Selina POV
There was silence after I broke the news to Sir. Russell . His face was neutral and I was anxious to know how he felt about it.
"So what you are trying to tell me is that you are pregnant for Adams ?" He asked, trying to maintain a good composure, but I could see the shock in his tone.
"I wanted to break the news to him today and now this came outside." I said, referring to the news about the infidelity.
"I know that you are going through it at the moment, I want to suggest that you come to my mansion and I can make preparation for you and we also discuss how you are going to give birth to the child. I want you to know that you are going to give birth to that child." He assured.
His plan was perfect and I could not help but be grateful to him for not giving up on me through the controversies.
Once he hang up the phone, I grabbed my bags and leave Adams 's mansion. I know Mr. Russell wants me around to have his grand child, but I did not consider it a safe space for my child.
I did not want to be constantly reminded of the fact that my child has no father.
After a few hours, I arrived at a top luxurious hotel, where I intended to stay for some time and aware from preying paparazzi.
"Greetings." I spoke to the receptionist, whose attention was completely on the screen before her.
"I am guessing you need a room." She asked, even without taking a glance at my direction.
.
"Indeed, I intend to spend two nights here " She nodded her head and went back to her computer, inputing a couple of data and afterwards grabbing a key and handing over to me.
"So what." She said throwing the key on the table. “Wait a minute…” he said the moment he finally saw my face.
"Aren't you Selina Adams ? The woman in the video..." he asked, curiosity piqued.
“Look, I don't know what's wrong with everyone. I need you to at least shut your lips and stop mentioning my name. Now, I'm just a guest here, so treat me like one. »
I hate the toxic energy that everyone around me suddenly seems to possess. It wasn't the first to go viral on the internet, but I still hated it.
Arriving in my room, I put down my luggage and fell into bed, thinking about Mr. Lockwood's offer.
I knew that the man was willing to help, but I did not want to upset his kind nature and end up on the cutting board next to his son, which would be too much for me. I was determined to manage my affairs.
There was a sudden knock on the door, which forced me to get out of bed and grab my sleeves.
As I opened the door, I was surprised by the strange person standing on my doorstep. It was the same man waiting. His eyes were staring at me and his aura was dangerous. "So? How much for one night?"
His question caught my attention.
"Excuse me?" I asked, hoping I heard his question correctly.
"How expensive is a night. Tell me your price and I'll double it."
he asked once more with a smile on his ugly face. "I don't know what you're talking about. Now, if you'll excuse me..." I ask turning to close the door but his strong arms grab my hands and pull me back; an act that seems shocking to me.
"No one walks away from me," he revealed. "You're definitely one of those villains who make themselves desirable." Which is pretty pathetic for someone whose sex clips are all over the internet. »
Anger reverberated throughout my body. He had drawn the line between my reasoning and my emotions and it hit me hard.
"Listen to me you spoiled bastard! I'm not a whore and if that's what you think of me, that's your opinion, I don't care. All I care about is calling the police and making you arrest for assault if your hands touch me again!” I warned him sternly.
"But there is nothing you can do, absolutely nothing. I have all the connections to get out of any difficult situation. what do you have Oh, I remember, you have holes wide open so that any man can put his pipe through them. »
I couldn't even hear a bit of what he had to say. I was completely disgusted and I forcefully removed his hands, returned to the room and slammed the door in his face.
"You're going to regret life decisions, whore. Maybe you need that dollar!"
I fell to the floor with tears in my eyes, thinking that this situation could be so complicated that everyone would label me a slut. It was clear that the waiting guests had the same thoughts when they saw my face. And the receptionist was not to be left.
My cell phone suddenly started ringing and Mr. Russell was on the line.
I knew he was probably wondering why he hadn't come to his residence. I didn't want to go back to that family. He didn't want to ruin his reputation anymore.
I watched the phone ring until it stopped ringing.
There was only one way out of this situation. I was already in love with the Internet and I didn't have the courage to open the phone. I could not live with this trauma. With the increasing toxicity, I needed a safe space to hold my energy and there was only one option available.
I got up from the floor, picked up the phone and asked to contact an old acquaintance.
After some time, he finally picked up the phone.
"Selina?" The beautiful voice of an old friend sent waves of joy into my soul.
"Hey Jane.. Uh, I know this may sound corny, but maybe I'll come to Canada to stay with you for a while. Don't worry, I'll explain everything to you soon. "
"Dear Ofelia, you know you're always welcome. I'll be waiting soon."
