Chapter 10: I Wish You A Happy Marriage
“We’ve been in a relationship for many years. You waited for a long time when I was doing my postgraduate studies. And now, three months? Couldn’t you wait three months? How could you fall for Jennifer’s trick like that?” Joseph explained.
“I’m not good at telling when people are lying,” Selene said, then continued. “I waited for you for a long time, not because I was so in love with you, but because I just didn’t meet someone better. That’s until I met Clint Denovan. Why should I go back to the man who cheated me with my old enemy?”
“Selene, please stop joking. I know you well, and it will take a long time for you to get into a relationship. There’s no way you married someone in just three months.”
“I’m not joking!”
Before Selene could try to convince him further, Clint walked into the store and walked up to them expressionlessly.
Joseph watched in disbelief as his boss walked in, then greeted him dumbly, “Mr. Denovan.”
Clint nodded and went by Selene’s side to confirm. “Hello, Joseph. Selene is my wife. We’re married.”
“What?!” Joseph was flabbergasted. He turned to Selene.
Selene did not hear Clint’s approach, and she didn’t know how much he had heard of their conversation. But she felt ecstatic that he came right on time. Looking at Joseph’s pale face, she felt proud and elated.
She smiled brightly. “You see, I’m not joking. Don’t worry. I didn’t cheat on you. We got together only after me and you broke up.”
Joseph shook his head incredulously. “This can’t be happening.”
“It’s up to you if you believe it or not. But please, don’t bother me again.”
Joseph calmed down, then laughed all of a sudden. “Selene, this is shocking. You are the last person I’d expect to do something like getting married on a whim. But it makes sense -Mr. Denovan is a billionaire, and many girls want to marry him. It’s just that I thought you were different than the other girls.”
“I’m sorry if I gave you the wrong idea,” Selene said expressionlessly.
In Selene’s opinion, Joseph was a real utilitarian; Clint was his boss, and he could control himself enough to act properly. He was, like always, putting his career in the first place, as it was his priority in life.
But what Joseph did later proved her wrong.
Joseph became calm and composed himself, then spoke to Clint and Selene. “I wish you a happy marriage.”
Selene did not reply, but Clint thanked him.
Joseph walked to the door of the store and was about to leave when, to their surprise, he turned back to them. “Mr. Denovan, tomorrow I will hand in my registration letter and hand down the business I’m in charge of.”
Both Clint and Selene were a little shocked by Joseph’s sudden decision. After a few moments, Clint replied. “Okay, no problem. I respect your decision.”
After Joseph disappeared, Clint turned to look at Selene.
Selene smiled and shrugged her shoulders indifferently. “He is my ex-boyfriend, and he betrayed and broke up with me. Now he’s asking for reconciliation.”
Clint smiled slightly. ”He works for me. Well, not anymore.” He said.
“Really? What a coincidence.”
“He’s a good worker. This is unexpected.”
“Is this bad?” Selene looked at him and asked.
“Just a bit.”
“I’m sorry for that.”
“It doesn’t matter. It’s better than facing my wife’s ex every day at work.”
Then Clint stretched out his hand to touch Selene’s pink lips and smiled. “You looked really cold and merciless just now.”
Before Selene reacted, Clint leaned forward to kiss her.
They had kissed each other many times, but it was usually before they made love.
It was just foreplay without any real meaning.
So, this time, the kiss surprised Selene. Even after the kiss, Selene was still dumbfounded.
Seeing her surprised expression, Clint touched her soft lips again. “It seems that I am a bad kisser.” He joked, which was uncharacteristic of him.
Evading Clint’s deep and serene gaze, Selene smiled embarrassingly. Though she showed nothing on her face, her inner heart rippled.
She couldn’t look into his eyes. A flash of a strange emotion came into her mind. She didn’t know what it was, and she felt frightened by it and wanted to suppress it, but she failed. So she just ignored it.
“Why did you come here?” Selene asked.
“It’s Valentine’s Day. And I’m not busy today, so I thought maybe we could go on a date together. Are you free?”
“Yes, I am.” Selene smiled.
In the three months they had been married, they rarely ever went on dates.
Clint invited her to have dinner in the Royal Restaurant, which was the most popular in the city.
Although they didn’t say much to each other during dinner, they both enjoyed the harmonious atmosphere between them.
Selene knew Clint had carefully planned this dinner. Though it was a trivial matter, it still showed that he valued their marriage.
The last dish of the dinner was dessert, and Selene was not crazy about dessert. But it looked so good that she couldn’t refuse it, even though she was very full.
She took a small piece with her spoon and ate it.
Oh gosh, she felt queasy and was pale in the face. She left the dessert on the table and rushed towards the toilet.
As soon as she entered the toilet, she vomited up all the food she had just eaten. She then rinsed her mouth with water. Once she got rid of the taste of chocolate in her mouth, she felt a little better.
When she left the toilet, she met Clint, who was waiting for her at the door. He wore a little frown and asked. “Are you feeling better? What happened?”
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Clint frowned deeper. ” You can’t eat chocolate?”
Selene nodded.
“You barely took a bite, then reacted the way you did. Are you terribly allergic to it? How about going to see your doctor? You look pale.”
“No. In fact, I’m not allergic to it.”