagine what would happen to Osvaldo if the gloves were off.
But he didn't have any sympathy for Osvaldo.
Osvaldo had to pay for what he had done.
The only thing that puzzled him was that Selena had once been a persistent admirer of Osvaldo, yet now she was able to scheme against him without hesitation.
What exactly had Selena gone through to make her become so cold in a short period of time towards her once engraved love?
Having not thought of a reasonable explanation for the moment, Luke put the question aside.
Selena was not his wife. It didn't matter if he knew or not. The one who should know was Osvaldo.
Since the Riddle Group wouldn't go bankrupt, he wouldn't bother himself about it. He picked up the project and instructed his assistant to call the R&D department for a meeting to get the game ready for launch as quickly as possible.
He could almost imagine how wonderful the faces of those people from the Riddle Group would look the day the game was launched.
Though the Riddle Group had suffered a big loss, they didn't dare to call the police.
There was no smarter way to gain rich profits with little investment than this.
...
When Luke returned, he unexpectedly found that Selena hadn't left yet.
She leisurely leaned in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking Creephia outside the window, with a glass of wine in her hand.
Luke asked with a smile, "If you have time, why don't you go back to stay with your husband? Lady Selena, with all due respect, you don't look like a newlywed wife at all."
Enjoying the lazy-laid atmosphere, Selena didn't turn around and said in a low voice, "Mr. Jordan, I have a question ask you."
It could be told that the question was important as Selena had waited him for some time just to ask something.
Luke put on a serious face, "What is it?"
Selena looked at the wine in her hand, "How much do you know about the Riddle Group?"
Luke was confused, "Why don't you ask your husband?"
Selena sighed slightly. She felt distressed, "Osvaldo is busy, and looks having a hard time. I would feel bad if I troubled him with such a small question."
Luke was speechless.
No...
He would be very happy if Selena did so!
He said in a flat tone, "I haven't been back to capital for a long time, and I don't know much about the situation there. Sorry, I can't give you any useful information."
Selena put the wine glass in her hand on the table. She turned around and looked at Luke, "If Hattie's relatives come to ask you to send her back, will you hand her over?"
Luke smiled.
He knew Selena wouldn't wait here for no reason and mention the Riddle family specifically to him.
"Lady Selena, I have to remind you that you are also a member of the Riddle family."
"I am different from Hattie," Selena's tone was light and indifferent, "the Riddle family can't help me. But Hattie has grown up in the Riddle family since she was little. She's close to the family. And her families are clearly not as "kind" and stupid as Alberto's family."
Osvaldo was an outsider, after all. He had been under a lot of pressure to bring Hattie back from that whirlwind of the Riddle family.
She could not selfishly allow him to deal with such a big family for the sake of Hattie.
But handing over Hattie, who was suffering from a mental illness...
A suggestion of worry flickered in Luke's eyes.
He didn't know whether to rejoice in the fact that Osvaldo had married a smart woman, or to regret that Osvaldo's newlywed wife didn't see him as a husband at all.
"Lady Selena, it may not be a good thing for a woman to be unduly sensible."
Selena looked at him, "You haven't answered my question."
"That depends on who comes," Luke looked at Selena and said honestly, "what I can tell you is that if the person to come has malicious intentions towards Hattie, I won't let him touch her. As for the others, you'll have to ask your hubby."
Selena tilted her head slightly and bit her lip.
"Lady Selena, I think I should give you a heads up."
Selena looked at him.
Luke looked straight into her eyes and smiled, "If it weren't for you, neither I nor he would have bothered with Hattie."
These words were a little unkind, but they were true.
Hattie was not related to them. There should be no reason for them to save her.
No one can be a selfless great philanthropist.
If Hattie was just an ordinary girl, it would have done no harm to them.
But Hattie's identity was complicated. Saving her meant making an enemy of half of the Riddle family.
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