MISTAKE 68

Chapter 68: Humiliation

Anya could not believe it. Why did he respond? All these years, he had never responded. And what did he mean by she just ran away from home? Wasn't Anya married again? With a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach, Selene realized that her plans had backfired spectacularly. She looks up at the smiling Anya in horror. He remarried her?

"You remarried Daniel?" Selene screamed.

"Yes, and?" Anya asked, and Selene felt humiliated.

"She came to mock the wife?" someone asked.

"No wonder Mr. Shaw had to say something. Even a mistress can get up and mock the legal wife these days. How brave," another said. Selene could no longer take all the mockery. She had always held her head high, looking down on most women. Now they had the chance to walk over her; how could they let her go? Staying here would mean listening to insults.

And as she picked up her bags and hurried out of the salon, the chuckles and giggles of the other patrons rang in her ears. She understood one thing: Daniel had destroyed her.

Selene's phone buzzed in her hand, and she hesitated for a moment before answering, her heart sinking as she saw her father's name flashing on the screen.

"What do you want?" She snapped, her voice sharp with frustration.

Her father's voice came through the line, loud and angry. "Selene, what the hell have you

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he demanded, his

knowing she was in for an earful." What are you talking

his voice rising with

swallowed hard, her mind racing as she struggled to come up with an explanation. "It's

Selene," he snapped, his tone icy with disdain. "You've embarrassed our family, humiliated yourself, and for what? After all your years of pursuing him, you cannot even touch him." Selene winced at her father's words, the truth of his words hitting her square in the face. She had thought she was being clever and

want you home, Selene," her father continued, his voice

knife.

an hour, you can pack your bags

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to obey. In a slight panic, she hung up the phone and gathered her things; she wanted

But Daniel, who had kept quiet all these years, threw stones

one last glance back at the salon, Selene turned and headed for home. She knew that if her parents could not solve this, her life was practically over. She could not afford

home, her mother was fuming. She inched into

about Dad?" she asked

know? He dared to have a mistress outside; now Daniel Shaw has mocked us in public. How am I supposed to survive this humiliation?" Selene's mother screamed and swiped the side table beside her, sending all the things on scattering to the

him everywhere; people talk behind your back, and some even say to my face that my daughter is a mistress. But you could not even be a proper mistress. You have been applying for the job all this while and have never gotten it, yet you have been deceiving the world. Look at what you have done. Even the man disdains you. Get out! Her mother's scolding made Selene jump at few

the kitchen, her anger simmering as she picked up the

had just had a row with her husband about his mistress outside and was severely

the phone rang, her mind raced with thoughts of the

voice cool and composed. "Hello?" she

replied, her voice sharp with anger. "I need

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