Chapter 96: I’m Glad We Meet
“That’s not how you acted last night. You practically forced me to do it!”
“That doesn’t mean anything! I didn’t even know it was you.”
Selene always managed to push him over the edge. He didn’t say anything; he just picked her up and threw her on the bed.
But his heart ached.
The way she behaved the previous night, Clint had truly believed that Selene had actually missed him.
But it turned out that she didn’t even know it was him.
Clint kissed her fiercely, but Selene pushed him away.
Clint covered his eyes with his palms, then sighed. He took his hands away and gave her a sincere look. “I didn’t come back for business reasons. I intend to stay here for a long time.”
“I don’t care. That’s none of my business.” Selene said, standing up and arranging her messy hair.
“I miss you so much,” Clint said, hurt and sadness evident in his voice.
“So?” Selene asked coldly, tilting her head.
“Do you remember what made us split up? Are you over it yet? Will you give me another chance?”
Selene wanted to refuse, but this time, she felt a reluctance from her heart to do it.
After a long time of silence, she grumbled, “I’m over it.”
Clint, who was nervously waiting for her answer, looked very relieved at her answer. “Let’s give our relationship a fresh start. Okay?”
Selene became silent again.
She was afraid of starting their relationship again, but she was unwilling to refuse him.
She was afraid that she would regret turning him away in the future.
Selene was happy that Clint came back for her, but she was afraid of getting back together with him. She looked tough on the outside, but she was actually scared and weak. She was afraid of being hurt again emotionally. She was afraid of being disappointed.
Love always did that to her. It always ended badly. She didn’t think she could take that pain again.
She wasn’t sure if things would get better with Clint. She just couldn’t.
Clint took a deep breath. “I cannot promise that things will be perfect, but I will respect your lifestyle, and if you are not willing to meet my parents, that’s fine. They will not interfere with our life.”
“I see.”
“I know you don’t like me right now, but you still have feelings for me. So why not give this another go?”
“But I do like you.” Selene looked at him sincerely.
Clint seemed taken aback by her statement. He looked at her with disbelief and excitement.
“I don’t have much experience in love. I know I have strong feelings for you, but I’m still afraid.”
“What are you afraid of?”
“All the things we’ve gone through. It doesn’t give me confidence in our relationship.”
Clint kept silent and, after a few moments, held her hand gently. “I know I’ve made many mistakes and hurt you. But please let me make it up.”
Selene looked at him and suddenly smiled. “You did make a lot of mistakes!”
Clint raised his eyebrow inquisitively.
Selene thought for a while, then smiled again. “You said you want to make up for them. How about showing me the file on your computer.”
“Which file?” Clint looked confused.
“You had a file called ‘Her’ on your laptop. Remember? I want to see it!”
Clint finally remembered it and smiled. Then he took her hand and led her out of the room.
They walked to the study room, and Clint turned on the computer. The cursor stopped on the file named “Her.” He then lifted his head and looked at her. “Are you sure you want to look inside?”
“Yes, I am.” Selene nodded.
Then, Clint clicked on it and opened one of the pictures.
Selene was completely stunned.
Selene scanned through the pictures and recognized the person who was featured in them; It was her.
She had never seen these photos of her before. She guessed that they had been taken secretly on the day of her college graduation. She wore an academic dress when she received her certificate and posed for photos with her classmates.
Selene glared at Clint, who cared little about her reaction.
Clint tilted his head and smiled, then pulled her onto his lap.
Selene didn’t struggle but snorted. “Is it normal for men to have pictures like these?”
“Maybe. But I’m special.” Clint smiled. “I look at them when I’m in a hot mood.” He teased her.
Selene’s face turned red, but she turned to glare at him. “Why did you secretly take pictures of me? How did you even know me?”
She clearly remembered that she met Clint the year after her graduation when she started her store.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
But, of course, the reason was probably Anne Denovan.
“I met you for the first time at your graduation ceremony.”
Selene suddenly remembered that, during the fashion show held by Jennifer, she showed the public a photo of Clint and herself.
“You were there for Jennifer’s graduation that day. So why did you secretly take photos of another girl?”
“Your mother had asked me to take pictures of you that day in secret. So I came across Jennifer by accident.” Clint said.
Selene’s left eye twitched at the mention of her mother.
‘If she hadn’t asked me to do that, maybe we would never have met.” Clint added.
“Maybe that wouldn’t have been so bad. We’d be living peaceful and normal lives.”
“I’m glad we met,” Clint said sincerely.
Though Clint knew that she didn’t want to hear about anything to do with her mother, Clint still chose to tell her exactly how it went down.
As a child, he knew little about his stepmother. Until he was 15, he only vaguely heard it being mentioned that his step-mom had a daughter in her hometown.
But he was not very curious about the private affairs of his parents. When he graduated from college and returned to his hometown, he saw a girl’s photos in his parents’ study. And, since the photos had been taken in secret, they all looked very natural.