Chapter 189

“I caught the news that you were heading back but didn’t imagine you’d rock up on tonight’s flight. You’ve been gone for months, you

heartbreaker”

Gwendolyn watched as those previously nonchalant young men stood up to greet Selina at the door. A flicker of astonishment crossed her eyes. So this was Selina.

Even prettier and more poised than on the big screen, she stood there like a vision.

She was the swan on a moonlit lake, graceful and majestic, yet enchantingly delicate.

The crowd gathered around her, firing question after question.

She seemed destined for adoration, the center of attention. Clearly a girl mined in the lap of luxury, impossibly perfect.

“Bob”

“Nathan!”

Selina greeted them with impeccable politeness.

Finally, her gaze settled on Howard and Gwendolyn.

“Howie.” Her voice was soft, tenderly lingering as she called his name.

syllables seemed to swirl on her tongue, infused with

with curiosity as she gazed at Gwendolyn, “She’s quite

a gesture of goodwill, she introduced herself, “Hi, I’m Selina.”

was brimming

from Selina’s white Parisian dress to reveal a gentle

silence fell.

glaring at

at a time like this, if not to ruffle Howard?

an eyebrow, provocatively.

and icy, like snow crowning a distant

smile, seemingly oblivious to

settled into the couch, mingling and

exist in their own world,

listlessly fed Gwendolyn from the fruit platter, leaning back at ease.

Chadwick, Il full,” Gwendolyn

had to lean in to speak to Howard, their

in the

feed me,” he offered, handing her the silver fork.

shrugged off the momentary discomfort, her lips curling into a question, “Which fruit would you like?”

fine,” Howard

cantaloupe, holding it to

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