Chapter 58: Do You Still Remember Your Mom’s Face?
“Yes. I’ve already told them that you’ll meet them at dinner.”
“Okay. Call me if anything comes up.”
Clint nodded and walked to the gate. He put his hand on the door, but he suddenly turned around. “Selene…”
“What?” Selene looked up at him and saw a weird expression on his face.
“Do you really not remember much about your mom?” Clint said, shaking his head slightly.
Selene became totally lost by this abrupt question, but she still nodded. “Yes. I was very young when she left.”
“But if she were to show up in front of you, could you recognize her?” Clint asked.
Selene frowned, not at all pleased about the topic of discussion. “Why are you asking me about my mom all of a sudden?”
“I was just curious. Anyway, don’t worry. From now on, my mom will also be yours.”
“It depends on your mom.”
“She’s very nice and will like you very much.”
Then Clint smiled at her with a complicated expression, turned back, and left.
Seeing his back, Selene felt at a loss and was in a bad mood, as if something bad was about to happen.
When Selene arrived at her store, Mandy greeted her inside.
“Selene. Mrs. Carter called. She said she was very busy and could not come to pick up her clothes today. She asked if we could deliver them to the front desk of the Victoria Hotel.”
”That’s fine. Send them, please.”
When Mandy finished packing the clothes and was ready to go, Selene suddenly stopped her, “Mandy, let me take them there myself. I need some fresh air.”
“Are you alright? Did something happen?”
Selene shook her head. “No. I just need to go out and clear my head for a while.”
Then Selene went to the Victoria Hotel and called Mrs. Carter to tell her that the clothes were waiting for her at the reception.
After that, she looked at her watch and saw that it was time for her to get some lunch.
She remembered that the seafood in the restaurant at the hotel was well-known in the city, so she decided to have lunch there.
After sitting down at a table and ordering some food, she decided to go to the bathroom.
The signs said that the washroom was at the end of the corridor.
When she got there, she looked in the mirror.
She noticed that her face was pale, as she was not wearing any makeup. Her lips were pale, too.
She knew that she was stressed and worried for no reason, but she just couldn’t help it.
She looked at herself in the mirror for a long time and turned on the tap to splash some water on her face. This seemed to have done the trick, as she calmed down a little after that.
On her way back to the table, she saw a familiar figure in the long corridor.
It was Clint, and he was on his phone, talking to someone.
Selene was about to get his attention, but she decided against it, and she just stayed there watching him as he pushed the door of a random hotel room open and walked inside.
After she sat down at her table, she took out her phone, stared at it for a few seconds, then called Clint.
“Hey. Are you okay?” Clint said with a concerned tone. That was most likely because Selene seldom called him, so he was a little surprised.
“Nothing. I just wanted to know what you guys are doing right now.”
“We’re having lunch at a restaurant.”
“Okay.”
“What about you? Have you had lunch yet?”
“I’m about to eat, too.”
“At a restaurant?”
“Yes.”
“I’m ready to discuss our arrangement with my parents, and I’ll come to pick you up a bit later.”
“Okay.”
“See you soon.”
“See you.”
But when she hung up, she felt too impatient to wait for the meeting in the evening. She wanted to meet Clint’s parents immediately, even though she was nervous. Something inside of her was pushing her towards the meeting.
She convinced herself that since they were in the same place by accident, she might as well just greet them.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
She then stood up and walked back to the hotel room into which Clint had gone earlier. Selene lifted her hand to knock at the door, but she hesitated. Her hand was suspended in the air.
A waitress walked by her. “You can knock and go in.” She said while continuing to walk.
Selene nodded and finally knocked at the door.
The room was now like Pandora’s box.
“Come in,” Clint responded, thinking that it must be the waitress.
Selene was still hesitating and stood by the door.
After several seconds, the door opened, and Clint stood in front of Selene.
The moment Clint looked at Selene, he became agitated and confused. He kept silent for a long time and finally said, “Why are you here?”
“I came here to bring clothes to my customer and then came to the restaurant. Then I saw you here.” Selene forced a smile.
She then tried to look into the room, but Clint’s tall figure blocked her sight.
Clint’s face froze, and he did not move or make any attempts to let her in.
Right then, a male voice came from inside the room. “Clint, is that a friend of yours?”
“Yes.”
“Please let him in.” The man in the room stood up and walked towards the door.
Selene saw the man’s face and noticed right away that it resembled Clint’s very much. She could easily imagine that Clint would look similar in 20 years.
Selene knew that this was Clint’s father, and she greeted him politely with a smile. “Hello, Mr. Denovan.”
But Clint’s father reacted completely differently. His smile faded, and he froze. His eyes widened and went blank.
Selene blinked in confusion and greeted him again. “Hello, Mr. Denovan.”
Then her eyes moved to the woman who was now standing behind Mr. Denovan.
Selene took a good look at the woman’s face, and her whole world became still and soundless. Her face went pale and cold.
She subconsciously averted her gaze from the woman and looked at Clint.