章節 23: TWENTY THREE
SELENA'S POV
I opened my eyes slowly. My bedroom window is wide open. Damn, it must be Christian. Did he come into my room? Oh yeah, I forgot to lock it tightly. Oh my god, I'm so scared that he must have been misbehaving while I was fast asleep. This can't be allowed. I have to scold him.
I got my feet off the bed. I put on my thick furry slippers. I'm still wearing my satin nightgown. This nightgown is very comfortable to sleep in.
"Huh? Why is it so crowded in the living room?"
I looked at the few people there. Everyone looks so busy. I saw that Christian was also wearing a silver-colored suit. He was also being made up by a woman.
What exactly is this event going to be about? Why is it so crowded? Is Christian going to a special event? Then he didn't invite me? Well, I haven't showered yet either. In fact I just woke up.
"Mrs. Selena, you're awake," I turned around in surprise to see the woman in front of me.
"You just surprised me," I patted her arm lightly.
"Are you ready for makeup?" she asked.
"Oh, what's going on? Your clothes are the same as everyone else's. What's the occasion?"
"Oh, apparently Mrs. Selena doesn't know yet,"
I nodded curiously.
"Introducing Mrs. Selena. I'm a staff member who works at the Eternal Beauty Salon. Mr. Christian asked us staff to come and do Mr. Christian's and your makeup. Mr. Christian said that there would be reporters coming to his office. You and Christian will be interviewed," the woman said politely.
I could only gape. That means I'm going to meet a lot of people. My God, I haven't even prepared anything yet.
"Alright, then, I'll be right there. Wait for me. I'll go to the bathroom for a bit," I said quickly and headed to the bathroom.
"Damn, Christian must be really mad at me. Because I'm late. He must have woken me up. But I fell asleep so fast," I said frantically while cleaning my face with facial soap.
After I cleaned myself up. I went to the living room. I brought a carton of milk for Christian to drink.
"Morning dear, drink this," I said kindly.
I also smiled at the three people who were busy.
"Morning everyone, oh yes what would you like to drink? I'll bring it for you all," I said kindly.
"No need to be like that. You sit down quickly. They're going to do your makeup," Christian said sternly.
All the salon staff looked at each other.
"Mr. Christian. You can't be mean to Mrs. Selena," the female staff said kindly.
"Oh yes, thank you for remembering me. I was just annoyed that Selena was so hard to wake up this morning," Christian said hurriedly.
"All right, dear, now are you ready for your makeup?" Christian asked kindly.
"Yes I'm ready baby," I said sweetly to him.
Now immediately the female staff named Karina did my makeup.
"Oh not too much I don't like it," I exclaimed in annoyance as I moved my face away from Karina's hand.
"This is good for your face ma'am. It's a primer to make your pores invisible. So that in front of the camera you look beautiful," Katrina said confidently.
I just frowned at that.
...suddenly Christian's hand grabbed the back of my hand.
"My dear, you have to look beautiful in front of the camera. Let them do your makeup," Christian said gently. I was so disgusted by his attitude.
"Oh yes dear, I will of course look beautiful in front of the camera. So that everyone knows that I am the beautiful wife of Mr. Christian," I said while stroking his arm.
This was really annoying. I have to pretend to be intimate in front of people.
"My eyes hurt like hell. Don't put that on me. It hurts," I said irritably rubbing my eyes.
"Don't do that, Mrs. Selena. You'll ruin your make up," the woman said in a chatty manner.
Christian turned to me. His eyes looked at me sharply. As if signaling me to shut up.
"Honey, you have to get used to this. Aren't you very happy to be beautiful?" asked Christian gently.
"Oh yes dear, of course I'm happy. I will obey whatever the make-up artist wants," I said with a sweet smile. Even though my heart wanted to scream. Since earlier my make up has not been completed. I was very uncomfortable with thick make up like this.
"Madam, wake up," I heard.
I pat my arm and open my eyes slowly. I look at my face in the mirror. I looked so pretty with my fairy-like make up. My hair was also done up.
"Oh my gosh, I look so beautiful," I said while holding my face.