I hung up after that.
My decision was made and there was no going back.
I have to leave this place for sanity.
Selina POV"We will like to congratulate you on your latest project with our investors. We knew you were going to be a top asset with us." "It is nice working with you Mr. Joe " I responded with a handshake politely."There is one single problem though." He mentioned once we broke free from the handshake. "One of the investor is hosting a private party in California in his island and it is mandatory that you come for it." My smile disappeared the moment I heard Carlifornia. How do they want me to returned to the place that I most dreaded, a place that almost made me look like a whore, a state that threw several allegations against me and sabotage my marriage."Are there no other options? I mean excuses that will be considered by the executive of why I am not in attendance?" I pointed out."I am sorry, I know this must have ccaused you a serious inconvenience, but I need you to understand that this party is important, if we have you in attendance, it open us to bigger investment cli
Adams POVWhen the night had come, I was already tired from the amount of calls that Jolie had been sending for me.Everything about this woman has been toxic since I got engaged to her. I could understand her frustration being that we had no child, but it was not my fault. I could still remember the words of the doctor and I clearly did not want to believe that was the case with me. I cannot be impotent not to have a child.I switched the phone off and stepped out the premises of the hotel, which was one of my biggest investment. I noticed a limousine parked beside my car and wondered if the special guests that the investors were talking about could be the owner of this ride.My eyes suddenly caught a young little girl staring at the direction of my car. Her curiosity picked my intrest and I approached her."Hey little Kid." She turned around and I froze at the sight before me. This young girl looked exactly like me. Her eyes were the same colors with mine and we shared the same t
Selina POVI walked away from Adam ignoring his his stares bored hole into my back or how Ella kept turning her small frame to get a better look at him. He was my past, no amount of his good looks could change what he did to me. Beside, he was married. I did not want him close to me neither would my daughter. "That man looks like me," Ella said immediately we got back inside. Her inquisitive eyes that glistened with intelligence bigger than her age looked up at me as if expecting an explanation. "Really? People look like random people all the time," I lied. It pained me to have to lie to my daughter but I believe she was too young to know the circumstances around her birth. I've raised her alone just fine abd I would continue to do so. "Oh look! I found a Polaroid camera, here, pose for me baby," I distracted her her raising up the camera so she cool see. Ella giggled as she gave different poses successfully digressing us from that conversation I did not want to have. It took hour
Selina POV.My mind drifted apart with many thoughts as I stood rooted at the doorstep, unsure of how to react. I stood frozen at the threshold, Adam’s grip on my arm grounding me in a moment that felt surreal. The doorway was a barrier, separating the chaos outside from the fragile sanctuary I had built for Ella and me. My heart raced, not just from the encounter I had narrowly escaped, but from the presence of the man I had tried so hard to forget. The past years weren't easy as a result."Selina" He called in a low voice, his voice a low rumble that sent shivers down my spine. “Please. Let me stay. I can’t just leave you like this. What if he came back again to threaten you? I need to stay and ensure your safety”I glanced back into the dimly lit hallway of my suite. Ella was safe, but the thought of that man returning loomed large in my mind. Adam’s concern stirred something in me—an unsettling mix of gratitude and the remnants of old feelings I thought I had buried.“Why do you
ADAMJolie was sitting up in the couch waiting for me when I got back home. There was a worried look on her face as she ran to me. "Where the heck have you been? I have been trying to find you since yesterday. You were supposed to come back home after the private party. Where did you go?" She immediately started to question me..I was in a bad mood and I wasn't prepared to deal with her questions. I had met Selene again and even though we had sex last night, it was clear that she did not want to have anything to do with me after the way that I had treated her. The last thing I wanted was to deal with this woman I had married .Marrying Jolie was the biggest regret of my life .I was sad after I believed that Selene actually cheated on me and because she was there for me through it all,.I got married to her. I should have known that it was just a ploy. She just pretended to be there for me because she wanted to be my wife. "I don't think that I need to explain anything to you. Don't f
SELENEAriel and I walked into the big mall. My daughter was going to resume school the next day and I wanted to get the best things for her. Since it had been decided that I was going to be staying here for now, I knew that I had to arrange things for her. I had asked my assistant at the company to find me a good school for her. She was able to find a school that was close to my company. And Ariel was even happy about starting a new school. I had thought that Ariel was going to be skeptical about being at a new school and that she was not going to like it but I was in for a shock. Ariel actually liked the idea of attending a new school. I was really happy about it. I got Ariel a new backpack and she was very excited. I held her tiny hand. "Do you want to get new dresses Ariel? So that you can make a good impression on your classmates tomorrow?" I asked Ariel. She nodded her head in excitement. I bought a few dresses for her. I was leaving the mall when I saw a yellow dress. I f
