Chapter 243: Going Public With the Marriage The fireworks were for my wife. What does that have to do with you?
My wife...
Luke chimed in, voice dripping with sarcasm, "Exactly! Angelica, you might wanna get that imagination checked. Since when were you Loganâs wife?
Thatâs news to meâfunny, I donât recall having a sister-in-law like you."
Angelica stumbled back a step, her face flashing pale, then flushed, then pale again.
The crowd began to murmur as reality sank in.
"Didnât they say Mr. Reid didnât like his wife?"
"Yeah, and Angelica hinted more than once that he was divorcing soon. Was all that fake?"
"Mr. Reid launched a drone and firework show for his wife... doesnât look like heâs divorcing anyone. Looks more like heâs madly in love."
"Angelica mustâve lied about everything just to climb the ladder!"
Angelica and Katie both felt the world spinning, their bodies trembling with the weight of humiliation.
"What right do you have to talk like that about Angelica?" someone suddenly shouted.
Angelicaâs best friend, Zara, stood up for her. "If Angelicaâs being called a homewrecker, then what does that make Selina?! She accepted Mr. Reidâs gifts and even the island! Isnât she trying to climb her way up too?"
Angelicaâs face twisted in panicâshe tried to stop Zara, but it was too late.
Logan chuckled lightly.
"And why shouldnât Selina accept my gifts?"
Zara shot back, frustrated, "If you love your wife so much, why give Selina so many things? Arenât you worried Mrs. Reid might get the wrong idea?"
Right! Selina knew Mr. Reid was marriedâyet she got so close to him and accepted gifts worth billions...
Selina blinked, unbothered, and replied casually, "Why would I get the wrong idea about myself?"
What... what did that mean?
Zara turned helplessly to Angelica, only to see her seething with rage.
Then came the blow: "Because I am Mrs. Reid."
âIâm Mrs. Reid. My husband gave me fireworks, me an island, me the gifts. Why would I be jealous?
The words dropped like a bomb.
Silence swallowed the entire room.
Selina is Mrs. Reid.
Selina is Mrs. Reid.
Selina is Mrs. Reid...
The phrase echoed in everyoneâs mind like a chant. They were stunned speechless.
If Selina was the real Mrs. Reidâthen what the hell was Angelica doing? Bragging in front of the manâs actual wife?
"Did the Clark Family know about this?"
"They must have! No way they didnât know Selina married Logan. And they still let the stepdaughter try to steal the real daughterâs husband?!"
"James and Katie are disgusting."
"James mustâve lost his mind. All this sucking up to a stepdaughter while burning bridges with Mr. Reid and Selina... The Clark Family deserves every ounce of this embarrassment."
Each insult landed like a slap. James swayed on his feet, face drained of color.
He met Selinaâs eyesâonly to watch her look away without the slightest hesitation.
Like he was just a stranger.
For the first time, James questioned everything.
Had he been wrong?
Should he never have listened to Katie? Should he have never sent Selina to the countryside?
If Selina had remained the Clark Familyâs rightful heiress, maybe today wouldnât have ended in such disgrace.
Angelica stared, completely broken.
Her voice trembled, "No... no, Logan, you said you had a surprise for me..."
Logan looked at her, expression flat.
"And you donât think this counts as a surprise?"
Angelica frozeâthen suddenly everything clicked.
This was the surprise.
This entire spectacle had been a setup.
Logan and Selina had played her like a foolâjust to teach her a lesson.
She had been thoroughly, spectacularly humiliated.
And it had been the plan all along.
"Angelica."
Angelicaâs whole body trembled. Out of nowhere, she heard a soft female voice.
Selina had somehow appeared at her side. Her tone was light, teasing, just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
"When you stole my birthday... when you flaunted everything in my face... did it ever cross your mind this day would come?"
"Selina!"
Selina watched her expression twist with helpless rage, savoring it. "Donât get so worked upâthis is just the beginning. What happened four years ago? Iâll settle the score, one piece at a time."
Angelicaâs scalp prickled with fear, panic rising as she struggled to keep her face neutral.
"Logan wonât let you. Heâll protect me!"
Selina arched a brow, unconcerned.
"Oh yeah? Letâs see about that."
Logan stepped over and slid his arm around Selinaâs waist. "Letâs go."
The birthday party had descended into a full-blown farce. After Logan and Selina left, the rest of the crowd stood frozen, unsure if they should even stay.
...After all, it wasnât Angelicaâs birthday. Was there still a reason to continue?
"Youâre all still here?" Ethanâs voice came lazily from the side.
"Iâve known Logan for twenty years. Trust me, I know exactly how he is. Angelica crossed Mrs. Reidâand crossing her means crossing him. Stay close to Angelica if you want, but just donât blame me when the fallout hits you."
He didnât have to finish. Several top-tier actors and actresses from the entertainment world immediately made their exit.
Then the Clark Familyâs business partners and collaborators followed suit, all offering polite excuses.
Minor celebrities didnât dare offend Logan either:
"Mr. Clark, weâll take our leave now..."
"Just remembered I have something urgent to deal with..."
"Miss Angelica, letâs catch up another time. Iâm off to a business meeting, sorry!"
In less than five minutes, the place was deserted.
Angelica stared blankly at the empty venueâand fainted.
"Angelica!"
"Someone helpâAngelica just collapsed!"
"That cursed Selina!" Katie shrieked. "If anything happens to my daughter, I swear sheâll pay with her life!"
Chaos erupted throughout the Clark estate.
And for the first time, James remembered what it had been like when Victoria was still part of the family... Maybe letting Katie take her place had been the biggest mistake of all.
...
Everything that happened at the Clark Family estate spread like wildfire.
Selina sat in the car, idly scrolling through Twitter, a pleased expression on her face.
Logan raised an eyebrow.
"Enjoying yourself?"
Selina was positively beaming, resting her chin in her hand.
"Of course I am. Canât help itâIâm petty like that."
Loganâs smile deepened.
Selina looked out the window, frowning as the car drove farther out of the city.
"This isnât the way back to Sapphire Valley Villa."
Logan folded his newspaper.
"Youâre the birthday girl. Naturally, weâre going somewhere special."
Selinaâs heart skipped a beat.
The farther they drove, the more remote it becameâuntil even the city lights had disappeared. She couldnât help but ask, "A special place? What kind of place exactly?"
"Sir, weâve arrived," Jack said as he brought the car to a stop.
Selina looked outsideâeverything was covered in glistening white snow. Her eyes widened.
"You didnât get to enjoy the hot springs last time," Logan said casually. "So I bought an entire mountain resort. Youâre the first guest, Mrs. Reid."
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Logan gave a soft laugh.
"So, my honored guestâwould you let me take care of you tonight?"