My Accidental Husband Is My Revenge Partner - Chapter 159

Chapter 159: Hi, Michelle!
‘But the past is the past.’ Ezekiel bit his tongue before he would spout out those words.

“Unfortunately, they are dating and they seem pretty close. Xavier loves her,” said Ezekiel.

He might have seen their interaction only once, but what he’d seen was enough to prove to him that his former best friend was in love with his little sister.

“Maybe he knew she was Ava and kept her away from us on purpose,” Tracie chimed in from out of nowhere.

Both Jeffrey and Ezekiel turned their heads to stare at her. She was barefoot which was why they hadn’t heard her footsteps.

“But also, now that Ava is found? What are you going to do? Don’t tell me you will bring her here to live with us?” She wondered, a hint of disdain evident in her tone.

“What if she is? Do you have a problem with that, Tracie?” Ezekiel questioned her with a glare and she responded by glaring back at him.

“Yes, I have a problem with that. We don’t need her to come here for goodness sake. You know what, I thought it would have been a good thing if she was never found. I mean, she’s already associated with the family’s enemy. She’s only going to bring us trouble.”

Tracie shook her head in disappointment. “Tsk…tsk…tsk… what has she become?”

“TRACIE!! That’s not how to talk about your sister,” Jeffrey reminded her. He couldn’t understand what problem she had with Ava being found, and whenever he asked her, she wouldn’t explain her thoughts and feelings.

“To answer your first question, It doesn’t make any sense if Xavier knew about her identity and kept her away from us. She’s starring in the same movie as Kael. If that was the case, as soon as he found out Kael was her co-star, he would have pulled her out from the movie and wouldn’t have asked Kael to take a DNA test,” Ezekiel reasoned.

He was also sick and tired of Tracie’s attitude towards Selene whenever they spoke about her. He could only hope when they told Selene everything, Tracie wouldn’t be a problem.

“What are you three talking about?” A woman in her early fifties asked as her brown eyes similar to Tracie’s scanned between them. “I can hear your voice from the kitchen.” She held a confused look, waiting for one of them to answer her.

She could feel the tension in the air, as if they’d just argued.

Turning to Tracie whose lips were shut tightly, her eyes glaring into space, she questioned, “Did you cause your brother trouble again, Tracie?”

“What? Why do you always think I’m the problem, mother?” Tracie asked her mother, feeling utterly offended by the woman’s words.

“Because you always do,” Nora, Mrs. Clark responded with a stern look which made Tracie clamp her mouth shut before the next words would spill. “And what are you doing here? Didn’t I tell you you would help me in the kitchen today? You are in your late twenties and you still can’t cook. Come on now,” Nora grabbed Tracie’s hand and pulled her away.

“We are going to have to tell Mother everything at some point,” said Ezekiel when the mother and daughter were no longer in sight. “We should invite Selene for dinner one time and tell her the truth there. I will inform Xavier,” he added.

Jeffrey gave him a side eye but didn’t refute it. He despised hearing that specific name. But he would have to endure it for a little more time until he figured out a way to get rid of Xavier from his daughter’s life.

**

“Take one more spoon, you have to finish this today so that you can take your drugs,” Xavier urged Selene, who was making an ugly face as soon as the spoon was in close contact with her mouth.

“Are you sure this is food? It tastes so bland. It’s like water mixed with bitter leaves and blended chili poured into a bowl. I can’t have anymore, please,” she pleaded, taking her face away when Xavier tried to feed her.

“You’ve only taken three spoons, you need to take more,” he urged her.

“No.”

Xavier sighed before keeping the bowl of soup down.

“Fine,” he gave up. He could smell the pungent aroma of the soup and he pitied her for taking it. “It’s time to take your drugs.”

He gave her the tablets and a glass of water. Selene was satisfied with Xavier’s response—she had no problem with taking drugs. Before he could change his mind, she immediately swallowed down the pills.

Not quite long after, Xavier received a phone call.

From Selene’s angle, the name of the caller was upside down. After identifying the alphabet, she recognized it to be Maxwell.

Xavier excused himself before picking up the call.

“Talk.”

“We were able to capture the driver before he left the city. He said it was Robert who sent him to kill Selene,” Maxwell informed.

Xavier’s hands clenched on the phone, veins popping on his neck as he tried to contain his wrath.

“It was Michelle, wasn’t it?” He heard Selene’s voice from behind him.

Instantly, he turned to find her standing, hands placed on the wall as a form of support.

“You know you shouldn’t be standing yet until your wounds heal,” he nagged her, his earlier rage completely replaced with worry as he assisted her back on the bed.

“It was Michelle, wasn’t it?” She repeated.

“It was Robert—-she must have told him to help her,” he responded.

A slight chuckle escaped from Selene’s lips before she could stop it.

“Has any news about my recovery been uploaded on social media?” She asked.

Xavier shook his head. “I kept it confidential until the criminal was caught.”

‘That means Michelle doesn’t know I survived,’ Selene thought to herself.

Selene grabbed the bag beside her bed. It contained a new phone. She set everything up before glancing up at Xavier.

“I should surprise her.”

**

The sound of a ringing phone echoed loudly through the room, irritating the figure covered with a duvet amidst scattered bottles of alcohol on the floor.

“Where’s that stupid phone?” Michelle groaned as her hands searched for the phone.

When she found it, she checked the caller only for it to show Unknown.

“Who is this?” She grumbled after sliding the screen.

“Hi, Michelle!”