Chapter 181
At the Harrison mansion, Michelle knocked on a door. When Jack opened the door, she asked, “Can I come in p>
He gave her a curious look, sizing her up and down before he spread the door wide for her to come in.
“Hurry up with what you have to say. I have to get ready to go to work,” he said, walking towards his bed and settling on it.
Michelle’s hands were rubbing each other, as they turned sweaty due to how anxious she was feeling.
She had been feeling that way since the time she spotted Selene at the Dreamscape building.
“Mother is cheating on Father,” she said, waiting to see Jack’s expression. But unfortunately, nothing came.
He stared back at her with a blank look, which was unable to read.
“Aren’t you shocked that Mother has been cheating on Dad for the longest time? She’s not even ashamed of it! She’s not even worried that Dad is going to find out soon She trailed off as she realized Jack wasn’t reacting the way she’d expected. His calm expression threw her off, and suddenly it clicked. “You knew about it,” she stated, her voice filled with disbelief.
“I’ve known for a very long time, Michelle. I thought you would know sooner, but I guess you aren’t smart enough to see what has been happening in this house. Your whole focus has been on how to get your revenge on Selene,” he said, probing up from his bed to walk to his study table.
He toyed with a few books, his face scrunched up in disgust as he sized up the room.
’I can’t wait to have my study,’ he thought to himself.
Turning back, he faced Michelle who gave him a perplexed look, her head tilted while a single eyebrow raised in confusion.
“What are you talking about?” She asked, trying to hide the goosebumps that appeared on her skin at the mention of Selene’s name.
“I’ve known for a very long time. But honestly, I wouldn’t call it cheating if the man you are with fails to satisfy you. He prioritized his work over his wife so…it is what it is.” He simply shrugs.
Michelle couldn’t believe what she was hearing spill from Jack’s mouth.
She’d thought she would come into his room, inform him of what she’d just found out, and together, they would try to talk their mother into stopping her affair with that unknown man.
Unfortunately, it turned out Jack approved of it.
“You can’t be serious Jack,” she spouted.
“I’m very serious. If that’s all you came here to tell me, then please leave. As I said earlier, I have to prepare to go to the office,” he said, walking towards his closet this time around to pick out the best suit. “Which one looks good on me?” He mumbled to himself, completely ignoring Michelle who was fuming with clenched fists.
“There’s something else I have to tell you, something way more important than mom cheating on dad,” she said, gaining Jack’s attention as he turned his head to glance at her.
“Like what?” He asked.
“We have a problem, Jack p>
“Can you stop beating around the bush and tell me exactly what problem we have p>
Michelle gulped down her saliva in fear, feeling her stomach churn as it turned inside out at what she was about to say.
“Anastasia was never dead p>
Jack simply stared at her, waiting for her to complete her sentence.
“She’d been with us all these while, posing as someone else. She’s been the one causing us all this trouble.” Michelle’s hand clenched the hem of her dress, finding the courage to spill out the words. “Anastasia has been posing as Selene all these while p>
Jack blinked twice at Michelle, trying to digest all that she’d said.
“Are you trying to prank me, Michelle?” He questioned.
“Do you think even if I wanted to prank you, I would say something like this?” She questioned back, utterly frustrated at how Jack was taking the situation lightly.
She’d not taken a wink of sleep the previous night due to Selene’s warning that continued to chime in her ears like a bell.
You’d better get ready because when I strike, it will be swift and unforgiving. Don’t say I didn’t warn you when the time comes.
The warning rang one more time in her ears, nearly driving Michelle to her limit.
“She told me when I saw her at the Dreamscape building. She’s been Anastasia all these while p>
“That’s impossible. She drank the orange juice and didn’t get any reaction p>
“Because Xavier barged into the house out of nowhere,” she interrupted him. “He saved her before she had her allergy reaction, which also means Xavier knows Selene is Anastasia p>
Michelle’s eyes nearly popped right out of their sockets when she came to that conclusion.
Jack hissed under his breath, completely hating the news he’d just received.
“As for her allergy reaction, we know she gets them only 30 seconds after she takes an orange. Maybe she took a suppressant or something, I don’t know Michelle trailed off.
“It can’t be,” Jack muttered, his fist clenched. “If Selene was Anastasia, and Xavier knew of what we did to her, we wouldn’t be standing here alive p>
Michelle sighed.
It turned out Jack wasn’t as scared as she was when she realized Selene was Anastasia all along.
“I’m telling you Jack, Selene is Anastasia. She said she was coming to take back everything we took from her.” She tried to make Jack understand the situation, but his face was still nonchalant as if he didn’t care.
“Everything?” He asked, cocking an eyebrow.
“Yes, everything, including her properties father took from her! She’s coming soon—I don’t know when but soon p>
A smirk stretched on Jack’s lips, as he stared at Michelle.
“That’s impossible because Selene can’t take back everything, including her properties most especially p>
Michelle frowned in confusion.
“That’s because I now own everything that belongs to the Harrison family,” he finished.