NovelBarChapter 1076 Selena noticed something off about Jolie's expression and asked curiously, "You don't like this place?" "No." Jolie shook her head, suppressing the thoughts swirling in her mind, and followed Selena into the villa. "Madam, you're back." The villa's butler greeted Selena respectfully upon seeing her.
"Yes," Selena acknowledged with a nod before saying, "Prepare a room." "Understood," the butler replied promptly and signaled to the staff to head upstairs.
Selena glanced at Jolie. "This is where I usually stay. Feel free to explore." Jolie nodded and asked, "Is it alright to stay as long as I want?" "Stay as long as you like," Selena replied, her expression indifferent.
Jolie smiled, taking a couple of steps forward. "Will my brother-in-law chere?" Selena gave her a peculiar look. "Why do you ask?" Jolie said, "I hope he doesn't come." "Don't worry. He won't. He's busy in Cloudflare City," Selena replied flatly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThough he did video call her daily, he would only cover if he really couldn't help himself.
Jolie nodded, feeling reassured. In truth, she preferred staying alone with Selena; having another person around made her uncomfortable. Selena turned to leave, but Jolie grabbed her arm abruptly and asked, "Where are you going?" Selena's brows furrowed immediately. "Let go." Jolie flinched, startled by Selena's sudden harshness. She immediately let go, a hint of caution flashing in her eyes. "I... I was just asking." Selena pressed her lips together and said, "I'm heading out. You stay here." Jolie didn't reply, simply staring at her.
Selena felt unnerved by the look in Jolie's eyes and frowned. "What exactly do you want?" Jolie lowered her gaze slightly and murmured, "Sister." She didn't say anything more.
Selena's heart skipped a beat as she instinctively looked at her with heightened vigilance.
Jolie seemed hurt. She forced a bitter smile and said softly, "It's nothing. Go ahead, you're busy." Selena turned and walked away.
It was strange.
She had never enjoyed being too close to Jolie. It had always been that way.
After all, she grew up watching Jolie bask in affection while she was the one constantly overlooked. What had started as a longing to be loved turned into a desperate hope for a sliver of attention, and finally utter disillusionment. She had long felt nothing for her family.
The only reason she had taken Jolie in was because she was her sister.
"Miss, the room is ready. You can go upstairs and rest," the butler said, walking down the stairs with a polite smile.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Thank you." Jolie nodded slightly at the butler and began walking upstairs.
After just a couple of steps, she suddenly stopped and said, "My last nis Quin. I'm Selena's sister."
The butler was momentarily stunned before responding, "Oh, so there's you'ren Miss Quin. If there's anything you need, just letknow." "Alright." Jolie nodded and followed the staff into the room.
She couldn't quite explain why she
felt the need to emphasize that. Perhaps it was because she didn't want to feel too distant from Selena or anyone associated with her. en During this time, Daisy called her again, but Jolie hung up without answering.
Right now, she didn't want any contact with the Quin family.
Especially when she thought about her complicated relationship with Gavin. The more she dwelled on it, the more she wanted to hide away in scorner and never cout. en Jolie napped in the guest room for a while, and when she woke up, she headed downstairs to see if Selena had returned.
What she didn't expect was to run into Gavin instead.
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