Chapter 44\u00a0<\/p>\n
Selena\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho the hell is interfering? I snapped coldly, but when I turned around, I found myself staring into a pair of completely emotionless eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My entire body trembled in fear. Mr\u2026 Mr. Sterling!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ridley flung my wrist away with disgust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he pulled out a wet wipe and methodically cleaned each finger before coldly dropping the tissue into a nearby trash can.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt like that discarded wipe, carelessly stepped on and thrown away. But I wouldn\u2019t give up so easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
4>\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rubbed my aching wrist and looked up with tears glistening in my eyes. \u201cMr. Sterling, we\u2019ve met before, remember?\u201d I made sure my voice sounded sweet\u00a0<\/p>\n
and vulnerable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ridley\u2019s lips curled into a cold smile. He didn\u2019t even bother to look at me properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since first seeing his face, my dreams had been consumed by Ridley Sterling. Every night I imagined what it would be like to be with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was completely infatuated with his looks. I didn\u2019t even care about being a stepmother to his children! Just one night with this man would satisfy me!\u00a0<\/p>\n
With these thoughts burning in my mind, I abandoned all restraint and dignity, deliberately lowering my neckline to reveal my cleavage. \u201cMr. Sterling,\u201d I\u00a0<\/p>\n
simpered, using my most seductive voice, \u201cI\u2019ve admired you for so long. Are you free right now? Would you join me for dinner? I know this amazing Western\u00a0<\/p>\n
restaurant\u2013shall we go together?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As I spoke, I gave him that look\u2013the one that had always worked on other men. The one that promised everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ridley barely glanced at me before his face darkened with disgust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He responded mercilessly: \u201cI never dine with women who are both old and ugly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Me? Old and ugly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was only twenty\u2013four! How was that old?\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I was considered the most beautiful daughter of the Wright family this generation. The word \u2018ugly\u2018 certainly didn\u2019t apply to me!\u00a0<\/p>\n
And he\u2019d defended Cedar, that ungrateful wretch!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I angrily retorted, \u201cMr. Sterling, I must object to being called \u2018old\u2018! This is my sister, and she\u2019s a full two years older than me. If I\u2019m old, doesn\u2019t that make her practically an ancient aunt?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedar\u2019s lips twitched slightly. I could tell she was trying to minimize her presence, but I wasn\u2019t about to let her escape this situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, Mr. Sterling, you probably don\u2019t know, but she\u2019s just our family\u2019s adopted daughter\u2013uncultured and completely lacking in class. The only way she could have gotten into a Sterling company was through some underhanded means! Mr. Sterling, for the sake of your company\u2019s future, I suggest you fire her\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
4:01 pm DM\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 44\u00a0<\/p>\n
immediately!*\u00a0<\/p>\n
0:01\u00a0<\/p>\n
I spoke through gritted teeth, emphasizing each word, making sure he understood exactly what Cedar was\u2013nothing but a charity case.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUncultured? Lacking class? Ridley sneered coldly. \u2018Strange\u2013that sounds more like a description of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His thin lips were sharp as a blade. \u201cRaising your hand against your own sister\u2013if that\u2019s not uncultured, what is?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat sister? She\u2019s just an adopted daughter. Her status is beneath us. What\u2019s wrong with hitting her?\u201d I responded self\u2013righteously. Cedar deserved to be\u00a0<\/p>\n
put in her place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something in my words seemed to affect Ridley. His expression changed subtly, almost like he was remembering something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For reasons I couldn\u2019t understand, he looked angry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He finally turned his gaze directly at my face for the first time: \u201cWhich Wright family are you from?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I inwardly rejoiced! My words had successfully captured Ridley\u2019s attention! He was finally interested in me!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t mind introducing myself a second time! This was my chance to make an impression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Flipping my long hair and lowering my neckline even further, I said coquettishly, \u201cThe Wright family that specializes in home design\u2013Wright Creatives. My\u00a0<\/p>\n
father is the CEO, and I\u2019m his true heir. My name is Selena Wright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The corner of Ridley\u2019s mouth curved into a peculiar smile: \u2018Good to know. I\u2019ll have a surprise for you. Watch for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A surprise? For me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I could barely contain the excitement bubbling inside me. Finally, Ridley Sterling was noticing me! I knew he couldn\u2019t resist forever. Men like him always\u00a0<\/p>\n
played hard to get at first, but I was used to breaking through those barriers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words echoed in my mind-\u201ca surprise for you\u2013sending delicious shivers down my spine. Maybe a private dinner? A weekend getaway? Or perhaps\u00a0<\/p>\n
even\u2026 an exclusive invitation to his penthouse?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I bit my lip, imagining all the possibilities. The way he looked at me just now\u2026 so intense, so deliberate. He was definitely interested. All my efforts were\u00a0<\/p>\n
finally paying off!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019d have to buy something special to wear. Something that would make him unable to take his eyes off me. Maybe that red dress I saw last week? The one\u00a0<\/p>\n
that hugged every curve perfectly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI look forward to your surprise, Mr. Sterling,\u201d I purred, already planning how I\u2019d tell my friends about dating the Ridley Sterling. This was going to change everything. Cedar would finally see that I was the one who deserved the best things in life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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