I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Selene’s appearance completely overturned the relatives’ previous impressions of the Wilkinson family. Selene carried herself with grace, walking elegantly and confidently, exuding a dignified and poised demeanor.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Aunt exclaimed, “This is Sarah! She hasn’t changed much since she was a child. You can tell she’s the daughter of my brother and sister-in-law.”

Uncle added, “This is the true demeanor of a noble lady, nothing like someone from the mountains.”

“Indeed, if you didn’t know better, you’d think she just returned from studying abroad. My children don’t have an ounce of Sarah’s elegance.”

“Auntie,” another relative asked, “you said Selene came from the mountains, but she doesn’t look like it. Look at her skin and aura; she carries herself with the grace your mother had when she was young.”

Elsa was fuming inside. She knew how outstanding Selene was, but hearing others praise her filled her with jealousy. What made her even angrier was that her parents seemed to want Selene to inherit the Wilkinson family business.

Elsa forced a smile and said, “Since Selene came back, Mom has been taking her to beauty salons and hired teachers to teach her etiquette. We can’t let Selene lose face on such occasions.”

Mrs. Wilkinson did hire a teacher for Selene, but the teacher only gave lessons for half a day. Selene wasn’t interested; she didn’t need them. At the Celestial Alliance, their instructors were top-notch and had very strict requirements for their demeanor.

But in Elsa’s narrative, everything became something Selene learned temporarily after returning home. Whether it was her complexion or demeanor, it was all superficial.

Auntie remarked, “To learn this much in such a short time is impressive.”

Uncle agreed, “Yes, Sarah was always a smart girl when she was little.”

Listening to everyone’s compliments, Elsa thought viciously that as much praise as there was now, there would be just as much ridicule later. When the dress zipper bursts and Selene is exposed and humiliated in front of everyone, let’s see how they continue to praise her.

Besides the dress malfunction plan, Elsa had another trick up her sleeve. She had already swapped out some photos that were going to be shown on the big screen later; she included pictures of Selene when she was released from prison.

Elsa glanced at Harvey next to her. Harvey’s eyes were glued to Selene; he hadn’t looked away once.

Today, Mrs. Fieldmouse and Mr. Fieldmouse were also present since they moved in similar circles. Mrs. Fieldmouse was astonished when she saw Selene and quietly asked Harvey, “Isn’t that Selene?”

Harvey proudly replied, “Yes, it’s Selene. Mom, doesn’t she look beautiful today?”

“She’s the center of attention.” Mrs. Fieldmouse immediately sensed her son’s feelings for Selene.

Back when Mrs. Fieldmouse almost took Selene as her goddaughter-thankfully she didn’t-otherwise things would be awkward now.

When Selene appeared on stage, Terrence glanced at her and then at Audrey beside him. He whispered, “When your mother found Joy Chaucer and hosted a grand return banquet for her, if your mother hadn’t had an accident and found you instead, she would have been overjoyed and held a grand return banquet too.”

Bianca never had that chance; she only got to hear Meredith call her ‘Mom’ once before losing the opportunity to give Meredith a better life.

Chloe’s actions led to Bianca’s lifelong tragedy.

Audrey glanced at Terrence and listened to his words with sadness for Meredith. Meredith had finally found happiness after enduring hardships but didn’t get to enjoy it for long.

Prince Darcy kept urging her to return to France; she wasn’t truly Meredith and kept finding excuses to refuse.

Audrey’s gaze fell on the family of three on stage again. She imagined if Meredith were still alive and Bianca too, they would have such happy moments as well.

“Fate is cruel,” Audrey said wistfully. “It’s as if it can’t stand seeing people happy.”

Terrence wanted to reach out and hold Audrey’s hand but lacked the courage. In the end, he simply picked up his tea cup and took a sip: “Cherish those around you.”