Chapter 216: The Jealousy Is Overflowing Logan raised an eyebrow. "Cheating?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Yeah, Selina cheated with Mr. Butler. The evidence is clearâwe all saw it!"
The loudest voice came from White, the same woman who tried to humiliate Selina the day before.
"Mr. Reid, we know you care about Miss Angelica, but you canât let Selina off the hook because of that! Sisterhood? Selina clearly doesnât see Angelica as her sister!"
"Exactly! Miss Angelica, why are you being so kind? Selina wonât even appreciate it. Sheâs the one who slept around, yet youâre the one taking the fall!"
Angelicaâs eyes welled with tears. "Please... everyone, stop saying that..."
"Cheating with Mr. Butler, and those hickeys as proofâ"
Logan let out a quiet laugh, his fingertips brushing the mark on Selinaâs neck, sending a shiver through her. She shot him a glare as he said slowly, meaningfully:
"I left that mark myself. When did it become Mr. Butlerâs? Or are you all trying to say..."
His voice was calmâtoo calm. So calm it chilled the air.
"...are you trying to say my actions need your approval? A kiss between husband and wife is hardly scandalous, but to you, itâs apparently an unforgivable offense. What is itâdo I offend you?"
Silence fell. A wave of panic swept through the crowd.
Offend Logan Reid? Question his personal life? Were they insane?
But... what about the hickeys...?
Selina glanced around, locking eyes with Angelicaâs stunned expression. Then she slipped her arm through Loganâs and said in a pitiful voice:
"Logan, thatâs exactly what I said earlier. Whatâs wrong with a married couple being affectionate at night? But Angelica insistedâinsistedâthat she knows you best. That youâre too cold and restrained to ever leave a mark like this, so the only explanation must be that Mr. Butler did it."
"She said that. Everyone believed her, not me, Mrs. Reid. Then they all called me a cheater..."
She wiped a nonexistent tear. "I told them I was with you the whole night. Angelica said she didnât believe meâand just like that, they didnât either. Iâm really confused. Who is Angelica, exactly? What gives her the right to speak for you?"
Gasps rippled through the room. Angelicaâs face went pale, then flushed red. "Logan, thatâs not what I meant. I only thought Selinaâ"
"Oh? Are you trying to say Logan lied about the hickeys to protect my reputation? So in your eyes, heâs that easy to manipulate?"
Angelica looked like she might faint.
She couldnât understand why Logan was siding with Selina. Did they... really sleep together last night?
But why? What did Selina have that she didnât?
Selina ignored her and turned to Mr. Butler, mocking, "You said I seduced you? I already have a husband like Loganâwhy on earth would I go after you? What could I possibly want from you?"
Exactly. Logan hadnât denied anything. Which meant Selina really had spent the night with him. If Mr. Reid hadnât rejected her, why would she go cheat with an older, less attractive, less powerful man?
Selina tucked her hair behind her ear. "Mrs. Butler, you might want to take a closer look at the people around you. Stop jumping to conclusions. Just because Angelica says something doesnât make it true. Are you sure Iâm the one your husbandâs sleeping with?"
Mrs. Butler stumbled back a few steps, then spun around and grabbed Mr. Butler by the collar, screaming, "TELL ME! Which tramp did you sleep with?!"
From the crowd, Miss White tried to slip awayâbut Jack caught her red-handed.
"LookâMiss Whiteâs got hickeys on her neck too!"
"And come to think of it... didnât her room have some weird noises last night?"
"Yeah, and wasnât Mr. Butler seen leaving her room this morning?!"
Mr. Butlerâs legs gave out, and he collapsed to the floor.
Mrs. Butler suddenly understood everything. Screaming, she lunged at Miss White and slapped her across the faceâhard and fast, again and again.
"It was YOU! Seducing my husband?! Go to hell!"
Selina watched it all unfold with an air of calm amusement. "Angelica, Miss White is your friend, right? You didnât frame me just to cover for her, did you?"
Mrs. Butler shrieked again and grabbed Angelica by the collar, yelling, "And YOU! I trusted you! You and that little tramp lied to me together! This morningâyou told me you saw my husband leaving Selinaâs room! Are you proud of yourself?!"
Everyone stood there, completely stunned.
So that was the truth all along?
Lukeâs tone dripped with mockery. "Ohhh, so the woman Mr. Butler cheated with... is Angelicaâs friend."
"One seduces married men, the other pins it on her own sisterâwow, birds of a feather really do flock together."
A chill passed through the crowd. If Selina hadnât proved her innocence, she wouldnât be standing here with her dignity intact. And Mrs. Butler wouldâve missed the real homewrecker. Angelicaâs scheme was absolutely ruthless.
Sensing the shift in the crowdâs attitude, Angelica paled. She quickly shook her head. "No, I didnâtâitâs not like that, I really didnât know..."
"Logan, you believe me, right? Iâd never frame my own sisterâI swear..."
Selina arched a brow and leaned in, her voice low and teasing as she breathed softly into Loganâs ear, "Angelica is begging for mercy now."
Logan glanced at Selina coolly. "Whereâs Jacob?"
Selina blinked. "Huh? What does this have to do with Jacob?"
Loganâs tone was laced with deeper meaning. "Since heâs not here, Iâll teach you how to ski today. Letâs go."
As they walked away together, Angelica stared at their backs, rage surging to the surface.
No. She couldnât let Selina have the upper hand. This was her last chance!
Silently, she dialed a number and gave a few short instructions before heading toward the ski slope.
...
Selina picked up fastâshe was already skiing on her own by now. "I donât need you to teach me."
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ï¤Chapter 215: The Foolish Woman Who Got Played Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 739 - 395 Bite back Shadow Slave ï¤Chapter 2468 Home Bitter Home Logan turned slightly, eyes calm. "Donât need me? Would you prefer Jacob to teach you, Mrs. Reid?"
Selina: "...?"
Why was Logan bringing up Jacob every few minutes? What did he have to do with any of this?
She was just about to say something when she caught a glimpse of Angelica heading into the deeper part of the ski area with a manâlooked like a ski instructor.
Selina blinked in surprise. "Huh, how come Angelica isnât clinging to you anymore?"
Others noticed too.
"Didnât Clark say she wanted Mr. Reid to teach her? Whyâd she wander off with a ski coach?"
"She made such a fool of herself earlier. Mrs. Butler slapped her twice. Honestly, Iâm surprised she even showed her face."
Selina clicked her tongue. "Logan, donât forgetâyour lifesaver still has a second request. Arenât you going to go fulfill it?"
Logan paused. His gaze drifted slowly down her shoulder, then he looked away and replied casually, "Mrs. Reid, that jealousy of yours is about to spill over."