This man would defend her unconditionally, would go to her rescue when she was in danger, would tell her not to be afraid.
Selena looked at him with a smile.
He did not allow her to thank him. All his kindness and tenderness became so precious.
Selena thought that even if she returned home in the future, she would probably never forget in her life that there was a man who had been so kind to her when she was at a low ebb.
Osvaldo gazed at her warm brow and eyes, suppressing the urge to kiss her, and gently swept Selena into his arms, coaxing her to take a nap.
Selena lay on his lap and closed her eyes.
The afternoons became warm and quiet.
...
Hattie returned to the castle two hours later.
Selena had just woken up from her nap, still feeling drowsy. When she saw Hattie coming back with her school bag listlessly on her back, she lightly called, "Hattie."
Hattie raised her head and froze for a moment, before she walked over and called, "Selena."
Looking at her cold expression, Selena raised her hand to pat Hattie's shoulder, "Bring your water bottle with you. I'll take you out and have fun."
Hattie obediently went back and put the water bottle into her school bag. She walked down and took Selena's hand, and went out together.
Selena drove and took Hattie to the largest shopping mall in Creephia.
She went to buy Hattie a beautiful doll, and then took her to shop in a clothes shop.
Hattie hugged her doll and said, "Selena, I have plenty of clothes. I don't need to buy them again."
It was a rare occasion that a kid came to the castle, and the kid was Selena's sister. The old butler's loving heart already spent on Hattie.
Hattie's clothes were enough for her to wear all year round without repeating every day, and there were all kinds of toys, learning aids... She had everything kids would need.
Selena smiled and said, "But there's one more thing that I haven't bought."
Hattie asked curiously, "What's that?"
Selena smiled but didn't say anything. She just held Hattie and strolled all over the big mall.
When they passed by a jewelry shop, a surprised voice suddenly came from the side, "Selena?"
When Selena heard that, a dark light flickered in her eyes and she looked up ahead.
Georgia stood there, still in the sassy style.
She didn't expect that she would run into Selena here either, especially when Selena was holding a girl who looked similar to her.
Selena was only nineteen. It was impossible for her to have a daughter, but the girl looked so much like her. It could be told that they had an inseparable blood relationship.
Georgia's heart skipped a beat as she carefully sized up Hattie.
Although the clothes the girl wore could not be recognized as a famous brand, the girl looked dainty, with dark shoulder-length hair, a fair face and coldness in her eyes.
She could tell that the girl must be from an extraordinary background.
Resembling Selena meant resembling Selena's mother, and Selena's mother was the capital's...
Georgia squeezed her fingers tightly, suppressing a certain excitement in her eyes. She asked in as steady a voice as she could, "Is this your sister?"
Selena smiled faintly, "Yes."
Georgia gave a friendly smile towards Hattie, "Hello, I'm Selena's friend."
Hattie coldly hummed, "Selena, I don't like her!"
Georgia's smile froze on her face for a moment.
Selena smiled with little expression, "Hattie has been spoiled by my family. It is inevitable that she can be childish sometimes. Hope you don't mind."
Georgia had said this kind of words a lot to the Selena back then.
...
'What makes you think I imitated your mother? Just because you come from a good background and your family is rich?'
'I've been so nice to you and you're making a fuss about a trifle. It was unintentional. If you don't apologize to me today, we're done!'
'Selena, you let everyone down. Georgia was so nice to you. We all saw it. It was clearly your fault. Why didn't you apologize?'
'Selena, you're the one who wronged me! It's you who owes me! Without me, no one would want to be your friend. All your friends were brought to you by me, and if I can bring them, I can take them all away!'
'I didn't expect you to do such a thing as buying a judge to cheat. You are not my friend anymore. Don't come to me again and don't tell anyone you know me. You don't deserve it!'
...
Georgia remembered those things as well. Her face slightly blushed and she lowered her head, "Of course."
She dared to play that game with Selena because she knew that the Riddle family had no power to back them up and was easy to bully, and that the Riddle family would not back Selena up at all.
But she wouldn't dare to offend Hattie, who looked like a lady with a strong background and a bad temper at the first sight.
Selena looked at Hattie and asked with a smile, "This shop has good jewelry. Go in and see if you like anything."
Hattie looked up at the brand and said directly, "Selena, the brand is not worthy of you Just now my brother gave me several bank cards. I want to buy the best one for you."
Selena smiled gently, "Okay."
Hattie took her hand and raised her fair chin at Georgia, saying impatiently, "Get lost! You're in the way of me and my sister!"
Feeling embarrassed, Georgia looked up at Selena, hoping she could help educate Hattie.
There were people all around. And Selena and Hattie were attractive wherever they went. Now quite a few people had already noticed them.
If she were to step aside because she was rebuked by Hattie, it would be too ugly.
Selena raised her chin with a smile, pretending not noticing her pleading eyes as she smiled and reminded, "Georgia, didn't you hear what Hattie said? You're blocking our way."
Georgia was humiliated.
She knew that Selena must be still angry with her. After all, she had done things too far and spoken harshly to Selena, showing no mercy at all.
But she also knew Selena. Selena was timid and weak and most likely to be soft-hearted.
Selena always forgave her if she fawned on Selena a little and was kinder.
After all, for so many years, Selena had not even had a single friend around her.
Those who had the slightest hint of being friends with her were...
But she didn't expect that Selena would become so strong, without any regard for their past friendship.
Georgia eventually got out of the way.
It would only make her more embarrassed if she still stood there.
Most importantly, the coldness in Hattie's eyes gave her the feeling that if she had been a few seconds slower to move out of the way, Hattie would have made her fall to her knees and cry.
Hattie snorted and turned to look at Selena. She turned to be the gentle girl again, "Selena, what kind of jewelry do you want to buy? Can we buy a full set? Diamond ones, pearl ones, jade ones, watches... everything!"
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