Chapter 737 She clasped her hands together, whispering a quiet prayer, calling on every deity she could think of for protection.
Thank goodness Blaine, having been through thick and thin, was tough and resilient. He managed to dodge the bullet just in time, so it didn't hit anything vital.
The surgery went well, but he was still out cold and needed more tunder watch.
By the tthe whirlwind of chaos settled, the night had slipped into the wee hours of the morning.
Selena finally let herself relax, feeling the weight of exhaustion, but there was no tfor rest yet. She told Holt to get Ava and Mateo settled at the hotel, while she had Dagger take her to the mansion.
The mansion was massive and dripping with luxury, an impressive piece of grand English architecture that left you in awe.
Selena hadn't really dug into Blaine's financials. She just knew he was loaded, but now she was starting to see she'd seriously underestimated him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis wealth was probably off the charts.
Curiosity got the better of her, and she asked, "Just how rich is Blaine?" Dagger, knowing Ms. Selena was the boss's only family, didn't see a reason to hide the truth.
"I'm not entirely sure, but... Ms. Selena, do you know the casino at the G Hotel?" Selena nodded.
That was where she and Blaine first met, the biggest casino in Southeast Asia. Dagger said, "That casino is the boss's." Selena was speechless.
Dagger added, "To be precise, the boss has shares in most of the casinos in Southeast Asia." Even though Selena had braced herself, she was still floored, her mouth nearly hitting the floor.
Basically, Blaine was rolling in it! The car wound its way around before finally pulling up at the main entrance.
Selena stepped out and said directly, "Taketo see your madam." Alexa was tucked away in a dim little room in the basement, curled up with her arms around her knees, huddled in a corner.
Her white dress was stained with dried blood, a chilling sight.
The door creaked open, and a sliver of light cut through the darkness.
She slowly raised her head and saw a woman whose beauty was almost unreal, highlighted by that sliver of light.
She recognized her immediately-Selena.
She never thought they'd meet again in this lifetime.
Blaine letting her chere, to face her, meant the truth was out in the open.
She had never understood why Blaine, a man like him, would be interested in someone as ordinary as her a simple nurse. He often looked at her with a deep gaze¶ike he was seeing right through her.
Until she hired a private investigator who snapped photos of Blaine with Selena.
The moment she saw Selena, everything made sense.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer features had a touch of Selena's.
She was just a stand-in for Selena.
Alexa was the first to break the silence, her voice raw and strained raw e from screaming, "I know you. You're n.
Selena, Blaine's... lover." "What does Blaine plan to do with me?" She closed her eyes, a picture of resignation.
W9 Selena stepped in, taking in the sight of the cool beauty be or scheming.
She wasn't what Selena had imagined. She thought Alexa would either beneek belmeek Unexpectedly, she was like a jasmine flower.
Selena crouched down to meet her eyes.
She should and clearly, "By
rights, I should probably call you Aunt, in law, but.. Alex@ did you ever really betray my uncle?" her.
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