The Billionaire's Mistake

MISTAKE 74

Chapter 74: I MUST HAVE HIM

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The sound of approaching footsteps shook Selene from her daze, and she quickly stooped to gather the scattered remnants of the tray that had fallen from her hands in her daze.

As the office doors swung open above her, she hid quickly, or else she would have found herself face-to-face with her father. He would think she was eavesdropping.

Coldly, Selene averted her gaze as she left the scene, making sure she was not seen, her heart pounding in her chest.

She didn't dare linger. She did not want to be caught eavesdropping. Her father would it well. She dashed out of his office building.

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It wasn't until she was safely ensconced in the backseat of her sports car that Selene finally allowed the anger that brewed deep in her chest to burst free.

She screamed into the vacuum of the car a bit before calming down.

Anya again. Why hasn't she died yet? She knew she was the better option to be Daniel's wife and wished Anya would vanish somewhere. She was jittery from what she heard.

By the time the car pulled up to the opulent family estate, Selene had managed to compose herself, dabbing at her eyes with a monogrammed handkerchief.

She couldn't let her mother see her in such a state; it would only raise more questions than she was prepared to answer.

With a deep, steadying breath, she walked into the family's lavish sitting room, trying as much as possible to not seem like she had been crying. But her red eyes slightly betrayed her. Chappi 74 I MUST HAVE HIM

"Mother," she greeted the impeccably dressed woman with a polite nod. "We have to talk right now. It is extremely urgent."

Her mother raised a puzzled brow but gestured for Selene to proceed..

she relayed the details of what

not need to explain more for her mother

I knew it. I said there was no way he would like her. It

mother talked, the more her excitement seemed to

explosive. Her daughter was so close, yet he liked that random girl? What was

Selene's mother's face relaxed.

to embarrass us?" She asked, "We have made plans on our side that you will be his wife. Now he is keeping that girl by his side; who knows when she will seduce

came together in an ugly scowl, her

already imagine the shine that would come if Daniel did not marry her daughter. Isn't it better to give up before they get

I

had already told you to back off and had taken my

with the deal with our family. Why would he embarrass you? Where did you hear that he

single! I heard dad say it in his office. It is a contract, but that bitch is

Shaw promise you anything?" A person

Selene's older cousin, Leo. He

This was agreed upon by both families!" Selene's

to force some random heir to marry your daughter? This is Daniel Shaw. If you and your father are not careful, Daniel Shaw will crush both of you in anger. I don't know what gave you the confidence to decide his marriage without asking," Leo scoffed. "I am sure it

and she becomes the joke of the country, you

tone, her heart sinking further. Was it just her dreams, or

mother sighed, though her own voice

A IMUST

escort, with designs on a man like Daniel Shaw. Can she deal with the pressure of

her disdain

deeper than the oceans..

heard her mother's words, her heart hurt

that Daniel did not care about her and knew even

she had waited for him for a

for him.

the phone. It was Daniel's only living grandfather, and he wanted Daniel to marry her. She did not even think to confirm if it was really old master Rhodes or a scammer. She had made up her mind. To face the