The firefighter glanced at her meaningfully with a bit of playfulness in his eyes.“Selena, we were classmates in college for two years. You don’t recognize me anymore?”Selena froze slightly as she looked at his face carefully.She finally matched this face with a vague memory in her mind.The young boy chased her for two years, but she rejected him.At that time, Selena was still stuck in her horrible marriage with Derek Norton, and her grandfather had people watching her at all times.Thus, there were hardly any men of her age that were allowed to appear around her.This was Zachary Salvatore who fervently pursued her back then, right?In an instant, Selena had mixed feelings.Why did Zachary look so different from before?She did not pay much attention to him before, but he was so hot now!Selena thought to herself and felt regretful.After Zachary checked the fire hydrant, he went to see the fire extinguisher.However, his face was solemn as he put the fire extinguish
Zachary paused. He looked a little annoyed and helpless.“My boss saw me, so it’ll be rude if I don’t go.”Right.Selena thought about it and nodded.Just as she was about to leave with her bag, Zachary suddenly reached out to stop her. He asked with probing eyes.“Selena, what’s your relationship with Eric Ferguson?”“He’s just an acquaintance.”Zachary nodded and smiled.“Right, it’s quite amazing that you get to know such a big shot. I heard that Eric Ferguson is the most eligible bachelor in the elite circle. His minimum standard for a partner is a Ph.D. holder. Some can’t even make the cut!”Selena listened and felt slightly uncomfortable.Zachary glanced at Selena and smiled.“But he’s not good enough for you, Selena. Everyone knows how beautiful and smart you are!”The gloom in Selena’s heart was swept away, and she nodded happily.When the two of them went into the private room, everyone was already there.There were two other empty seats reserved for them.One w
Selena yelled, “Hah! I didn’t count on you. I shouldn’t have wasted my time at that dinner tonight. If I had dinner with my college junior, this matter might have already been resolved!”She was regretting joining Eric’s dinner.Although it was a rare opportunity to eat with such big shots, this did not affect the closing of her bar.What did she gain from it?Nothing at all.Eric frowned. His face was extremely gloomy.“Can he solve it for you? Hah…”Selena turned her head away and refused to say another word to him.The silence along the way made the driver in front extremely uneasy.This was the first time the driver saw Eric sending someone home, yet that person dared to argue with him.More importantly, Eric did not even kick her out.It was really strange.They finally arrived at the bar.The driver stopped the car, and before he got down to open the door for Selena, Selena already pushed the door open and got out of the car.The bar was closed for the past two days
Selena had not had breakfast yet!Mitchell did not say much and asked her to get in the car.“Ms. Nelson, you can have breakfast at the villa and get the servants to make whatever you want to eat.”Selena paused. “Mr. Crawford, you know about my relationship with Eric. Does he know that I’m going? He won’t think that I’m being delusional again, right?”She did not want to be accused of having a deep affection for Eric and looking for any opportunity to get close to him again.It was really insulting!Mitchell pursed his lips and had a complicated expression.“I’m sorry to trouble you, but I really can’t find a more suitable person to help out on such short notice.”The women around Eric were few enough that Mitchell could count them with his fingers.Mitchell also could not get a man to stay with Eric because it would be strange.“I don’t understand.”Selena shook her head.She was really dumbfounded.Mitchell took a deep breath."Actually, Mr. Ferguson isn’t sick. He’s i
Afraid of attracting the servant’s attention, Mitchell and Easton left after a short while.In Eric’s room, Selena and Chance looked at each other.Chance was happy and acted like a good host.“Auntie, don’t worry. When Daddy wakes up, I’ll explain to him and ask him to thank you. Daddy is rich! You can get him to share some of his money with you.”Selena could not help but smile. She pinched Chance’s little face, which was soft and bouncy.“Why would your dad share his money with me? At most, he would just give me a smidge of alms.”Chance frowned slightly, but soon, he looked at her with a smile.“If he doesn’t share with you, I will!”“You’re a good boy.”Selena casually smiled and walked around the room to check it out.There were all kinds of wine on display in the expensive wine cabinet, some of which she could not name because her bar could not afford to buy such expensive wine.They were astoundingly expensive!There were also porcelain vases randomly placed around
Selena recovered after resting for a while. That bit of wine was really nothing to her.It was almost evening.From the balcony, Selena could see a servant outside watering the garden while the other was picking vegetables.The sun was setting.The orange hue enveloped the entire villa and created such a tranquil and beautiful picture.Usually, at this hour, the bar was starting to get lively.Selena was not there, so she was worried about the bar.However, since she agreed to Mitchell’s request, she could not just leave like this.Selena looked back at the pale man on the bed speechlessly. His eyes were tightly closed, and he did not move at all.This was the first time Selena saw him in such a vulnerable state.She thought, ‘Hah! You said you never sleep in. Look how long you’ve been sleeping now!’Selena pursed her lips and thought that Eric was really pitiful.The Cantonese food that the servants made was decent. Selena was a picky eater, but she could not find any faul
Eric closed his eyes as if he was suppressing his emotions.What an earth-shattering change!Chance knelt beside Eric as if he had done something wrong and carefully picked up the potato chips, placing them into the bag. Chance did not dare to look at his father’s expression.Finally, when he was done picking up the mess, Chance cautiously said, “Daddy, are you feeling better?”The soft and childish voice in Eric’s ear brought Eric out of his thoughts.His eyes were deep and dark as he glanced at Chance.“What’s going on?”Chance thought that Eric was referring to Selena’s appearance, so he quickly explained, “Uncle Mitchell asked Aunt Selena to come and take care of you because he suspected that someone deliberately caused the accident. Uncle Mitchell concealed the fact that you were injured for fear of causing conflicts and panic in the company. Aunt Selena has been taking care of you here for the past few days. She even gave up her job! Aunt Selena is such a kind person!”Ch
Mitchell took a deep breath, paused, and said, “Mr. Ferguson, the person who stabbed you used to be a construction worker that worked on the Yeager family’s project. I suspect that Larry Yeager was reluctant to give up on this project, so he placed his own people here. This person has a criminal record, no family members, and has a clean bank account with no abnormal transactions.”This was what made Mitchell feel so helpless.There was no monetary exchange, which meant that there was no evidence to prove the relationship between this person and the Yeager family.They could not do anything about the Yeagers.Eric’s face was cold and expressionless. He did not look surprised, as if he had expected this a long time ago.There was a moment of silence.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside.Eric raised his chin, and Mitchell went to open the door.“Ms. Nelson, I didn’t see you just now. Thanks for your hard work during this time.”Selena smiled. “You’re welcome. I’m fin