Aarav stood in the midst of flames, his gaze towards the palace filled with a chilling coldness. "From now on... no one can ever threaten her again!"
...
By the time Osvaldo returned, Selena had already been taken back to her quarters.
The man stood outside the door, watching as a group of people tended to his small wife's wounds. His face was grim.
Selena noticed him looking and turned her head towards him. "Osvaldo..."
Last time she had angered him was when she faced down the underground virus alone.
This time...
Selena thought that Osvaldo would be angry or upset or even refuse to speak with her again. She was prepared for it all.
But after standing there motionless for some time, he slowly walked over to her.
He chased everyone out and personally tended to all of Selena's wounds before changing her clothes for fresh ones.
Then, Osvaldo gently kissed Selena's hair and said with soft eyes, "Thank you Selena. You protected my girl."
Osvaldo understood Selena; he knew why she worked so hard and trained so diligently alongside him - it was all because she wanted to reclaim what she had lost before.
Tears welled up in Selena's eyes at his words.
Osvaldo reached out and carefully pulled her into his embrace, giving his wife the comfort and company that only a husband could provide.
Selena rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes gently.
After calming down, Selena opened her eyes with anticipation and asked, "What about him?"
Although Osvaldo didn't explicitly say who he took away from her at this moment, how many people in the world could it be?
Benjamin and Lauren were far away in the capital city. If it wasn't for Osvaldo's parents being removed from the equation, then it had to be related to Selena. Madam Samantha was sent out of the palace by Selena herself, Lillian couldn't find her either. The monarch didn't need to worry about younger generations like them. After eliminating all impossibilities, there was only one possibility left...
Osvaldo remained silent for a few seconds before gently patting Selena's shoulder and finally saying, "He asked me to take you to the underground city."
The underground city was where Selena suffered as a child.
She had fallen there before.
But since Aarav dared to ask him to take Selena there while he happened to be within "God's love," it meant that he would help Selena untie that knot so she could stand up again.
Selena blinked for a moment before suddenly becoming happy. "Okay! When I feel better we'll go together to find... Brother Aarav."
A hint of surprise flashed through Osvaldo's eyes as he asked incredulously: "How does Selene know his name?"
"Lillian told me," replied Selene softly while resting on his shoulder. "Not just that but also that he saved both me and my sister with 'God's light'."
It was just speculation before...
"As for Princess - being both a mother of rebels' leader and dead - according to regulations cannot enter into imperial tombs after death; just bury anywhere."
As for why Tabitha committed suicide out of fear, it was probably related to her father.
Selena didn't plan on delving into it.
Stanley glanced at Osvaldo and then turned and walked out.
Osvaldo looked at the wound on Selena's hand and furrowed his brow slightly. Selena's hands were priceless in any field, but now they were injured like this...
Selena turned around and looked at Osvaldo's dark eyes with a smile. "Don't worry, I checked the wound myself. There won't be any after-effects."
Osvaldo re-bandaged her wound. "Don't be so willful in the future!"
Selena nodded with a smile.
After the crisis had passed, she finally had energy to deal with other things that she hadn't been able to before. "My mother-in-law and Mr. Tang should have already arrived. Let's go to the estate this afternoon, I'll treat your brothers to dinner."
When Selena married Osvaldo, Lauren and Benjamin couldn't make it in time so they just bowed towards the capital from afar.
But when Osvaldo was missing for a year without news of his whereabouts, as a mother Lauren couldn't sit still anymore.
Osvaldo stood up and helped Selena change into her outdoor clothes before taking her out of the door.
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