Chapter 170
Tracie’s hands tightened around Selene with a warning grip.
’She’s strong. Is she trying to kill me?’ Selene wondered as her instincts kicked in again.
After a few seconds, Tracie released Selene and smiled at her. “I feel so happy to finally see you again. Oops…I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Tracie Clark, your older sister,” she said.
With the way Tracie acted as if she didn’t nearly strangle her to death, Selene nearly doubted the strength came from Tracie herself.
“I’m Selene,” said Selene.
Tracie gave Selene a tight smile with a slight nod in response.
Feeling some weird aura emanating from Tracie, Selene walked towards the last person, Ezekiel Clark, her big brother, who hugged her.
When the reunion was over, Nora ushered everyone to the dining table for dinner. She pulled Selene towards her to sit beside her, which left Xavier no choice but to sit beside Jeffrey, who continued to glare at him from time to time, but kept it discreet when Selene flashed him a smile.
“So Selene, tell me about your acting career, how did you get so famous all of a sudden. Did you use a trick up your sleeves?” Tracie asked when they were all settled into their seats, already digging in their food.
Selene, who was about to take a bite of her food, paused when she heard Tracie. It might seem like a harmless question, but the tone that Tracie used was too familiar.
Everyone else raised their heads to look at Tracie, while Ezekiel glared at her, reminding her of his warning earlier.
“Through hard work, and tips from other actors like Martha and Liam,” Selene responded with a smile. “They were the ones who helped me with my lines when I was having a hard time as a newbie p>
“Really?” Tracie asked, scooping some food into her mouth. “So the rumors aren’t true? That’s impossible. You must have climbed his bed p>
“Tracie!” Jeffrey bellowed from across the table. “How can you think such a thing about your sister p>
“I was just curious, father. I’m sure the whole internet was curious how a newbie from nowhere, absolutely from nowhere gained popularity out of the blue,” Tracie defended herself, stifling a smirk when she saw Selene’s baffled expression.
’Why has she been acting weird since I came here? First, she nearly hugged me to death, and now, she is talking about sleeping with Xavier to climb the ladder to fame,’ Selene thought to herself as her eyes narrowed at Tracie.
She didn’t want to have any trouble with her sister on their first day of meeting, so she laughed it off which surprised Tracie.
“Everyone thought so too. But like they say, rumors are carried by haters, shared by fools, and accepted by idiots p>
Kael’s jaw dropped, his spoon slipping from his hand and clattering to the ground, the only sound breaking the silence following Selene’s words.
“But you shouldn’t be spending too much time believing all that nonsense. It could bring a bad name to the Clark family,” Selene added, then cut a piece of her food and chewed as she stared at Tracie with a faint smile on her lips.
’Well done,’ Xavier thought to himself as he placed his hands on Selene’s lap, which encouraged her even more.
Meanwhile, Tracie was too stunned to speak. No one had ever disrespected her so much. And the fact that her parents haven’t scolded Selene yet only fueled her anger even more.
“HOW DARE YOU Tracie slammed her fist on the table, which caused the drinks to tumble a little. “Who do you think you are to talk to me like that? You are just a nobody. Just because you are a member of the Clark family, don’t think you can talk to me like that p>
“I suggest you take a seat and talk like a human. Saliva is flying out of your mouth,” Xavier, who had been quiet all this time said.
Tracie’s gaze tore from Selene to Xavier. Without thinking, she threw the empty plate nearest to her in his direction which he caught easily.
“TRACIE! Calm yourself down,” Ezekiel warned as he glared down at her.
She stared at him in disbelief. “You heard her call me an idiot and you didn’t scold her. What did I do wrong?” She questioned as she scowled at Selene who was unfazed by her expression.
“Tracie, take your seat!” Jeffrey ordered. When she didn’t move, he added, “Don’t make me repeat myself p>
Tracie’s hands were clenched together as she forced herself to take her seat, which seemed like a difficult task to do.
“Selene, I’m deeply sorry for what Tracie said earlier. She will apologize to you immediately,” said Ezekiel. Since he was sitting closer to Tracie, he tapped her on the shoulder, urging her to apologize immediately.
But Tracie was hellbent on not saying a word.
“It’s okay if she doesn’t want to apologize. She isn’t the first to believe such a rumor and she won’t be the last. But the fact that she believes it shows she had low regard for me. But like I said, I’m not offended at all,” Selene smiled at everyone.
Nora placed her palm on Selene’s, returning the warm smile.
“I will be sure to teach Tracie a lesson later,” the woman said with a reassuring smile.
Selene had thought she would be loved by her real family, but it seemed a curse had been placed on her to only have sisters who would make her life quite difficult for her.
The dining table grew quiet as everyone busied themselves with eating dinner.
When dinner was done, Jeffrey said, “Xavier, I want to talk to you p>
’I saw this coming,’ Xavier thought to himself.
“I will be right back,” he told Selene, pecking her cheeks before following behind Jeffrey.
When they arrived in Jeffrey’s study room, the older man stared at Xavier eyes filled with disdain.
“I want you to divorce Selene as soon as possible,” he ordered.