Selena looked at Gernard, her face scrunching up playfully. "Gernard, what's that supposed to mean? Are you saying you don't want an adorable, lively, beautiful sister like me?" She cupped her face with both hands, batting her eyes dramatically. Gernard gave a faint smile. "I don't mind, but someone else might."

"Huh?" Selena blinked, her eyes shifting toward Aveline.

Aveline shrugged, clearly staying out of it. That left only one person-Gavin.

Pouting slightly, Selena made up her mind. She would need to have a little chat with Gavin. Why wouldn't he want her in the family?

Wilfried and Gavin finally emerged from the study almost two hours later.

Waiting for them at the foot of the stairs, arms crossed, was Selena.

"Mr. Wilfried, it's getting late. You should head to bed," Selena said with a polite smile as she looked at Wilfried.

Wilfried chuckled, nodding in agreement. "Good idea. You all should get some rest too."

With that, he headed to his room, leaving Selena to focus her attention on Gavin.

"Mr. Cooper, do you have a moment for a chat?" she asked, fixing her gaze on him.

Gavin, adjusting his sleeve as he descended the stairs, carried himself with his usual cold, dignified air. Tall, handsome, and commanding, his presence exuded quiet authority as he regarded her with an indifferent glance. "What do you want to talk about?" Selena didn't hold back. "Do you have something against me?"

response was

to pour himself

your opinion

at her, his

just come out and demand what she really wanted, so

his voice cool. "If you've got something to say,

"Mr. Wilfried wants to take me in as his

water, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly before he responded. "The Cooper family already has a daughter. We don't need another." Well, that

glared at Gavin, muttering, "You definitely have something against

she spun on her heel and stormed

something about it that irritated him, though he wasn't quite sure why. He took another sip of water before turning away,

...

had already instructed Aveline, "I don't want to see him right now.

day before New Year's Eve,

another word,

frantically looking for a place to hide. Hearing footsteps from downstairs,

door. Without thinking,

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