I look at Christian from the mirror. Now he is behind me. He's even smiling at my face. He must have been stunned by my beauty.
"You seem to be very fascinated with your wife," Katrina said looking at Christian's face.
I saw Christian's panicked look.
"Oh yes, she is indeed my beautiful wife," Christian said, kissing the top of my head. I pretend to smile sweetly.
"Damn, he's winning so badly. I talked him out of kissing me like that," I said to myself.
"Okay fine, you better change into something nice," Christian said looking at me in the mirror.
"Please Katrina. You choose clothes for my beautiful wife," Christian said to Katrina politely.
"Yes sir," says Katrina.
Katrina and I are now in my room. Katrina quickly opened the closet. I was very surprised because it turned out that the wardrobe was on the wall. It seemed to blend in with the color of the walls of my room.
"Oh my God, it's like that," I exclaimed.
"Why aren't there any clothes here," Katrina said in confusion.
"Oh yeah sorry, it's because I haven't put it in my closet yet," I said casually. I quickly opened my suitcase. While Katrina picked out clothes for me.
"This seems to suit you very well, Mrs. Selena," Katrina said with a sweet smile.
I hold up the silver-colored dress. I see that this dress seems too revealing for me to wear.
"I'm not comfortable in a dress like that. Change into something else," I said pleadingly to Katrina.
"No more silver dresses. Just this one. Come on, ma'am, just wear it this time. If you choose another dress, it won't look good and I'll get angry with Mr. Christian. Just wear this silver dress," Katrina said with a pleading face.
I reluctantly put on this dress. The sleeveless dress made me feel uncomfortable. I finally put on a vest that matched the dress I was wearing.
"Well this is pretty good. Alright now it's done," Katrina said and led me out of the room.
Again I saw Christian's eyes staring at me. He had been sitting in the living room. Now he stood up to look at me. Of course it was because of his admiration for me. So he was surprised and stood up immediately.
"How is Mr. Christian? Did you like Mistress Selena's dress?" Katrina asked enthusiastically.
"Yes, very good. It looks perfect for my beautiful wife," Christian said. Again he made me want to rip his mouth off.
***
Christian's POV
In front of the magnificent building, there were a lot of reporters on the floor. They were sitting and some were standing, busy checking their cameras.
Seeing what's ahead. I'm quite happy. Because it means that people have recognized me as a billionaire. Yes, because I'm the one who holds everything in this company.
"Did you see them? They're very enthusiastic," I said to Selena.
"Yes, but I don't know what to say," Selena said with a panicked face.
"Calm down dear, everything will be fine," I said as I hugged Selena from the side.
"You just have to nod and smile when I say. You don't have to say anything. Even if they ask you a question. I'll answer them. Again, you just have to smile," I said firmly.
Selena looked uncomfortable. But I hugged her anyway. I leaned closer to Selena's ear.
"We need to stay intimate Selena," I said firmly.
Selena was silent. She pursed her lips slightly. Yes, maybe she did feel uncomfortable with me. But I was annoyed by Selena's face which looked uncomfortable like that. I was very confused why Selena was so difficult for me to conquer her heart. She doesn't even compliment my appearance.
My car is now parked in front of the building. I got out first and then Selena. I took Selena by the hand. The atmosphere looks so crowded. My bodyguards guarded me and Selena well. Yes, even though there was some pushing and shoving. This is normal.
Arriving at a room now Selena and I sat quietly. All the cameras were facing both of us. There were a lot of lights shining on both of us. I tried to look authoritative.
"Good morning everyone," I said with a sweet smile.
Everyone answered the greeting and they were very enthusiastic. Some of them immediately asked questions. Meanwhile, my bodyguard was organizing everything to run smoothly.
"Regarding the fire incident yesterday at my wedding. I was very sad. But everything is fine now. Selena and I still love each other and now we both live in an apartment. We have left everything to the authorities. I'm very confident that the perpetrators of the fire incident will soon be revealed and jailed," I said with a sweet smile.
"I'm enjoying my time at the company and also having a heart-to-heart with my wife Selena. So I'm not going to bother with some people ruining my happiness," I said casually.
