Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex’s "Uncle" - Chapter 96

Chapter 96: The Mysterious Woman on the Phone Chapter 96: The Mysterious Woman on the Phone “I’m looking at…”  Selina hesitated, wondering how to respond.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up as inspiration struck:  “I’m just looking at you… at your face!

I’ve never seen a man as handsome as Mr.

Reid.

I lost myself for a moment!”  Logan: “…”  They had been standing at the entrance for too long, drawing glances from passing women.

A few hushed whispers reached them:  “He’s so handsome.”  “What an elegant man.”  “That face is better than any celebrity’s.”  Selina seized the opportunity, raising her voice confidently:  “You see?

Everyone’s saying it.

Mr.

Reid, you’re so perfect-what’s wrong with me admiring you?”  Logan let out a soft chuckle.

“Why look at me?

Do you like me?”  Selina’s brain short-circuited.

Wait, was that what she had just implied?  Logan leaned in slightly, his face closing the distance between them.

When their lips were just an inch apart, he stopped.  Selina’s scalp tingled, and she instinctively shut her eyes-  “If you like me, why not take a closer look?” His voice was low, tinged with amusement.

“Mrs.

Reid, I’m only letting you look.”  Then, without a care for the surrounding crowd, he pulled her into his arms.

His breath tickled her neck, sending a shiver down her spine.  Selina’s knees suddenly buckled, and with a soft thud, she collapsed against his chest.  Her lips brushed against his-no, not his lips, but his Adam’s apple.  For a moment, Selina’s mind went blank.

The sensation lingered, making her cheeks burn hotter.  Damn it!

Was there still time to explain?!  Logan froze briefly before laughing softly.

“Throwing yourself at me?

Mrs.

Reid, you’ll go to any lengths to avoid my questions.

Fine, I won’t ask anymore.”  Selina resigned herself to her fate, closing her eyes.

“…”  If pretending was the only way to escape this, then so be it.  So, without a hint of shame, she wrapped her arms around his waist and whispered weakly:  “I like you.

I like you the most.

I wasn’t looking at anything else-I was just looking at you.”  Logan decided to stop teasing her.

“Now that you’ve secured your inheritance of Clark Group, what’s your next move?”  Selina blinked, her expression turning sly.

“Clark Group is riddled with holes, drowning in debt.

It may look impressive on the surface, but honestly, I don’t see much value in inheriting it.”  Logan raised a brow.

“Oh?

So I went out of my way to help, only for you to say it was a wasted effort?”  “Of course not.” A glint flashed in Selina’s eyes, signaling a scheme brewing in her mind.

“Mr.

Reid cleared the path for me.

Now, everything else will be much easier.”  “Clark Group was originally Victory Group, a company my mother founded.”  Her gaze darkened.

“But for the past twenty years, Clark Group has been eaten away by parasites.

It’s rotten from top to bottom-beyond saving.”  So rather than waste time fixing it, she might as well burn it all down and rebuild from scratch.  Logan narrowed his eyes.

Mrs.

Reid’s decisiveness impressed him.

To give up Clark Group so easily… if-  Ring, ring, ring.  Logan’s private phone rang.  He hesitated for a moment before answering.

After listening for a few seconds, his brows arched slightly.  Selina was surprised.

Who could have called Logan on his private line?  Whoever it was must be important.  Logan only spoke for about thirty seconds before nodding.

“Got it.

I’ll come pick you up then.”  At that moment, Selina clearly heard a woman’s voice through the receiver-  “I’ll be waiting.”  Selina froze.

A woman?  She wanted to ask who it was, but something held her back.

What right did she have to ask?  They were only a married couple on paper-a contract marriage.

It wasn’t her business.  There was no point in asking.  … Clark Group.  After Logan left, the conference room fell into a dead silence.

The shareholders’ faces were filled with disappointment.  James took a deep breath.

“Meeting’s over.

Everyone leave.”  The shareholders dispersed, but Katie was shaking all over, cursing nonstop.

“James, we can’t let that little bitch Selina get away with this!”  “James, how could you agree to Reid’s demands?

Natalia lost her inheritance-what is she going to do now?

She was already born a bastard, and now you’re taking away her last hope?

How could you be so cruel?

My poor daughter-“  James felt like his head was about to explode.

Confusion, regret, resentment, and rage all surged through him.

He just wanted a moment of peace, but this woman wouldn’t stop wailing!  Enraged, he roared, “Cry, cry, cry!

That’s all you ever do!

Shut the hell up!

You think I wanted to give Clark Group to Selina?

But now that she’s married to Logan, what the hell do you expect me to do?!”  “Katie, listen to me.

Don’t even think about laying a finger on Selina under Reid’s watch.

That man is not someone you can afford to offend!

Right now, we need to befriend the Reid Family, not make enemies out of them.

Do you understand?!”  Katie sobbed even louder, screeching, “You want me to bow down and please that little wretch?!

I’d rather die!

Why is my life so miserable?!”  James, livid, slapped her across the face.

Smack!  “If you cry one more time, we’re getting divorced!

I won’t let you drag me down with your insanity!”  Katie was stunned speechless.  James was terrified.

Logan might seem calm and unassuming, but nine years ago, at just eighteen, he had seized control of the entire Reid Family with an iron fist.  Now, James needed to find a way to get Selina to acknowledge him as her father again-only then could he use her to benefit from Logan’s power.  Katie, shaken but unwilling to accept defeat, quickly changed tactics to win back James’s favor.  “Darling, don’t be rash.

That bitch Selina doesn’t care about you.

Even if you grovel before her, she’ll never help you.

But Natalia-Natalia is your real daughter!”  “Besides, we never even heard about this marriage before.

What if there’s something more to it?

A man like Logan Reid-why would he ever fall for Selina?”  “I also heard that Logan has a ‘white moonlight’-the daughter of the Hayes Family.

She’s returning soon.

Do you really think Selina will be able to keep her position as Mrs.

Reid?”  “We should investigate first before making any moves.”  James hesitated, then slowly calmed down.

“Katie, you’re right.”  But Katie was already thinking ahead.  What if Logan only got married because he was forced to?

What if the Reid Family pressured him into it, and he just picked a random woman?  And if that’s the case… why couldn’t Natalia be that woman?  Natalia had stolen Ryan from Selina after ten years of engagement-what’s one month of marriage with Logan?  With Natalia’s methods, how hard could it be to replace Selina?  …

Whatever Clark Family was plotting, Selina couldn’t care less.  After returning to Sapphire Valley Villa, Butler Miller reminded her, “Madam, Perry Family’s matriarch’s birthday banquet is approaching.”  Selina suddenly remembered-she had promised Grandma Perry that she would perform Distant Homecoming at the celebration.  She spent an hour in the music room practicing and was about to head to dinner when she suddenly heard a woman’s voice coming from a phone-  “Logan, I’m about to board my flight.

In just a few hours, I’ll finally see you.”  Selina froze.  She recognized it immediately.  Logan was on the phone again-with that same woman.