Chapter 154: What Is His True Identity?
Selina abruptly stopped in her tracks, narrowing her eyes.
Natalia sneered venomously, "Donât even dream about it. That scar of yours will never heal!"
Selina turned back, stepping up to her, grasping Nataliaâs chin with a smirk.
"Never heal? I wasnât sure before, wondering why so many doctors failed to treat it. But now I understandâthe blade was coated with poison."
She leaned in close to Nataliaâs ear, her tone laced with danger and dominance. "Let me guess, that kidnapping incident... It was actually orchestrated by you and Katie, wasnât it? The goal was to ruin my face. But something went wrong, and instead of my face, it left this scar on my neck."
Nataliaâs face turned pale with shock, her mouth opening and closing, unable to form a single word. "You..."
"You want to know how I figured it out?"
Selina chuckled coldly. "You and your mother are both petty and vicious. Youâll do anything to steal a man. You were jealous of my looks, envious of my engagement, so you schemed to take everything away from me. It wasnât exactly difficult to figure out."
Natalia clenched her teeth tightly.
She was right. That kidnapping was entirely Katieâs doing.
They had originally kidnapped Ryan, intending for Natalia to play the role of the heroine and save him. But by some twist of fate, Selina had been the one to go instead.
Katie, insecure about Selinaâs beauty, had taken the opportunity to change the planâordering the kidnappers to ruin Selinaâs face. But at the critical moment, Selina had managed to evade them, and in the end, only her neck had been scarredâpermanently.
Natalia never expected Selina to piece it together. "So what if you know? You still have that scar. Even if youâre married to Mr. Reid, heâll eventually grow tired of you!"
Selina arched an eyebrow. "Do you think every man is as shallow as Ryan? Why donât you guess if Ethan, the genius doctor, is really just a fraud?"
Nataliaâs expression flickered with uncertainty. What did she mean? Ethan truly was a medical prodigy, but could it be... that the scar had already been treated?!
Her face twisted in alarm. Without thinking, she reached forward and ripped off Selinaâs bandageâ
The scar remained, an ugly mark across Selinaâs otherwise flawless skin.
Natalia exhaled in relief before bursting into mocking laughter. "Ha! Selina, is this your âtreatmentâ?"
She was elated, her expression twisted in triumph. "It looks even worse! That scar is never going away! Accept your fateâyouâre doomed to be ugly forever, unwanted and despisedâ"
Smack!
Selinaâs hand struck Nataliaâs face with a sharp slap. "Youâre asking for it."
Natalia reeled in shock before screaming in rage, "You bitch! You dare hit me?! You should just die like your mother! Anyone who gets in my way deserves to be cut to pieces!"
Selinaâs lips curled into a smirk, her gaze cold and sharp. "Still havenât learned your lesson? Fine."
Smack! Another slap landed.
But this time, Natalia didnât retaliate.
Instead, her eyes filled with tears as she suddenly turned pitiful, glancing behind Selina.
"Big sister, I was only trying to help you... Please donât do this to me, sob sob..."
Selina barely had time to react before she was suddenly shoved aside.
Ryan rushed forward, protectively pulling Natalia into his arms, his face twisted with fury. "Selina! What did Natalia ever do to deserve this?! You have no manners!"
Natalia clung to his chest, her voice soft and remorseful. "Ryan, please donât be mad. Sister has every right to teach me a lesson..."
Ryanâs heart ached for her, his anger overflowing. "Apologize to her!"
Selina casually ran her fingers through her hair, her tone lazy and indifferent. "Mr. Carter, donât you even want to know why I hit Natalia?"
"It doesnât matter! Hitting someone is wrong no matter what! Natalia is kind and innocent. Youâre just jealousâ"
"Natalia mocked my scar, saying it was too ugly to ever heal. She even cursed that Iâd be stuck with it for life."
Selina cut him off, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Mr. Carter, surely you donât think I was born with this scar, do you?"
Ryanâs face darkened. "T-That still doesnât mean itâs Nataliaâs fault! You were already ugly to begin with. After all these years of treatment, your scar is still there. Natalia was just helping you accept reality!"
Nataliaâs eyes gleamed with schadenfreude. "Ryan, thatâs exactly what I told my sister, but she just wouldnât listen. Instead, she went to some quack doctor for treatment. I was only worried that her wound would get worse."
"I never expected my sister to misunderstand my intentions. Selina, I truly hope you get better. That way, Ryan wonât have to be bound by his sense of obligation to you anymore."
Ryanâs expression instantly turned to one of disgust.
So what if Selina saved his life? Was that supposed to be held over his head for all these years? If it werenât for that so-called âlifesaving debt,â he and Natalia would have been together long ago!
It was all Selinaâs fault!
Blood rushed to Ryanâs head, and before he could think, he blurted out, "Why donât you just die?! If you were going to save me, why not go all the way and just die at the hands of the kidnappers?!"
Selinaâs gaze turned ice-cold.
Ryan suddenly realized what he had just said, his face turning ghostly pale. If anyone else heard those words, he was finished!
But then, he reconsidered. He had only spoken the truthâhe loved Natalia and wanted to be with his true love. Selina was the one blocking his path.
So what was wrong with wanting her gone?
Ryan swallowed hard and pulled Natalia into his arms, looking down at Selina with arrogance. "Apologize to Natalia!"
Selina let out a slow laugh.
She clapped her hands together in mock admiration. "That was quite the performance. A touching love storyâshould I pay for a ticket?"
"Selina, youâ"
"I think Miss Clark is right. After witnessing such a spectacular show, we really should pay for a ticket."
Ryan, furious, was about to lash out when a deep male voice cut through the air.
Jacob stepped in front of Selina, his gaze sweeping over the pair before him with a smirk. "Whatâs wrong? Cat got your tongue? Werenât you quite talkative when you were mocking Miss Clark just now?"
Ryan was stunned.
W-What...? Why was his uncle here?! And why was he... protecting Selina?!
Did they know each other?
That wretched woman! Just how many men had she seduced?!
But Jacob was the one person Ryan could never afford to offend. His face turned red, then white with humiliation before he finally forced out a few words.
"You... Youâve misunderstood. Natalia and I werenât mocking Selina..."
"Oh?" Jacob paused for a moment. "So youâre saying... I heard wrong?"
Ryanâs face drained of color, his knees nearly giving out. "N-No! I was wrong! Selina, Iâm sorry! Iâll make sure Natalia behaves herself from now on!"
Jacob sneered. "Apologize."
Ryan clenched his jaw. "Natalia, apologize to Selina."
Natalia was completely dumbfounded. What the hell was going on?! Who was this man?! Was he Selinaâs lover?
The more she thought about it, the more furious and indignant she became. She let out a sharp, hysterical scream.
"I wonât apologize! Ryan, I wonât apologize! Heâs just Selinaâs sugar daddyâwhatâs there to be afraid of?! Ryan, are you really going to make me lower myself for her?! Waaaahhh!"
Jacobâs smile was faint, yet terrifyingly dangerous. "Natalia, what did you just call me?"
"Selinaâs... sugar daddy? Hah."
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freÑwebnoѵel.com Selina, curious, turned to look at Jacob.
She knew he was from the Carter family, but why was Ryan so terrified of him?
Just who exactly was this man?