Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex’s "Uncle" - Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Instinctively Defending Him Chapter 127: Instinctively Defending Him The surrounding area fell silent in an instant.

Gavin frowned-he absolutely couldn’t let Logan hear this.

“Mr.

Reid, Selina and I need to catch up…” “If you two aren’t actually siblings, then having me around during your conversation shouldn’t be an issue, right?” Logan chuckled lightly.

Gavin’s throat tightened.

Now he truly understood what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot.

He cleared his throat awkwardly, “Ahem… Selina, what do you think?” Logan’s smile remained faint as he turned to her as well.

“Mrs.

Reid, would you mind if I joined you?” Selina: “…” She suddenly had the eerie feeling that if she said “no,” she wouldn’t survive the night.

“Well… since Logan wants to listen in, let him.

After all, Mr.

Hill, you don’t have any secrets to tell me, do you?” Gavin understood her hint.

“Alright then, Mr.

Reid, please.” The three of them walked to a secluded corner.

Gavin clicked his tongue.

With Logan here, it really wasn’t convenient to ask certain questions.

Still, probing him a little wouldn’t hurt.

Feigning casualness, Gavin said, “Mr.

Reid, I wanted to ask Selina about the piano competition four years ago.

Back then, you two didn’t know each other, so this wouldn’t concern you.” Logan remained unruffled.

“Getting to know more about Mrs.

Reid is never a bad thing.” Gavin raised an eyebrow.

“I heard you were in City H four years ago.

Did you ever meet Selina back then?” Selina instinctively glanced at him.

Logan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Why was Gavin asking this?

Gavin’s expression turned cold.

Selina might not remember that time, but he did.

Four years ago, something had happened to her.

She was covered in blood, barely clinging to life.

Someone had carried her to the doorstep of a villa.

When Gavin opened the door, he saw a face that bore an uncanny resemblance-about eighty percent-to Logan’s.

At the time, he had been so shocked by Selina’s injuries that he hadn’t even registered the person outside.

By the time he came to his senses, that person was already gone.

Gavin wasn’t sure if that person had been a good Samaritan who had brought Selina back or the very person who had harmed her.

If Logan was connected to the one who hurt her… Gavin’s voice turned icy.

“What’s wrong, Mr.

Reid?

Is this question too hard to answer?” Logan replied calmly, “I wasn’t at the piano competition, so naturally, I never saw her.” “I see.” Gavin’s expression betrayed nothing, but his words were a clear dismissal.

“Selina, my parents asked me to pass something to you.

Mr.

Reid, would you mind stepping away for a moment?” Logan raised an eyebrow.

Gavin’s attitude had shifted noticeably… Had something Logan just said offended him?

Was it because he claimed to have never met Selina before?

A strange feeling stirred in Logan’s heart.

He had been searching for someone from four years ago.

He didn’t know what that person looked like, but judging by Gavin’s reaction-it seemed he and Selina had already crossed paths long ago.

Was it her?

Had fate already delivered the very person he’d been searching for all these years right to his side?

On the other side, as Gavin and Selina walked a bit farther away, she lowered her voice and asked, “What do you mean, ‘four years ago’?

I don’t remember ever going to City H.” Gavin hesitated for a moment before playing it off.

“Of course, you didn’t.

I just made that up to test Logan.” Selina frowned.

“Why test him?” Gavin narrowed his eyes.

“Luna, are you defending him?” Gavin knew Selina well.

He could read her mood from a single expression or a simple sentence.

He noticed that ever since he had mentioned “testing Logan,” her brows had subtly furrowed-a telltale sign that she was defending someone.

“I have no ill will toward Mr.

Reid, but since you’re married to him, I need to know exactly who he is.

Besides, Logan has been searching for the hacker Luna for a long time.

Be careful not to get caught in your own game.” “Alright, let’s head back to the banquet hall.” As soon as Gavin left, Selina remained frozen in place, his words replaying over and over in her mind.

…She was defending Logan?

She wasn’t.

That was just an instinctive reaction, hardly enough to be considered “defending” him.

She just… inexplicably didn’t want others to misunderstand Logan, that was all.

The banquet ended, and Selina returned to her room to rest.

It wasn’t long before she fell asleep.

Jack stood nearby, head lowered as he reported, “Sir, all records of the piano competition from four years ago have been deliberately erased.

There’s nothing to trace.” Logan narrowed his eyes.

“Nothing at all?” “Yes.

The force behind it originates from Country B.

It was my incompetence.” Logan suddenly chuckled.

Country B… again.

Justin, Kevin, Gavin-all three showed unusual concern for Selina.

And coincidentally, they had all just returned from Country B.

He had already confirmed that Mrs.

Reid was none other than that little trickster, Luna.

But the person from four years ago… could it have been her as well?

“Sir, there’s also the matter of the land in South City.

Amelia’s adopted son seems particularly interested in it-he’s already bribed quite a few people.” “Oh?” Logan acted as if he had only just remembered that person’s existence.

“Fine.

Go ahead with the acquisition.” The next morning, guests were still lingering around.

Selina was about to head back to Sapphire Valley Villa, but as she reached the entrance, two people suddenly stormed in, blocking Logan’s path with furious expressions.

“Logan, do you have any conscience at all?!” Selina squinted.

Amelia again?

Was this woman so bored that she had to go around looking for a beating?

Beside Amelia stood a man who appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six, wearing a gentle smile.

“Big brother, you’ve just returned home, and you’re already upsetting Mother?

You really should learn to be more patient and tolerant.” Selina recognized him instantly-Owen Reid, the adopted son who had taken Logan’s place.

Hearing his hypocritical, saccharine words, she felt like sparks were igniting in her chest.

Was this guy even speaking human language?!

Selina sneered.

“Logan, who’s this?

Comes in calling you ‘big brother’ like he’s family.

Not exactly the right way to force a connection, is it?” Logan remained indifferent, his tone as casual as if he were commenting on the weather.

He didn’t even seem to consider the two before him as actual people.

“Mrs.

Perry’s adopted son.” “Ohhh-” Selina deliberately dragged out the sound, her tone full of meaning.

“An adopted son, huh?

That explains why he looks nothing like you.

If you hadn’t said anything, I would’ve assumed he was the housekeeper’s kid.” Owen’s face flushed red with embarrassment, while Amelia fumed in rage.

“Shut up!

All of you!” She turned to Logan, furious.

“What’s going on with the land in South City?!

Owen was just about to close the deal, and now everyone’s suddenly turned against him, insisting on selling it to you instead!” “Can’t you stop targeting your own brother?!

You’re family!” Hearing that, Logan raised an eyebrow.

His voice remained calm, as though he had just stated an indisputable fact-yet it was infuriating beyond belief.

“Obviously, it’s because I’m more talented than your adopted son.

What other reason could there be?” -With Logan in the picture, who would even spare a glance at Owen?

Logan hadn’t even bothered to spell it out, yet Owen and Amelia both felt like they had been slapped in the face-again and again-until their cheeks burned with humiliation!