Reclaiming Her Heart

"Yeah," Selena responded absentmindedly. She wasn't used to discussing those things with others, so her attitude was a bit cold.

Alice's eyes lit up with joy. It's good that Elena didn't like him.

The car stopped in the Fair family courtyard. Selena intended to drop Alice off at the back and leave immediately.

James happened to be watering flowers in the yard with Nick by his side.

Selena frowned slightly, but Alice had already gotten out of the car and run over.

"Dad, Nick."

James was explaining company matters to Nick when he saw Selena's car from afar and stopped what he was doing.

Selena could only get out of the car to greet him. "Dad."

James handed the watering can to a servant and sighed lightly. "It's good that you're back. Come inside. Beatrice made a lot of delicious food tonight, and I also want to discuss something with you."

Alice still had to meet Raymond; now, there wasn't much time left. "Dad, I have something else going on right now. Let's talk about it later," said Selena.

"It's about company matters," James replied seriously, patting Nick on his back reassuringly.

A sense of foreboding flashed through Selena's mind as she listened further.

"Nick hasn't had any proper job for years," James continued speaking while looking at her intently. "Beatrice asked me if we could let him intern at our company since this child has been working hard recently, according to his report... What do you think?"

Selena didn't say anything but looked calm yet knowing in her eyes. Beatrice wanted her son into her father's company which meant that they would probably make him inherit everything from The Fair Family someday... "Selena, everyone is gathered here today. Come inside and let's talk; Dad talked about you just now," Nick said.

She looked at Nick expressionlessly while the young man smiled back as if he were her elder brother. His gaze had been locked on her since she entered, with a dark color in his eyes.

He and Alice stood on either side of James, occasionally making jokes with him. Although they were only a meter away from each other, it felt like there was an invisible wall between them. She felt like an outsider who suddenly barged into this place and didn't fit in.

Selena hesitated for a moment before feeling inexplicably lost, "Dad, I really have something else going on."

James' smile gradually faded when he heard that. "Selena, I've seen how Alice has treated you over these years. She came out of the hospital early because it's her birthday today, and she wanted to celebrate with us at home... Do you really have to leave now?"

This statement was already quite serious. Alice quickly grabbed Selena's hand, "Elena, let's go inside first." Then she turned towards James again, "Dad, don't be angry; my sister just doesn't know how to express herself well." Selena slowly pulled away from Alice's grip and spoke honestly, "I made an appointment with Raymond to discuss our divorce at exactly twelve o'clock."

Her tone was very calm, but when she raised her head momentarily, she saw James raise his palm high up in anger but then stop himself mid-action as he breathed heavily while clutching his chest before falling backward onto the ground. Alice and Nick immediately held him while Beatrice rushed out after hearing the commotion shouting for their family doctor.

Pushing Selena aside roughly without any care or concern for her husband's condition, Beatrice pointed at her. She cursed, "If you're not happy coming back, don't come back. Your father hasn't slept well for days because of company matters; do you really have to make him angry enough to die?"

Selena's heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly as she struggled to breathe. She didn't want to stay here any longer and ruin their mood.

"Father, please have a good rest. I'll come to see you later," Selena said softly.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

"You still want a divorce with Raymond?" James asked weakly.

"I talked with him about if we can postpone the day of our divorce."

Only after hearing this did James finally relax his tense expression. After that, he seemed exhausted beyond words and didn't say anything else. Selena walked outside the courtyard and checked the time. It was already past twelve o'clock.

Was Raymond still in Wolfland? Would he agree to postpone the day of their divorce?