Chapter 39
Selene’s eyes glanced at Xavier before her eyes immediately tore away from him, remembering the night they nearly kissed which continued to live in her head rent-free.
“Xavier, come and give this old woman a hug,” said old Wallace.
Xavier hugged old Wallace, before walking towards his mother and hugged her also. He shook his father’s hand while the middle-aged man who looked more like Xavier’s elder brother than a father patted him on the shoulder.
After exchanging pleasantries with his parents, Xavier moved to sit beside Selene which had the latter stiffened a little.
Michelle immediately scowled. Xavier had completely ignored her again and went to sit with Selene. She silently gritted her teeth in anger, totally regretting inviting her over to the Wallace mansion. If only she had known that Xavier was coming over, she would have worn something better so that she could grab his attention.
Michelle stared down at her casual jeans and top. Selene was also wearing a similar outfit and Xavier noticed her but didn’t notice Michelle.
’That slut,’ she cursed under her breath as she balled her fist tightly.
“Excuse me, I will go change,” said Michelle, excusing herself.
Michelle quickly walked towards her room and found Richard playing his video games as usual. His cans of soda drinks he had already consumed lay scattered on the floor as if an animal was living in the room.
Michelle glared at Richard.
’How can a twenty-seven-year-old be so deadbeat?’ She wondered.
She walked towards him and tapped him on the shoulder, making his jolt.
Richard stared at Michelle, shock evident on his face since he hadn’t heard her come in.
“What do you want this time?” He asked her.
“Why would you dirty our room like this? Sometimes I feel like I’m living with an animal instead of a human,” Michelle spat out of anger.
Richard combed his messy hair with his hand, sighing.
“Xavier is downstairs,” she informed. Richard sprang out from his gaming seat as soon as he heard Xavier’s name.
“What is Xavier doing downstairs?” Richard asked her.
Michelle frowned deeply. “How would I know?” She questioned him. “You’d better behave around him, he might consider giving you a job at the Wallace company so behave,” she added, picking out some clothes from the closet before moving to the bathroom.
Richard slumped on his gaming seat, sighing again.
“Why does he keep coming to this house?” Richard asked himself.
Richard was extremely scared of Xavier. He was his elder brother after all and the latter had always been harsh on him, only being lenient towards Kace.
Whenever he was around Xavier, he felt like he couldn’t breathe anymore.
Sighing again, he stood up from the chair and headed downstairs.
His eyes nearly popped when he saw Anastasia also, sitting beside his grandma.
Old Wallace had pulled Selene to sit beside her which had Xavier scowl a little.
He didn’t need to ask her to know she was ignoring him and he was aware it was because of what happened the previous night.
Richard continued to ogle at Selene. He felt one part of his body growing as he kicked his lips out of lust toward Selene.
’What a sexy woman,’ he thought to himself.
“Xavier,” Richard called. “Long time no see,” he added, taking a seat beside Xavier.
“Don’t sit beside me,” Xavier said, his tone firm and commanding.
Richard’s butt which was about to sit on the couch, immediately paused. He didn’t need to be told twice so he quickly moved to another seat.
Selene could feel Richard’s gaze from the corners of her eyes as he stared at her. It made her feel disgusted and uncomfortable, especially after all that Richard had done to her in the past.
Xavier noticed the discomfort etched on Selene’s face as she tried to maintain a smile for old Wallace.
“Please forgive me for always calling you Anastasia. It’s just that she was a very sweet girl and you remind me of her so much,” said old Wallace. She placed her hand on Selene’s before she blurted out the next question, “Are you married dear p>
“W-what? No, of course not grandma. I’m not married,” she replied.
“That’s good because I was hoping you would get married to Xavier,” old Wallace blurted out again.
Xavier nearly spat out the water he was drinking. He dropped the glass of water before he stood up.
“Selene, may I speak with you?” Xavier requested.
Old Wallace’s eyes immediately sparkled in excitement as she stared at her grumpy grandson, thinking he was going to make a move towards Selene.
Selene excused herself as she followed behind Xavier. She tried to keep up with Xavier’s long stride as he led her outside of the mansion, towards the beautiful garden.
“Wow,” she gasped when she saw the garden. “The garden looks so beautiful p>
Xavier stared at the garden before staring back at her, trying to understand what she was saying.
“It’s just flowers,” he said.
Selene opened her mouth, trying to find words but immediately closed it back before she would say the wrong thing.
“What did you want to talk to me about?” She asked instead.
Xavier’s eyes narrowed at her. “You don’t have to ignore me all day p>
Selene’s cheeks turned warm, blood rushing towards her ears before she looked away.
“And who says I was ignoring you p>
“We both know you are, Selene,” said Xavier.
He wasn’t sure what got into him the previous night but he was sure of one thing. He wanted to taste those lips.
“I don’t know what you are talking about Xavier p>
Selene limped towards the garden so that she could take a better look at it.
Xavier already knows about what happened at the shoot since Kace had already informed him about it. He followed behind her.
Xavier glanced around, feeling a gaze at his back. Someone was watching him and he had a good idea who it could be.
He parted his mouth to ask, “Selene, what if I’m in love with you p>