"Because as long as I have Selena in my life. I will definitely feel very happy and full of love," I said as I hugged Selena from the side.
"We both love each other even though there are people who will separate us," I said with a smile in front of the camera and I immediately kissed Selena gently on the cheek.
I could see Selena's face turning red. She was very nervous. Let it go, because I love Selena. She will always be mine.
"So does Mr. Christian suspect that the fire was caused by your ex-girlfriend?" one of the reporters asked. " asked one of the reporters.
"I don't really know. I don't want to suspect anyone," I said casually and now I looked at one of my bodyguards. A sign that I want things to be over.
"Okay well, that's it. Thank you very much," the bodyguard said quickly and several bodyguards immediately spread their arms to protect me and Selena. Now Selena and I immediately got into the car.
"Are you happy Selena?" asked a reporter.
"Yes, of course she's happy," I said with a friendly smile for the camera.
Now the carpin drove quickly away from the journalist. I saw Selena sighing heavily. She leaned back.
"Hahaha, I'm sweating so much. Are you really scared?" I asked in a teasing tone.
"Yes, I'm very nervous. That's the first time I've had so many cameras on me.
"Yes, you should get used to it. We'll be doing a lot of events like that," I said casually.
"I really want to finish my marriage contract with you as soon as possible. So that I can feel free," Selena said confidently.
Hearing that somehow I really hated it. Because I didn't want my marriage with Selena to end just like that. I wanted Selena to be mine. No matter what.
I glanced at Selena's face from the side. I really don't want to lose her. Every day this love is getting deeper. I really can't help it. It's like a snowball rolling on snow. The more it falls, the bigger it gets. The more Selena ignores me. This love is getting bigger and I don't want to lose it.
"Oh yeah, last night I looked at my social media and it's getting more and more followers. I want us to look romantic on social media. So come here," I said softly in his ear. Because I didn't want my driver to know what I was saying. I quickly put my arms around Selena and brought my face to her cheek. My hand pointed the camera in front of both of our faces.
After that, I immediately wrote a caption that we were both very happy after becoming husband and wife.
I glanced back at Selena after typing on my phone screen. The girl was once again flat-faced. That meant there was no love that she harbored for me. What a miserable life I have. But I promise not to give up loving you Selena.
We arrived home and now there was no one else in the house. It's just me and Selena in this house. That means I can relax with Selena.
"Oh my gosh, my body is so sore," I said, moving my back. I did this on purpose. Maybe Selena would feel sorry for me.
But unfortunately she just went into her room. Even closed the door tightly. I looked around for ideas. Finally, I took off my coat and shirt. I put them on the sofa in the living room. Yes, I did that on purpose. Selena would be furious if I put it carelessly.
Suddenly, I was startled by the sound of the bell. I immediately opened the door.
"Mr. Christian. There's a package for you," he said politely.
"Oh, well thank you very much," I said politely. I signed for it and the apartment attendant quickly left after saluting me.
I went in and opened the package. There was a glass box with a diamond necklace inside.
"Wow, this is very pretty. If Selena wears this. I'm sure she'll be very happy," I said softly.
Selena walked out of the room while I quickly hid my package behind my back. I saw Selena in long pants and a white shirt. While her hair is in a ponytail.
"Where are you going?" I asked her as she looked in the mirror on the wall in the living room.
"I'm going to the hospital. Do you want to come? You're definitely not coming," Selena said in a sarcastic tone.
"You still care about Lucas. Geez, or don't you really like Lucas," I said frontally. Because I was very annoyed with Selena who continued to care about Lucas.
"Hey! Don't talk nonsense. I don't like Lucas at all. I went to the hospital to visit Lucas. Because I care about Lucas. He's also human so I should care about him being sick. I'm not you who doesn't care about Lucas," Selena explained, looking at me as if I was useless.
"You can't leave without my permission Selena."
"I'm not going to get your permission just to visit a sick person either," Selena said quickly. She looked very brave with me. She closed the door tightly.
I kicked my feet hard against the table while swearing harshly. I was furious with Selena.
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