Both of them were ready to get to bed after the whole night's activities.
Selina did not tell Matthew about the little intrusion earlier on.
She didn't think much about it.
However, this insignificant interruption created a gradual upheaval the following day.
Matthew and Tobias went to work the next day.
As for Selina, she stayed behind at the villa to take a stroll with Peter and Hayden.
Cecilia and Natalie stayed home.
They had initially wanted to join the others for the stroll, but Natalie got Cecilia to remain home.
After Selina and the rest had left, Cecilia turned to Natalie and asked, "Natalie, what's the matter?"
She had given her a look just now.
Natalie pursed her lips slightly.
She wasn't comfortable talking to Cecelia about that.
Nevertheless, she had to say something.
It was because she felt that it was rather unusual and they had to do something about it before things went wrong for Selina.
After all, it was unusual for a beautiful girl like Selina to be awake at night, being in the bathroom doing who-knows-what.
It was not proper for Natalie to confide in Tobias about this as he was after all, a man.
After all the thinking, she realized that Cecelia was her only option.
"Mom, have a seat. There's something I need to talk to you about." She was blushing.
Cecilia looked confused as she took a seat.
"I got up last night to the kitchen to get myself something to eat as I was hungry..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Cecilia.
She patted Natalie's hand right away and nagged, "Natalie, how could you do that on your own? You should have called Tobias or me to come help you do it. Your stomach has already grown so big. What if something were to happen? This..."
Her lecture went on for ages.
Natalie stayed quiet throughout.
She then chimed in with an exasperated tone, "Alright Mom, I got it. I won't do it next time."
It was only after those words that Cecilia stopped her nagging.
Natalie started again, "Mom, when I went to the kitchen last night, I passed by the bathroom, and I found someone inside."
Cecilia was startled by this. "Who would take a bath at such an hour?"
Natalie looked uneasy as she replied, "Mom, it was Selina. And she was, she..."
She really was far too embarrassed to carry on.
Cecilia felt a sense of panic at this, and she hastily pushed for her to continue, "Natalie, what about Selina?"
Natalie built up her courage and said, "Mom, I suspect that she was in the bathroom helping herself..."
She was blushing as she revealed her suspicion.
Cecilia was extremely alarmed hearing that.
Her eyes grew big.
If Selina were a man, then such actions would be understandable. However, they were dealing with a woman right now, so they didn't know what to say about this.
Natalie went on, "I fear that there could be something wrong with her mentally."
Selina was no longer in contact with Dylan, and had spontaneously announced her wish to be with Matthew. Connecting again to last night's events, Natalie could not stop herself from piecing things together, and this generated a lot of worry in her.
The chair scraped loudly as Cecilia stood up.
This caused Natalie to jump in fright.
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