Selena didn’t have the nerve to knock, while Bailey opened the bedroom door.
He’d specifically chosen a time like this where Elliot wasn’t there. Bailey knew that Selena didn’t know how to deal with her.
The door opened to reveal Jasper sitting there watching the TV with a bored expression.
Hearing the door, he turned around to look, his face turning shocked.
Then it sank.
“Come over here.”
He called out towards Selena. Then, he turned to his father.
“Close the door, Dad. I’ve got some things to talk about with Selena. Don’t worry. I won’t bully her.”
Bailey knew his son best. He smiled faintly, patted Selena on the shoulder and let her in, then closed the door.
Only Jasper and Selena were left in the bedroom. Selena walked over to Jasper’s bedside, not even daring to sit.
Face cold, Jasper opened his mouth.
“Do I look like I’m going to eat you? Sit, or are you that afraid of me?”
Jasper had thought about it for a while. He believed that Selena had run because she felt like he and their mother were lying, that they couldn’t accept the existence of this child.
Considering his own sister distrusted him this much, Jasper was quite angry.
He treated her this well, but she didn’t trust him.
Or that she suspected that their mother wouldn’t accept the child. But as her big brother, of course he was going to deal with it. Jasper felt like he was getting the short end of the stick.
“It’s not like that, big brother.”
Selena sat slowly on the chair next to the bed, eyes rimmed with red.
“Then explain. Why did you take Daniel and leave? Did I do something wrong? Or did Mom say something behind the scenes that you didn’t like? Even if that was the case, you shouldn’t have left. You should have told me. I could have helped. Leaving so suddenly without so much as a word or a letter – what if something happened to you out there? Am I supposed to regret it for the rest of my life? You’re an adult now, Selena, you can’t always run away from home to deal with your problems. Besides, you’re not alone now. Dan just had surgery and is still recovering. If something had happened to you while you were out there, or if you’d raised the child badly, it’d be you who’d regret it for the rest of your life!”
Jasper lectured his sister from the heart, chiding her for a long while before Selena finally spoke.
“I never distrusted you, Jasper. I know my big brother’s the person who cares about me the most in this world. I know no matter what troubles I come across, you’ll be at my side protecting me. It’s been like that from when we were small. You always would love me. Why would I distrust you? Even a year ago, I knew that you approached it because you loved me. I’ve never blamed you.”
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