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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his tone seething with

the sound of her father's rage, knowing she was in for an earful." What are you talking about?" she replied, trying to keep her voice steady despite the

that's all over the Internet," her father spat, his voice rising with each word. "Do you have any idea what kind of

struggled to come up with an explanation. "It's not what it looks like,"

want to hear your excuses, 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 thought she could manipulate the situation to her advantage. But now, faced with her

father continued, his voice cutting through her

knife.

back in an hour, you can pack your bags and get out. I don't need such

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obey.

But Daniel, who had kept quiet all

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 to be

got home, her mother was fuming. She inched into the house

what about Dad?"

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

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.

her anger simmering as she picked up

the spot this way. She had just had a row with her husband about his

raced with thoughts of the confrontation that

picked up, her voice

replied, her voice sharp with anger. "I need to speak to you about

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