My Accidental Husband Is My Revenge Partner - Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Missed Thalia
‘We are finally here,’ she told herself as she stepped down from the car.

Both she and Xavier linked arms as they headed inside.

As soon as the gatekeeper sighted the both of them, he quickly spread open the gate for the both of them to come in.

Selene didn’t recognize him— which only meant that the previous gatekeeper had already retired.

As they strode inside, they came across a few kids playing around without a care in the world. They looked so happy despite being aware of the situation they were in.

Selene recognized most of the children but didn’t recognize the others.

“You funded this place all by yourself?” Xavier asked, a little shocked. The building wasn’t huge, but it was a cozy two-story structure with enough space for the children to play both inside and outside.

He sighted some adult women, who seemed to be the ones in charge of taking care of the children and keeping the place clean.

“Yup! But I couldn’t fund it after buying the building, so I asked my cousin for help,” she replied.

“Good day to you, would you like to adopt a child?” A woman asked. Selene didn’t recognize the woman just like she didn’t recognize the gatekeeper.

She stared at the other women around, and she didn’t recognize them either.

‘Did all of them retire?’ She couldn’t help but wonder.

She stared at the woman who had a bright smile on her face. It was almost contagious.

Selene shook her head. “Not at all. I want to see Thalia Harrison,” she requested.

The woman was a little shocked and confused about how Selene knew about their boss. But since Selene knew her name, she thought they must know each other.

“Alright, wait here please,” she responded and went to fetch Thalia, Selene’s cousin.

Both Selene and Xavier took a seat. Xavier’s height attracted the attention of a lot of children and they all stopped to stare at him; including the women who were taking care of them.

Selene glared at them a little before she whispered something in Xavier’s ears that made him chuckle a little. Then, she stared back at the ladies, only to find them concentrating on the children as they were supposed to.

“Ana.”

Selene’s head immediately snapped to the direction she heard the voice from. When she made eye contact with her cousin, she sprang up from the seat and rushed to wrap her hands around her cousin in a warm hug, which the latter reciprocated as well.

“Where have you been? I missed you so much,” Thalia cried out as her hold on Selene tightened a little. “I thought I would never see you again.”

They released each other and wiped their tears.

“It’s a long story,” Selene replied.

“You’d better start explaining yourself because I have all the time,” Thalia demanded with a stern voice, but her concern and worry weren’t hidden.

“Before that, I want to introduce someone to you.” Selene pulled Xavier to stand beside her. “This is my husband,” she introduced.

Thalia’s jaw dropped as she stared at the massive tall man before her. She was shorter than Anastasia with a height of 5’5 inches, so to her, Xavier wasn’t tall at all; he was a giant.

Both Thalia and Xavier exchanged a mere handshake before Thalia turned to Selene.

“I thought you were supposed to get married to Richard? How did this happen?” She nearly screamed.

“It was an accidental marriage,” Selene replied.

A smirk pulled on Xavier’s lips. ‘Accidental huh?’ He thought.

“What the fuck do you mean by an accidental marriage? What the heck happened?” More confusion clouded Thalia’s head.

Selene sighed.

“Let’s go to your office,” she said.

As the trio were about to head towards Thalia’s office, Xavier felt someone tug his jeans to get his attention.

His eyes fell on a little boy, who wasn’t more than five years old.

“Excuse me, sir. Me and my friends over there were wondering if you could play with us?”

The little boy asked, his dark brown eyes staring at Xavier in anticipation as he pointed to the section his other friends were in.

Selene glanced at Thalia and Selene.

“I will excuse the both of you. You two need to catch up and I will keep myself busy by playing with them,” he suggested.

Selene acknowledged by nodding slightly. She watched Xavier leave with the little boy before she and Thalia resumed their walk.

Selene hadn’t even closed the door to Thalia’s office when the latter bombarded her with so many questions.

“So, where have you been all this time? How are you married to Xavier Wallace? Did you know I looked for you when Uncle Robert told me you had left the city because I was afraid you’d get lost?”

“You need to calm down, Thalia.”

“Alright, I’m listening,” said Thalia.

Selene sighed before she narrated all her life journeys, from when the mix-up at the city hall occurred, signing her properties away, nearly getting killed by her so-called father to getting saved by Xavier, and how she was back for revenge.

As the words flowed out of her mouth, Thalia’s expression changed from that of confusion and anticipation to rage and even more rage.

“They did that to you?” She asked, her tone calm but Selene knew Thalia was anything but a cool and calm woman. “Those people are truly disgusting. I already knew something fishy was going on when Uncle Robert asked me to close down the orphanage.”

“What?” Selene asked, her eyebrows furrowed.

“I’m sure you didn’t recognize most of the staff here, right?” Selene nodded. “Well, that’s because Uncle Robert threatened to have the orphanage demolished. News got out and most of the staff quit. But then he suddenly changed his mind.

“At first, I didn’t understand why, but now I know why he did that. It was a trap to see if I would contact you to ask for help. I noticed some men roaming around here a few months ago. I’m sure they were Uncle’s men.”