Chapter 1409 Not Give up! Selena stared at the side profile of she for a moment before speaking up. "Leia, go get us two cups of milk tea," she said.
Leia went to get the milk tea.
Selena sat down beside Hattie and said, "Hattie." Hattie snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Selena. She hesitated before speaking up. "Selena, | want to..." Selena looked into the girl's eyes and asked, "What do you want to do, Hattie?" Gathering all her courage, Hattie said, "I want to avenge my mother!" Selena had already guessed as much and showed no surprise on her face. She knew that Leon and herself had been protecting Hattie too closely, and Manny hadn't had a chance to make a move on her.
On the other hand, she had been unable to find any evidence of Manny's involvement in her mother's murder.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtManny hated all the girls in the Riddle family equally and preferred to torture them rather than kill them outright.
"Have you seen the complete evidence when you were in the detention center, Hattie?" Selena asked, looking straight into the girl's eyes.
Hattie's slender body stiffened, her face turning pale and frightened.
She suddenly threw herself into Selena’s arms and hugged her tightly. "Selena, please believe me. | won't let them use and control me again! | will definitely avenge my mother!" Selena gently stroked the girl's hair and smiled lightly. "If that's what you want to do, then go and do it bravely. But remember not to lose yourself and live well." Hattie nodded heavily in Selena's arms, her voice choked with sobs. "I will definitely live on!" Leia soon returned with the milk tea. Selena handed a cup to Hattie and watched as the girl took it and turned away, determined to do what she had to do.
Leia looked at her little apprentice's back in confusion and asked, "Madam Selena, where is Miss Hattie going?" "Home." "But the Riddle family is in so much danger now..." "Hattie wants to find evidence and avenge her mother." Leia panicked, "Madam Selena, it's too dangerous. Miss Hattie is only thirteen years old, she's just a child..." Selena looked at Hattie's thin and delicate back, as if she saw herself at that age, and smiled. "Thirteen... that's enough." When she was thirteen...
Selena looked up at the blue sky above her. A young eagle flew up from the direction of the rising sun, screeching as it soared higher and farther into the sky.
And while everyone was focused on the chaos in the Riddle family, the Soo family, which had been quiet all along, was the first to send out a message.
In the Turner family's hall, Selena looked at the invitation on the table and raised an eyebrow. Patrick poured her a glass of water and asked, "What do you think, Selena?" Selena's slender fingers tapped the table as she shook her head. "It's too early to say anything now." Patrick thought for a moment and explained to Selena, "The Riddle family is different from the Soo family. Before the illegitimate child was exposed, Leon was the only legitimate male heir of his generation in the Riddle family. In addition, Miss Riddle was young, and the relationship between the siblings was good. There was no conflict over the succession, so Leon was able to wield power for many years." "But the Soo family is completely different. Nicholas only cares about his own interests. Even though he's almost eighty years old, he still tightly holds all the power in his hands. This has led to Alfie's father, my uncle, living a mediocre and unhappy life." "In Alfie's generation, it's even worse... He hasn't received anything that his son or grandson could inherit." Selena smiled as she listened.
From this perspective, Alfie was completely powerless. It was no surprise that he lost so in the eyes of outsiders.
Selena looked at the engagement invitation on the table with a playful glint in her eyes.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmPatrick saw her expression and asked, "What would you do if you were in Alfie's shoes, Selena?" Selena lazily propped her chin with her hand and said, "Patrick, do you want to bet with me?" Patrick's eyes lit up. "What's the bet?" Selena pointed at the invitation. "Let's bet on the Soo family's struggle. Who will be the ultimate winner?" Patrick became interested. "Who do you bet on to win, Selena?" Selena smiled. "I bet on Alfie." Patrick laughed at Selena’s enthusiastic expression. "Then I'll bet on Selena to win." Selena was speechless. Could they really bet like this? Oscar, who had been silent all this time, listened to their conversation and asked Selena, "Why are you so certain that Alfie will win?" Selena blinked and said matter-of-factly, "Because Uncle won't allow Alfie to lose." Compared to Patrick's blood relationship with Alfie, the Turner family naturally preferred to see Nicholas's downfall, as they had a feud with him.
Oscar was at a loss for words.
Patrick chuckled and coughed. "Selena, Father won't easily interfere in other families’ affairs." Oscar is after all a member of Zone Six, with a special identity. He won't interfere with the internal conflicts of the various prestigious families in the capital unless absolutely necessary.
Selena leisurely took the invitation and said, "My intuition tells me that Alfie won't lose." She then looked at Patrick and answered his earlier question, "Patrick, if | were born into a family without any freedom, there is only one thing | would do." She smiled faintly, her eyes filled with cruelty, "Better to die a glorious death than to live in dishonor!" Selena took the invitation back to the villa. When Osvaldo returned in the evening, he had dinner with his wife and went to his study to work.
At nine o'clock that night, Selena pushed open the door of Osvaldo's study, placed the invitation on the table, and looked at his eyes. "Will you go?" Osvaldo didn't look at the invitation. He lifted Selena into his arms and asked gently, "Do you want to go?" Selena sighed slightly, "Although it's troublesome, Nicholas must not win." If Nicholas won, it would be very difficult for the Turner family to recover what was taken by the Soo family. But if Alfie came into power- Selena had a feeling that Alfie was not a shameless person, and it would be easier to recover what belonged to the Turner family from him.
Osvaldo looked at his wife carefully and a hint of darkness flashed in his eyes. He raised his lips slightly and pinched Selena's nose, "If | don't agree, will you not go?" Selena blinked and nodded, "Yes." Although she didn't know what Alfie was thinking, he was once Selena’s fiancé, and Selena had been paying attention to this aspect since accepting Osvaldo's proposal.
She brought the invitation back to the villa mainly to ask for Osvaldo's opinion.
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