My Accidental Husband Is My Revenge Partner - Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Sibling Relationship
Xavier walked downstairs, his eyes searching for Selene but he didn’t see her around.

He sighted Kael who was scrolling through his phone.

“Where’s Selene?” He questioned.

Kael stiffened when he heard Xavier’s voice. It was so sharp, he bet it would have slit his throat off if he delayed any longer before replying to him.

“They are in my mother’s painting room. She’s showing Selene her paintings,” he replied so fast as if there was hot food in his mouth.

“And where is Tracie?” He asked when he didn’t see the latter around.

“She’s resting in her room,” Kael replied.

When Xavier’s face eased, he went back to his phone. He couldn’t blame Xavier. Tracie embarrassed Selene at the dining table, but the latter was able to get the upper hand and he smiled in approval.

Meanwhile, all Xavier wanted to do was take Selene and leave the mansion already. Jeffrey had soured his mood by thinking he could order him to divorce Selene over a family feud he shared with his father.

Speaking of family feuds, he needed to make time to tell her everything before Jeffrey fed Selene’s mind with lies.

Although he doubted that was possible, Selene wouldn’t believe anything they said without asking for his side of the story. Still, he needed to tell her everything.

However, she was spending quality time with her mother and he wouldn’t want to interrupt that. Xavier settled on the couch opposite Kael, finding nothing else to do except wait for her.

Meanwhile, in a room where the walls are painted white, Nora tries to teach Selene how to paint the clean canvas before her.

“I think my hands are going to shake,” Selene panicked when her hands that held the brush Nora gave started shaking.

“It’s alright. You can paint anywhere on the canvas at all. I’m sure it will still look good,” Nora encouraged.

Despite her shaking hands, Selene managed to paint the base of the canvas neatly without ruining it and Nora clapped for her before enveloping her in a hug.

“You see, you did it,” the middle-aged woman cheered. “Tracie is the only one here who can paint, but she never paints with me.” The woman smiled when a new idea popped into her mind. “What if you live with us for a while?” She asked.

Selene stared at Nora, completely speechless as she tried to find words.

“You are all grown up now and married too. But if you can. Let’s say you want to relax after having a hot argument with Xavier, you can come here to relax since arguments are inevitable in a couple’s relationship,” Nora joked while Selene sighed in relief.

“I would love to, but….” Selene trailed off. “I don’t think Tracie likes me very much.”

“That’s nonsense,” Nora immediately interrupted. “I won’t say she doesn’t like you—she’s just getting to know you. I apologize on her behalf for her behavior earlier. If she gives you any trouble, I will be the one to handle her,” she added, hoping Selene would agree to the idea of living with them for a while.

“Alright then, mother! I will let you know when. It should be after I’m done promoting my movie.” And getting my revenge on the Harrison family.

Nora cupped Selene’s cheeks and hugged her one more time. She parted her lips to say something, but was immediately interrupted when she heard the sound of her ringtone echoing in the room.

“Excuse me real quick,” she said before walking out of her painting room.

Alone in the painting room, Selene decided to experiment with the paintings. Though she wasn’t skilled in the art, she was curious to learn, inspired by her mother, who had been a renowned painter in her youth. Selene’s curiosity drove her to pick up the brush and explore the world of colors and canvases.

Lifting the paintbrush one more time, she decided to make one more attempt. The canvas was too clean to destroy, so Selene made sure her hands didn’t shake as she painted the canvas. Since she’d already painted the base a green color, she decided to make that part look like a bush.

As Selene got busy painting the canvas, she didn’t notice the presence of the person who walked inside the painting room.

“What are you doing?” Tracie questioned, her arms wrapped around her chest as she glared at Selene’s back with a burning gaze.

Selene’s hands paused when she heard Tracie’s voice. Sighing, she turned to look at Tracie.

“I’m sure a five-year-old would figure out that I’m painting, sadly you can’t,” she answered.

Tracie’s hands clenched, her eyes sizing Selene from head to toe with an unexplainable look.

For a second, Selene thought she’d seen a flicker of sadness pass through her eyes but it immediately disappeared like it’d never been there.

“I want you to leave this house and never come back. Why didn’t you just stay disappeared for the rest of our lives? I’m sure everyone would love that,” Tracie spouted which earned her a frown from Selene.

“Did I ever do anything wrong to you?” Selene asked with curiosity evident in her tone.

When she heard she had a sister, she was extremely happy, however cautious since her first sister turned out to be a bitch. Now, Selene was utterly disappointed knowing her elder sister hated her for a reason she was unaware of.

“Yes!” Tracie bellowed. “When you went missing, those were the best days of my life, and I want you gone.”

“So, you don’t like me then,” Selene thought out loud.

“Was I supposed to?” Tracie questioned.

“Hmm… too bad for you, I’m not leaving to go anywhere. I will come back tomorrow and when I do, I want you to teach me how to paint.”

Unfortunately for Tracie, Selene wasn’t going to give up and leave. Yes, she was disappointed, but she wanted to make their sibling relationship work.

But if Tracie turned out to be just like Michelle, Selene wouldn’t bat an eyelash before attacking back.