SELENA"Lucian, what are you doing here?" Jolie was the first person to speak up. She had a sweet smile on her face, and she looked nothing like the woman who had been threatening me just seconds away. I rolled my eyes. Jolie was still the same person that she was seven years ago. A pretender. She only knew how to pretend to be something else in front of everyone. I was really getting sick and tired of her behaviour. "Well, I came here shopping with a female friend..." Lucian looked back and I followed his eyes. I could see a woman who was looking at clothes a short distance away from us. I sneered. Lucian had still not changed. He was still the same playboy that he was in the past. He was best friends with Adam seven years ago, and the way it looked, they were still best friends. He did try to contact me after I left, but I wanted nothing to do with Adam and my past life when I left and so I didn't respond to him at all. I was sure that woman was his latest girlfriend. Joli
Adams POVMorning came faster than I had expected. I didn't need to look at my diary to understand that the day is going to be long and busy for me. However, what pulled my attention from the tonality I had set for myself, was the sudden buzz on my phone, when i had turned the data on.Check-in through the media's timeline, I am shocked to the bone by the headline of the news set before me."Adams Russell 's beloved wife caught in the act of infidelity?" My mouth was wide apart and my eyes couldn't believe the words I was reading. This must be some sort of joke.It wasn't a joke however, when the videos suddenly popped up in my dm. Apparently, some anonymous person had decided to send the videos over for me to look through.The moment I finished watching the video, my anger was uncontrollable. I didn't want to imagine Selina had done this, but it was there; there evidence was there in bare sight for the whole world to behold.Getting out of my bed, I had one place in mind to get to,
SELENA"Lucian, what are you doing here?" Jolie was the first person to speak up. She had a sweet smile on her face, and she looked nothing like the woman who had been threatening me just seconds away. I rolled my eyes. Jolie was still the same person that she was seven years ago. A pretender. She only knew how to pretend to be something else in front of everyone. I was really getting sick and tired of her behaviour. "Well, I came here shopping with a female friend..." Lucian looked back and I followed his eyes. I could see a woman who was looking at clothes a short distance away from us. I sneered. Lucian had still not changed. He was still the same playboy that he was in the past. He was best friends with Adam seven years ago, and the way it looked, they were still best friends. He did try to contact me after I left, but I wanted nothing to do with Adam and my past life when I left and so I didn't respond to him at all. I was sure that woman was his latest girlfriend. Joli
SELENEAriel and I walked into the big mall. My daughter was going to resume school the next day and I wanted to get the best things for her. Since it had been decided that I was going to be staying here for now, I knew that I had to arrange things for her. I had asked my assistant at the company to find me a good school for her. She was able to find a school that was close to my company. And Ariel was even happy about starting a new school. I had thought that Ariel was going to be skeptical about being at a new school and that she was not going to like it but I was in for a shock. Ariel actually liked the idea of attending a new school. I was really happy about it. I got Ariel a new backpack and she was very excited. I held her tiny hand. "Do you want to get new dresses Ariel? So that you can make a good impression on your classmates tomorrow?" I asked Ariel. She nodded her head in excitement. I bought a few dresses for her. I was leaving the mall when I saw a yellow dress. I f
ADAMJolie was sitting up in the couch waiting for me when I got back home. There was a worried look on her face as she ran to me. "Where the heck have you been? I have been trying to find you since yesterday. You were supposed to come back home after the private party. Where did you go?" She immediately started to question me..I was in a bad mood and I wasn't prepared to deal with her questions. I had met Selene again and even though we had sex last night, it was clear that she did not want to have anything to do with me after the way that I had treated her. The last thing I wanted was to deal with this woman I had married .Marrying Jolie was the biggest regret of my life .I was sad after I believed that Selene actually cheated on me and because she was there for me through it all,.I got married to her. I should have known that it was just a ploy. She just pretended to be there for me because she wanted to be my wife. "I don't think that I need to explain anything to you. Don't f
