Chapter 344: Not a Gentleman Seeing that Amelia was too furious to speak, Selina suddenly smiled.
"Mrs. Perry, donât be so upset. Every story has two sides. Look on the bright sideâif you pretend the baby is Chairman Reidâs, at least your son wonât be labeled a cold-blooded scumbag. Doesnât that feel a bit more comforting?"
Luke was stunned. He was completely in awe of Selinaâhe even felt like bowing to her.
"Think about it. Chairman Reid already has a few illegitimate children. Admitting this oneâs his is better than having everyone say your sonâs a heartless bastard, isnât it?"
"Youâ!" Amelia shrieked. "Get out, get out!"
Selina blinked innocently. "Why are you so upset, Mrs. Perry? You didnât seem like this when you told me to accept Loganâs âlove childââ"
"Miss Clark, quite the talker, arenât you?"
Before Selina could finish, a deep male voice cut her off.
Her brows lifted as she turned, visibly annoyed.
"Daddy!" Angelica cried, rushing toward Joe. His face was grim, but his polished manners kept him from exploding on the spot. "Mr. Reid, we need to talk."
Loganâs eyes narrowed slightly. "I was just thinking the same."
Joe shot a glance at Daniel. "Chairman Reid, if you donât mind, Iâd like some privacy."
Selina, sensing the tension, quietly exited. Soon, only Joe and Logan remained in the room.
Joe took a deep breath. "Mr. Reid, Iâve heard of you for a long time. Youâre a young man I greatly admire."
"Then letâs not waste time," Logan replied coolly. "What do you want?"
Joe gritted his teeth, clearly ashamed to say the words. But for Angelicaâs sake, he pushed forward.
"I hope youâll divorce Selina and marry Angelica. Mr. Reid, I know your power runs deep, but there may come a day when even you canât protect her.
If the Morris family turns against her, do you really think sheâll survive that?"
Loganâs gaze turned icy. "Is that a threat, Joe?"
"No, Mr. Reid, itâs not a threat. Iâm just a father who wants happiness for his daughter..."
"Iâve heard," Logan interrupted coldly, "that back when Mrs. Morris had a fiancé, she wasnât interested in you. Then her fiancé suddenly disappeared.
I suppose you used the same tactics then too?"
Yes, Morris Family was the top family in City Hâalmost impossible to go against alone. It was easy for them to coerce people.
But why did Joe think that Selina would be threatened by him like Mrs. Morrisâs fiancé was?
Joeâs face flushed. "That was a long time ago...! Anyway, Angelica loves youâyou canât just reject her!"
He had once fallen in love with Victoria at first sight. But she loved someone else. Yes, heâd used underhanded means and caused her pain. But in the end, she stayed with him willingly, didnât she?
He knew he owed Victoria a lifetime of apologies. Thatâs why he couldnât let their daughter suffer again.
Angelica was the last trace of Victoria in this world. Whatever she wanted, he had to help her get it.
With that thought, Joe steadied himself. "Angelica doesnât mind that youâve been married. Iâve arranged everythingâsheâll be going back to Sapphire Valley Villa with you today."
Loganâs voice was casual, almost bored. "And what exactly is Morris Family doing? Sending your daughter to be a concubine? The monarchy is long dead, Chairman Morris."
That finally pushed Joe over the edge. "Logan! Angelica is your savior! You owe her your life! If you canât repay that debt, then whatâs wrong with marrying her? Doesnât she deserve that much?!"
"Joe."
Loganâs tone went flat as he abruptly turned his head. "Sheâs really my savior?"
"You..."
"The girl who saved me four years ago never once asked for anything. But Angelica has brought it up again and again. I think... itâs time I re-
investigated."
As he passed Joe, Logan suddenly said, "So I suggest Chairman Morris conduct a thorough investigation. You already wronged Mrs. Morris onceâif youâve mistaken her daughter too, how are you going to face her after you die?"
With that, Logan turned and walked out.
Joe staggered slightly.
What... what did he mean?
He mistook his daughter?
No, no, Logan must be talking nonsenseâjust smearing Angelica to avoid marrying her!
Outside the room.
Logan gave a slight nod. "Letâs go. Home."
"All settled?" Selina asked curiously. "What did you talk about?"
"Nothing much. He wants me to marry Angelica," Logan said casually. "And I confirmed somethingâJoe might not be as righteous as we thought."
"What do you mean?" freeweÉnøvel.com Logan shared what he had found.
"He and Mrs. Morris werenât engaged. She had a fiancé."
Selina drew a sharp breath. "So he forced her? Thatâs unexpected. I thought he respected her."
Joe always came off as gentlemanly, yet he used threats to steal someoneâs fiancée? After that, her fiancé disappeared. But was he just missing... or dead? Hard to say.
Logan gave a cold laugh. "Which means, heâll definitely threaten you for Angelicaâs sake."
Selina didnât flinch. "Is that so? Let him try."
Still, even if Joeâs methods were despicable, his love for his daughter was realâhe was willing to risk his reputation for her.
Selina asked another question. "What about the baby?"
"I said let her give birth."
"Even if itâs not yours? Youâre not worried Angelica and the Reids will use it to leverage you?"
Logan suddenly smiled. "Hmm, I am. Which is why Iâll need Mrs. Reid to protect me."
Selina instantly puffed out her chest and said seriously, "Donât worry, Logan. No one protected you before, but from now on, you have me!"
Luke, who was secretly listening and getting stuffed with dog food: "..."
Serves you right, eavesdropping on a couple.
...
Morris Family.
Joe sent Angelica back to her room, then aimlessly walked into a room full of Victoriaâs belongings.
He looked through them one by one, Loganâs words echoing in his mind.
"Joe, what are you looking at?" Grandma Morris appeared at the door.
Joe snapped out of it, his voice hoarse. "Mom... have you ever considered... what if Angelica... isnât my daughter?"
Grandma Morrisâs heart skipped. Had he figured it out?
But if they acknowledged Selinaâthat wretched girlâthe Morris Family would never know peace!
She forced a stern face. "What nonsense are you saying? Angelica took a paternity test with you. Who else could be your daughter? Besides, I had her background checked myself. Are you saying I lied?"
"Thatâs not what I meant," Joe said painfully. "But Mom, I canât accept being wrong. If I am... Iâd rather follow Victoria to the grave."
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ï¤Chapter 343: A Habit of Cheating Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 811 - 430 inducer "Waitâfour years ago!" Joe suddenly remembered. "Didnât we find out my daughter was in the eastern suburbs of City H? Was Angelica even there back then?"
Grandma Morris suppressed the fury in her eyes. "Of course she was. Look, these are the photos. Four years ago, Angelica was seen in the eastern suburbsâand she saved Logan. How could we have been wrong?"
Yes... how could they have been wrong...?
...
Sapphire Valley Villa.
"This scarâs faded a lot."
From Selinaâs chest to her neck ran a long scarâfrom when she saved Ryan as a child. Ethan had been helping her treat it, and while it was healing, heâd just discovered something new.
"But... thereâs something strange about it. Why are there two scars?"
Ethan had never looked too closely before due to propriety, but now that he was checking carefully, he realized the scar wasnât one continuous lineâ
it was actually two scars from different times, close enough in placement to seem like one.
One was from over a decade ago. The other...
Selina said calmly, "Oh, something happened four years ago."
"This is your definition of âsomethingâ?!" Ethan exclaimed. "That second scar is so deep, your neck was nearly severed!"
Logan suddenly looked up, sharply.