"What's wrong, Selina?" Matthew immediately noticed her uneasiness.
Selina straightened herself.
She pointed towards someone but her movements were a little stiff and awkward.
Matthew turned his gaze in that direction, he drew a sharp breath when he saw him.
Before them was Dylan, who was standing beneath the Ferris Wheel.
There was an air of sadness and loneliness around him that was just heartbreaking.
Matthew immediately knew what Selina was thinking.
If she had come across Dylan in any situation, she might not be as out of sorts as she was now.
However, of all things, Dylan just had to appear right then at this amusement park, looking so depressed...
Matthew embraced Selina gently.
"Don't overthink it, it's all in the past," he gently consoled her.
Selina moved her lips.
"He doesn't seem to be fine," she mumbled.
Even though her relationship with Dylan had ended a long time ago and she had already moved on with only Matthew in her heart now,
seeing Dylan like this still made her heart ache.
She was the one who'd insisted on ending things with Dylan at that time. Was he still in this state because he had not moved on from her? Selina wondered.
Not far away, Dylan felt someone's eyes on him.
He immediately looked towards that direction but his breath caught when he saw them.
It was Matthew and Selina.
With just a second of hesitation, Dylan waved to a young woman who was standing near him waiting for the Ferris wheel.
The woman walked over to him.
"Hey handsome, what's the matter?" the woman asked with a smile.
"Could you please pretend to be my girlfriend for a while. I will pay you anything you want," he said hurriedly.
The woman's eyes flashed with surprise.
"Including s*x?" she asked bluntly.
"No," he rejected firmly.
"What a shame then," the woman shrugged nonchalantly.
"Do we have a deal or not?" he asked impatiently.
"Of course we do," she agreed.
Dylan wrapped his arm around the woman's shoulder while approaching Matthew and Selina.
"Matthew, Selina," Dylan greeted them with ease.
Selina was shocked.
Just a second ago, she saw Dylan standing there looking all alone and depressed. However, he looked all happy right then and he even had a lady by his side.
Dylan introduced the woman beside him, "This is my girlfriend, her name is..."
Dylan paused for a moment.
The woman reacted quickly.
"I'm Annie," she finished off with a beaming smile.
Selina took a glance at the woman. She was a beautiful young lady with fair skin and large eyes.
Selina felt relieved.
It turned out that she was mistaken. Dylan was absolutely fine, he even had a girlfriend now.
Selina smiled sweetly at Annie, "Annie, you're so beautiful."
She then turned to Dylan and said, "You are really
blessed to have found Annie."
After chatting for a while, Dylan and Annie then excused themselves.
When they were out of Selina and Matthew's sight, Dylan immediately handed Annie a pile of cash.
She refused his cash and said, "Instead of money, can I ask you a question?"
Dylan glanced at her indifferently, "Sure, go ahead."
"The man we just saw seems older than you and he's obviously wealthy. I'll take a guess that your ex- girlfriend dumped you for him and you deliberately asked me to pretend to be your girlfriend just to get back at her. Did I get it right?" she questioned him.
Dylan pursed his lips.
He replied with a hoarse voice, "You think too much. I just want her to know that I'm alright. I don't want her to worry about me anymore."
The girl was stunned.
Ever since Matthew's accident, Saoirse had been absent from work.
Caroline disagreed with her, "I think you should go tonight. Saoirse, don't delay it any longer."
Liselle chimed in, "I agree with Miss Yethan. Miss Saoirse, we should go to Master Matthew's house now. Who knows what Selina and Master Matthew are up to right now."
Saoirse's eyelashes trembled slightly.
She finally stood up. "Liselle, follow me to the kitchen. I'll make some soup and send it to William tonight."
A smile appeared on Caroline's lips.
She left later that night.
There was no need to stay there any longer now that she had accomplished her mission.
She returned to Reid's villa.
Even though she was now increasingly disinclined to live with Reid, there was nothing she could do.
She would be exposed if she rented a place outside. If that happens, who was to say she wouldn't be sent back to the United States.
Fortunately for her, Reid appeared to be back to normal.
"How did it go?" Reid asked.
"It's done. I have shown all the photos to Saoirse," she replied.
The corner of his mouth raised slightly.
By the way, didn't you mention that you were looking for that little lackey of yours? How did it go? Did he agree to side with us?" Caroline questioned.
A hint of disdain flashed across Reid's eyes as he cursed, "That son of a b*tch."
Caroline immediately knew what the outcome was.
She couldn't help herself and ask, "Did Selina buy him over? Otherwise, why would he not choose to side with us?"
"That b*stard fell in love with Selina," Reid responded coldly.
Caroline was blown away. "He fell in love with Selina?" She could not believe what she had just heard.
"That's right," Reid grunted.
"How is that possible?" Caroline questioned.
"Nothing is impossible," he sighed.
"Isn't he aware that Selina and Matthew are together?” Caroline couldn't stop herself from questioning Reid.
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