"Alright, brave and righteous Officer Wen," Leon said in a gentle tone, "I will arrange the time for you."
Earlier, Selena had mentioned leaving it to fate, but now she must be willing to meet the senior inspector who had married into the Riddle family for many years.
Erica hugged her arms and lifted her chin. "Let the second wife worry about the trouble caused by the old lady. Don't get involved."
Selena's lips twitched. "Father is after all--"
"If he dares to meddle, I'll kick him out to sleep in the study tonight!" Erica retorted with a glare.
Leon remained silent.
Alright, you win!
...
The Riddle family had not yet resolved their disputes when they faced more problems that night.
Kaitlyn accidentally slipped and fell down the stairs, breaking her leg. At the same time, the Riddle family's illegitimate son was sent to the emergency room again due to illness.
The second wife of the Riddle family faced consecutive blows in one night, which made Hunter furious. Daphne first heard about Penelope being beaten, then the Riddle family's company was attacked, and finally, her beloved grandchildren were hospitalized one after another, leaving her utterly breathless.
...
Selena was unaware of what was happening in the Riddle family. After Osvaldo brought her back, she had been staying in the flower room, writing. Therefore, she did not hear any of the rumors from the outside world.
After finishing a piece of calligraphy, Selena put down her brush and stared at the characters she had just written.
Leia stood behind Selena, staring at the snow-white paper, trying to recognize the characters but to no avail. She had seen Selena's beautiful handwriting before, with each stroke in a beautiful, thin gold style that everyone would praise.
But this one... forgive her for her limited knowledge, but she really could not recognize a single character. However, it was very imposing.
Selena smiled slightly. "A famous saying from Caesar of the West... I came, I saw, I conquered."
Unfortunately, perhaps she had been too well-educated, and this handwriting was too calm compared to her previous writing.
Leia widened her eyes and was about to ask more when she saw Selena raise her hand and crumple the calligraphy into a ball before throwing it into the trash can.
Leia exclaimed, "Ah, Madam, why did you..."
Although she did not understand the characters, she had a strange feeling that if Selena had shown it, someone would have fought over it to buy it.
Selena smiled. "I wrote it poorly, there's no need to keep it."
She put down her brush and walked to the edge of the water basin, washing her hands clean. She then took the towel that Leia handed over, wiped her hands, and asked, "Has Hattie woken up?"
"No," Leia shook her head. "Dr. Wilkinson said it's good for Miss Hattie's body to let her sleep longer."
Selena strolled outside the flower room and looked up at the nearby capital. Suddenly, she spoke up, "If the Riddle family calls again and asks to meet me, please accept the invitation for me."
As soon as she finished speaking, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated and fell down.
Leia widened her eyes and felt that the young mistress of their family was really prescient. However, could it be that the Riddle family was calling at this time to either scold or plead with the young mistress?
Leia stared at the flashing number on the screen, her expression becoming serious.
She looked at the number and then turned to Selena, only to find that Selena's expression was completely different from what she had imagined.
Selena's face was very cold.
Her dark eyes stared at the flashing number on the screen, emitting a cold chill.
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