Osvaldo's eyes were dark, and the corner of his mouth was hooked, appearing both pleased and satisfied yet dangerous.
"Heh..." He made a light sneer, as if he couldn't be bothered to mention it.
Selena instantly detected a different meaning in his tone, and she looked at him with slightly widened eyes. "You..."
Osvaldo looked at her with anxious and expectant eyes, his smile becoming wider and his voice gentle and doting. "The 'Sacred Pearl' is the most advanced weapon in the mechanical field today, and its owner will always be the one who stands at the top."
Selena's heart skipped a beat. "Then why are you..."
Allowing Diana to take away the 'Sacred Pearl'? Treating her as a 'life-saving benefactor'?
Osvaldo stared at her with a touch of bitterness on his face, his voice tinged with a hint of darkness. "Because my true life-saving benefactor refuses to show herself. She would rather let me take the credit than come forward and tell me that she saved me..."
Selena's fingertips trembled, and a sense of numbness surged through her heart.
Osvaldo forcefully lifted her chin and looked deeply into her eyes, his tone full of warm encouragement. "Selena, are you angry with me about something?"
Selena trembled uncontrollably, even at the nerve endings. For a moment, she realized that the man in front of her seemed to have already seen through everything.
This sudden realization caused panic to well up inside her, and she instinctively took a step back.
Osvaldo's gaze remained fixed on her. He reached out and embraced her by the spine, pulling her into his arms, and lowered his head to capture her gaze. His tone was oppressive, as if he was heartbroken. "I won't force you."
"I'll wait until Selena is willing to tell me everything about you."
Selena's eyelashes trembled, and her eyes were filled with confusion and panic. "I..."
Osvaldo comforted his little baby, whom he held close to his heart, and spoke tenderly. "Selena, don't be afraid."
No matter what happens in the future, he will use everything he has to cherish and protect her.
Selena lay on his shoulder, gazing at the capital shrouded in the misty rain, her eyes filled with a misty fog. Biting her lip, she whispered, "Are you really... not going to leave me?"
In her distant memories, she vaguely remembered that more than one person had said similar things to her.
But in the end... they all left.
Stanley said he was her sword and her shield, but she didn't see him until the moment she died.
It seemed that there was someone else who had said this to her.
Who was that person?
Selena's expression became bewildered, and her gaze unconsciously began to search again.
Osvaldo noticed that she was absent-minded and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He tightened his embrace, causing Selena pain. She snapped out of her thoughts and looked up to meet the man's dark eyes. He smiled at her, his voice gentle and chilling. "Yes, I will never leave you."
Selena stared at the man for a moment, then suddenly smiled sweetly and took the initiative to kiss him on the lips for the first time. A cool breeze blew, and Selena suddenly sneezed.
Osvaldo's long, straight eyelashes trembled as he reached out to open the car door and picked up Selena, settling her in the warm passenger seat. Then he drove back to the villa.
After placing Selena on the sofa, Osvaldo was about to leave when Selena suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve. "Actually... you don't have to withdraw the investment from the institute..."
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