Matthew was still caught up in his thoughts and did not reply.
"Matthew, are you there? Can you hear me?" Selina asked in confusion.
Matthew regained his senses.
"Yes, I heard you," he answered in a low voice.
"Well, have you missed me?" Selina asked teasingly.
Matthew hesitated for a moment.
To be honest, he had not thought about Selina at all.
The photo had been hovering at the back of his mind, enveloping him in uneasiness.
Selina felt a little sulky that Matthew seemed to be preoccupied.
"Did you not miss me at all?" Selina asked again.
Matthew composed himself and put on a cheerful tone.
"I miss you every moment of the day," Matthew answered.
Selina was pleased at his words.
"Me too. Okay then, I won't bother you now. See you later."
"All right."
After hanging up the phone, Matthew stared blankly into space for some time.
Finally, he picked up his phone.
He called Reid.
"Reid, you win. Let's meet up."
On the other end of the phone, Reid smiled brazenly.
He had expected that Matthew would call him.
"Okay, we'll meet in an hour."
At his villa, Reid was getting ready to go out.
Caroline stopped Reid in his tracks and asked, "Where are you
going?"
She had noticed that Reid seemed to be hiding something from her.
Reid glanced at Caroline. "I don't need to report everything I do to you."
He spoke in a condescending tone.
Caroline replied in frustration. "I thought we were partners in this plan. We were supposed to deal with Selina together . I took the fall for everything , that's why I am stuck here with you. Now this is how you treat me?"
Reid felt disconcerted at her words.
Caroline was still useful to keep around.
He replied in a softer tone, "I'm going out to meet Matthew."
"Why? " Caroline's eyes brightened.
lt disappeared as quickly as it came.
Despite that, Reid noticed the change in her eyes.
At that moment, Caroline's eyes sparkled, unlike her usual dull appearance.
From a certain angle, Caroline even looked attractive, Reid thought to himself.
On the spur of the moment, he lifted her chin gently.
Caroline was stunned at his actions.
This was the first time Reid has done such an intimate thing to her during her long stay at his villa.
His proximity to her was too close for her liking.
Caroline slapped Reid's hand away.
She glared at Reid. "What are you doing?"
Reid chuckled at her embarrassment. "Weren't you against the marriage between Matthew and
Selina? I am going to stop them from getting married."
Reid's words took Caroline by surprise.
Her expression changed.
She stared straight at Reid. "Are you serious?"
Reid flashed one of his rare smiles. "Yes, just wait for my good news."
After leaving the villa, Reid made a phone call to Saoirse.
They had exchanged contacts since the last time they met.
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