Chapter 100: Childhood Sweetheart Thereâs something he lied to Mrs. Reid about.
Logan didnât actually know in advance that Mrs. Reid was at Evergreen Study today. He went there to investigate Lunaâs true identity after hearing about her connection to Justin.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Selina.
And Selina effortlessly obtained a painting from Gordon.
Too many coincidences happening to the same person... meant they were no longer coincidences.
So Logan simply called Justin.
"Mr. Gray, thereâs something I forgot to ask you earlier."
Justinâs voice was lazy, as usual. "Go ahead, Mr. Reid."
Leaning against his car, Logan got straight to the point. "I heard that youâve been in Country B all these years. Have you ever come across the name Luna?"
Justin nearly choked on air. "...Ahem, why do you ask?"
"No big reason. I just had a small conflict with Luna a few years ago. Sheâs been hard to track down, so I thought Iâd check with you."
Justin suddenly wanted to hold a moment of silence for Selina. "...Then youâre asking the wrong person, Mr. Reid. I do business in Country B, Iâm not in the hacker trade. How would I know a hacker?"
Hearing Justinâs evasive answer, Logan let out a casual chuckle. "Thanks for your insights, Mr. Gray."
If he was 70% sure before, after today, he was 90% certainâSelina was Luna.
The only question wasâwhy was she keeping it from him?
Earlier, when she saw the lipstick in his car, she was clearly upset. That meant she wasnât completely indifferent to him.
Then why refuse to tell the truth?
Logan smirked slightly.
It seemed Mrs. Reid had a lot of secrets.
And he would uncover them allâone by one.
Sapphire Valley Villa - Study.
Selina felt uneasy after Justinâs warning.
No... no way. How could Logan know?
It had to be a coincidence.
If he was suspicious, he would have questioned her in the car. Why go ask Justin instead?
Just thenâ
"Miller Butler, Miss Hayes is here!"
A maidâs voice echoed from downstairs, snapping Selina out of her thoughts.
Miller Butler rushed out in a hurry. "Miss Hayes, you came as soon as you landed? Come in, come in!"
Then, a familiar, gentle voice followedâ"Miller Butler, how have you been? I feel bad for being so busy abroad that I couldnât visit you sooner."
Selina froze.
Miss Hayes?
That voice...
The woman she saw at Evergreen Study earlierâthe one Logan picked up from the airportâwas actually the eldest daughter of the Hayes Family, Rachelâs sister?!
Downstairs, Bella Hayes entered with gifts. "Miller Butler, these are for you. And these are for the staff who take care of the house."
Miller Butler was touched. "Ms. Hayes, you always remember us servants."
Bella shook her head and smiled. "Please donât say that. I donât think anyone here is a servant. Ethan, Andrew, come on in."
Ethan and another young man walked inâAndrew Martin, heir of the Martin family.
Selina had heard that Bella grew up with Logan, Ethan, and Andrew. Seeing them together now, the rumors seemed true.
But something about Bella felt... off.
Ethan spotted Selina and immediately waved. "Bella, let me introduce youâthis is Selina Clark, Loganâs wife."
Bellaâs eyes darkened for a second before curving into a warm smile.
"I heard about Loganâs marriage from my father, but I never had the chance to meet you. Now that I have, I must sayâyouâre quite stunning, Mrs.
Reid. Logan and I are good friends, so you donât have to see me as an outsider."
Andrew grinned. "âGood friendsâ my ass. Bella, you and Logan grew up togetherâyouâre childhood sweethearts. If weâre talking about outsiders, Clark here fits the bill way more."
Bella playfully scolded, "Andrew, donât say that! Selina, donât take it seriously, he was just joking."
Selina raised an eyebrow.
To others, Andrewâs words might have sounded like a casual joke.
But she knewâit was a provocation.
And now, she was certain of one thing.
That afternoon at Evergreen Study, Bella had seen her. Yet, she chose not to speak upâinstead, she deliberately moved closer to Logan.
That alone told Selina that Miss Hayes was no ordinary woman.
Not to mention...
Calling herself Loganâs âgood friendâ in front of his wife?
That was an interesting choice of words.
Andrew smirked, lowering his voice as if he was only teasing Bellaâbut he made sure Selina heard every word, loud and clear.
"Bella, Iâm not making things up. Letâs be honestâyour relationship with Logan is probably closer than Mrs. Reidâs."
"You have your own private room at Sapphire Valley Villa. Before Logan got married, you were the only woman who could come and go freely. If thatâs not special, I donât know what is."
Selina would have to be a fool not to see what they were trying to do.
Coming to Loganâs wife and flaunting how close another woman was to him?
Who were they trying to disgust?
Selinaâs lips curved into a bright smile.
Then, she suddenly turned to Andrew and asked, "Mr. Martin, the room youâre talking aboutâis it the one on the third floor?"
Andrew didnât actually know which room it wasâhe was only repeating what Bella had said before. But since Selina asked, he straightened up confidently.
"Thatâs right."
Bella subtly bit her lip.
Everyone assumed she had a private room at Sapphire Valley Villa.
But only she knewâthose were just rumors she had spread herself to create an image.
She had never confirmed it with Logan.
Selinaâs eyes widened in mock surprise.
ÆÐ³eewÑbnovel.com "Oh! So itâs that one?" She nodded, then sighed dramatically.
"Mr. Martin, that room was originally a storage room. Logan said it was just sitting there empty, so he turned it into my walk-in closet. I had no idea it was Miss Hayesâ âexclusiveâ room. My apologies."
Andrewâs expression stiffened. "Youâwhat storage room? That was Bellaâs room! Thereâs no way Logan gave it to you!"
"But..." Selina tilted her head in feigned confusion.
"In the entire Sapphire Valley Villa, aside from the guest rooms, the only vacant space was that storage room."
She paused, then blinked innocently.
"Since Miss Hayes supposedly had her own room here, then aside from the storage room, where else could it be?"
"Unless... youâre saying it was the master bedroom?"
Silence.
Everyoneâs eyes instinctively turned to Bella.
Bellaâs throat tightened.
This bitchâshe was setting her up!
If Bella claimed it was the master bedroom, it would expose her ulterior motives.
After all, what female guest would stay in the male hostâs bedroom?
But if she admitted it was just a storage room, she would be humiliating herselfâbecause she had boasted to everyone that she had the best private room at Sapphire Valley Villa.
Either way, she would lose.
Bella clenched her lips, then forced a gentle smile.
"Andrew, I must have remembered wrong. Itâs been a long time since I stayed here, so my room probably doesnât exist anymore." She turned to Selina and added sweetly, "Letâs not make Mrs. Reid uncomfortable over something so trivial."
Andrew still refused to back down.
"Bella, donât let this get to you. Since Selina married Logan, she should knowâyouâre his childhood sweetheart."
"When you and Logan first met, she wasnât even around. If sheâs jealous of you, isnât that just being petty?"
"Besides, I wasnât wrongâeven if you donât have a private room here anymore, you still have a garden, donât you?"
"Logan reserved that little garden just for you. Does anyone else have something like that?"
Selina narrowed her eyes. Itâs not over yet, right?
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