Selina POV.My mind drifted apart with many thoughts as I stood rooted at the doorstep, unsure of how to react. I stood frozen at the threshold, Adam’s grip on my arm grounding me in a moment that felt surreal. The doorway was a barrier, separating the chaos outside from the fragile sanctuary I had built for Ella and me. My heart raced, not just from the encounter I had narrowly escaped, but from the presence of the man I had tried so hard to forget. The past years weren't easy as a result."Selina" He called in a low voice, his voice a low rumble that sent shivers down my spine. “Please. Let me stay. I can’t just leave you like this. What if he came back again to threaten you? I need to stay and ensure your safety”I glanced back into the dimly lit hallway of my suite. Ella was safe, but the thought of that man returning loomed large in my mind. Adam’s concern stirred something in me—an unsettling mix of gratitude and the remnants of old feelings I thought I had buried.“Why do you
Selina POVI walked away from Adam ignoring his his stares bored hole into my back or how Ella kept turning her small frame to get a better look at him. He was my past, no amount of his good looks could change what he did to me. Beside, he was married. I did not want him close to me neither would my daughter. "That man looks like me," Ella said immediately we got back inside. Her inquisitive eyes that glistened with intelligence bigger than her age looked up at me as if expecting an explanation. "Really? People look like random people all the time," I lied. It pained me to have to lie to my daughter but I believe she was too young to know the circumstances around her birth. I've raised her alone just fine abd I would continue to do so. "Oh look! I found a Polaroid camera, here, pose for me baby," I distracted her her raising up the camera so she cool see. Ella giggled as she gave different poses successfully digressing us from that conversation I did not want to have. It took hour
Adams POVWhen the night had come, I was already tired from the amount of calls that Jolie had been sending for me.Everything about this woman has been toxic since I got engaged to her. I could understand her frustration being that we had no child, but it was not my fault. I could still remember the words of the doctor and I clearly did not want to believe that was the case with me. I cannot be impotent not to have a child.I switched the phone off and stepped out the premises of the hotel, which was one of my biggest investment. I noticed a limousine parked beside my car and wondered if the special guests that the investors were talking about could be the owner of this ride.My eyes suddenly caught a young little girl staring at the direction of my car. Her curiosity picked my intrest and I approached her."Hey little Kid." She turned around and I froze at the sight before me. This young girl looked exactly like me. Her eyes were the same colors with mine and we shared the same t
Selina POV"We will like to congratulate you on your latest project with our investors. We knew you were going to be a top asset with us." "It is nice working with you Mr. Joe " I responded with a handshake politely."There is one single problem though." He mentioned once we broke free from the handshake. "One of the investor is hosting a private party in California in his island and it is mandatory that you come for it." My smile disappeared the moment I heard Carlifornia. How do they want me to returned to the place that I most dreaded, a place that almost made me look like a whore, a state that threw several allegations against me and sabotage my marriage."Are there no other options? I mean excuses that will be considered by the executive of why I am not in attendance?" I pointed out."I am sorry, I know this must have ccaused you a serious inconvenience, but I need you to understand that this party is important, if we have you in attendance, it open us to bigger investment cli
Selina POVThere was silence after I broke the news to Sir. Russell . His face was neutral and I was anxious to know how he felt about it. "So what you are trying to tell me is that you are pregnant for Adams ?" He asked, trying to maintain a good composure, but I could see the shock in his tone."I wanted to break the news to him today and now this came outside." I said, referring to the news about the infidelity."I know that you are going through it at the moment, I want to suggest that you come to my mansion and I can make preparation for you and we also discuss how you are going to give birth to the child. I want you to know that you are going to give birth to that child." He assured.His plan was perfect and I could not help but be grateful to him for not giving up on me through the controversies. Once he hang up the phone, I grabbed my bags and leave Adams 's mansion. I know Mr. Russell wants me around to have his grand child, but I did not consider it a safe space for my chi
Selina POVOn arriving at the mansion, Adams 's Car was parked outside and although I knew I was innocent from the allegation, I felt a wave of anxiety hit me.Upon stepping into the premises, I was shocked to see my luggages outside, while Adams and the familiar face of Alice, holding hands together."Can we talk privately? I can explain." I managed to find the right words to say. Gray's stoic eyes made my heart beat faster. I watched him extend over to me a paper in his hands.I took the paper and the content, had me in total disbelief."I don't have all the time in the world Selina. Do what's necessary and give it back." I couldn't believe this. I felt a hole had been created in my heart from the decision that Adams was about to take."You wouldn't even allow me speak. All you had to do was hand me a divorce letter." I mentioned, at the brink of tears.There was no reply from Adams . He kept staring at me like was an object of his curiosity. It was obvious he didn't consider me i