Mr. Billionaire Boundless Love

Clint looked at her and kept silent for a while. Then he picked up the checks again. “All right, I will take the money. Yes, we may not meet again. My parents will retire to Australia, and I’ll probably move SSGB to Wall Street.”

Selene looked at him with a stunned expression.

He smiled slightly and put one of his hands on hers.

“This is all my fault. If I hadn’t made the decision two years ago to marry you, you’d be living a happy and peaceful life right now, married to Austin. I now realize my mistake, and I’m going to fix it. I want you to live the normal life you deserve.”

From his voice, it was clear that he was holding back tears, but he continued, “Austin is a good man, and his company is promising. You two make a perfect match.”

They had lived together for some time. But they were both used to hiding their true emotions. So they lived together without showing each other their true, vulnerable selves.

They were not brave enough in love.

Selene evaded his gaze and slightly tilted her head to hide her red eyes. “Alright.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She found it strange that they were in such complete agreement.

He slowly moved his hand away, and Selene found herself missing its warmth against hers.

“I guess this is goodbye,” Selene said sadly as she stood up.

“It is. Take care of yourself, Selene Morris.” Clint said, hiding his sadness behind a forced smile.

Clint watched as she left, then leaned back in his chair, sighing.

All the tiredness and fatigue he had amassed in the past few days hit him like a truck.

Right then, he only wanted to sleep and forget about everything.

Selene walked fast. She continued walking and walking until she slowed her pace and finally came to a stop.

She lowered her gaze as two tears made their way down her face.

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Selene’s life went back to normal, and she focused more and more on her work. The dresses she designed for the JU brand were released on the market and received quite a lot of attention. Finally, she owned her own studio and left her street store.

She chose to leave behind the store where so many things had happened. Moving away from it also helped her gradually forget the past between her and Clint.

As for Austin and Selene, they were now in a real relationship. But there was a little different than before. They knew each other too well, so intimate acts felt very strange between them. For example, several times when Austin hugged her to kiss, he would burst out laughing just before their lips would touch.

Selene thought that it was a normal process of going from friends to lovers.

In her mind, the passionate love would eventually become a family bond of love and responsibility after years and years of being together. So, she wasn’t very worried about the future of her relationship with Austin. On the contrary, she felt very safe and secure with him. Both of them knew each other so well that neither of them found themselves hiding behind a mask like she had done with Clint.

Besides, she was nearly 30, so she was less reluctant to take big risks in relationships.

It was August when Selene received a call from Dora, who told her that Harry had gone into a coma after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Selene traveled back to her hometown in a rush.

Luckily, it wasn’t as serious as she had thought. When Selene arrived at the hospital, he was already in a stable condition. But he needed to stay in bed and could barely talk.

When Harry saw Selene, he shook his hand in a way that told her not to worry.

“Please rest.” Selene nodded.

When Harry closed his eyes, Selene took Dora’s hand, and they went outside. “How did he get a hemorrhage? He’s not even 60.”

“Harry and his team worked until very late these days to finish an order. As a result, he got little sleep.” Dora sighed.

“He’s too stubborn. I’ve asked him to work less at the factory, but he doesn’t listen to me.”

“Yes, Harry’s stubborn.” Dora smiled helplessly.

Selene stayed in the hospital for a week to take care of Harry. Austin also came back to help her. Eventually, Harry got much better.

And he uttered a sentence that nearly caused Selene to faint.

“I need to meet your mom. Please help me call her.”

He did not speak very clearly, and Selene almost thought that she had heard it wrong.

“What? Are you serious?”

Harry was very calm. “I need to tell her something. I may not have the chance again to do so.”

“What do you want to tell her? I will let her know.” Selene said hesitantly.

“I never wanted you to know this, but I will tell you anyway. It’s my fault that she left. I told her to leave us alone and never come back.”

“But she left us for that other man. Did she not?”

Harry said nothing.

“No matter what happened between you, you’ve been apart for 20 years. She now lives a happy life with her beloved husband and son. Why do you want to ruin that?” She paused and continued, “Dad, please forget the past and close your factory. Enjoy your retirement and maybe move in with Dora.”

“Please help me get in contact with her. After I see her one last time, I’ll close the factory and enjoy my life with Dora.” Harry answered after thinking for a while.

Hearing Harry’s answer, Selene stopped arguing and gave in. “All right. I know where they went. I’ll try to get in contact with them.”

After the last time they met, Selene deleted Clint’s number from her phone, but she couldn’t erase it from her mind.

She typed his number and dialed.

Someone answered. It was Clint, and he seemed surprised. “Selene?”

“Yes, it’s me,” Selene replied.

“Did anything happen?” His voice trembled with barely controlled excitement.