Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
However, Ellen wasn’t delighted by the sight of the phone notification showing the account balance. Instead, her heart was heavy, and her feelings were complicated.
“It’s still early, so let me take you somewhere for fun. Let’s go!” Jared said to her in an attempt to make her happy. Ellen nodded before getting into the car with him.
Meanwhile, Olivia and Connor quarreled as they left the cafe. In the end, Connor left first by cab in a fit of rage, leaving Olivia at the entrance to the shopping mall. With no alternative, she had no choice but to call Selena.
After getting the phone call, Selena hurriedly took a cab here to pick Olivia up. When Olivia told her about their family’s situation, she immediately got anxious. So, my family is penniless now? “Mom, have you estimated how much money we have left?”
Olivia’s head was throbbing at this moment; she felt there was no hope left in her life. “If we go back and sell some furniture, we can probably raise around 15,000.”
Selena replied, “Ellen’s so heartless! Does it make her happy to leave us homeless?!” She was filled with hatred for Ellen. Now that Ellen’s gotten the 7.5 million, she’s definitely going to be very pleased with herself in the future! After all, she just turned into a rich lady in an instant.
Olivia said, “She wouldn’t have been so cruel to us if she had a conscience. I pleaded with her today to let us keep 750,000, but she wasn’t even willing to give us a single dime!
She’s really hungry for money.” She thought that what Ellen had said at the end of their conversation was just an excuse she had made to refuse to give them the money.
At this moment, Selena’s feelings were also complicated, because she had a big secret that she dared not tell Olivia. It disgusted her that Connor had another family outside of his marriage to her mother.
She wondered how much money the mistress had gotten from her father with her amazing capabilities. She must’ve gotten a lot of money from Dad. Perhaps they’re even better off than us! “Mom, you have to keep an eye on the money at home. Don’t let Dad spend the money out there.”
Olivia replied, “How much money could your dad spend, anyway? He only spends money on drinking tea apart from smoking.” She was still not alerted even now. In her mind’s eye, Connor was frugal despite his incompetence. His monthly allowance wouldn’t exceed 150 apart from the money he spent on gas.
“Mom, you have to control the purse strings of our family. We can’t let Dad do that anymore,” Selena insisted vehemently.
Olivia asked, ‘Lena, I gave you 15,000 before. How much money do you have left now?” At this moment, she hoped that Selena would spend more thriftily.
However, Selena had always been a spendthrift since she was little, so how much money could she save? She had spent several thousand in: the blink of an eye while staying at a five-star hotel over the past few days. “Mom, I don’t have much left. I have only about 3,800 left in my bank account.”
“How could you spend so much money in just a few days?!” Olivia’s head instantly throbbed again in anger. ‘You can’t spend money like this anymore. Our family can’t afford to let you be so extravagant anymore. We all have to live a frugal life from now on.”
Selena felt very displeased as she listened to this. Olivia had never said such things before, but now she reprimanded her like this.
When they returned to the Aguirre Residence, Connor was already packing their belongings. He had rented a three-bedroom house from a friend and was trying to move to a new house tomorrow.
However, Olivia protested the instant she heard that the house was in Lockwood Village, where she had lived before. “It’s so out of the way! How are we gonna go shopping in the future?!”
“How are you gonna go shopping when we’ve got no money anymore? It’s nice enough that we have a place to stay and have food to eat at the moment!” Connor barked at her.
Olivia was stupefied for a moment. “Can’t you rent someplace else instead? We can’t even hold our heads up if we move back and run into someone we know.”
Unexpectedly, Cillian was an uninhibited man and instantly grabbed Selena as soon as he entered the room. At the same time, Selena. was also captivated by him. As things instantly became heated between the two, she took the initiative to cater to him.
However, she soon discovered a major flaw, and that was the fact that he did not last long. In less than five minutes, he had reached his limit, and though. his expression darkened, she still continued to compliment him.
After experiencing his fair share of women, Cillian was naturally aware that Selena was only feigning her praise for him, and he instantly lost his temper. Pushing away her hand that wrapped around his body from behind, he said, “Miss Aguirre, I think you should head back downstairs!”
His dismissive tone made her stop in her tracks, but she tactfully tugged her dress on and headed downstairs. Meanwhile, upon seeing Selena returning without Cillian, Charlie sneered, knowing that she had already kept him company.
He strode toward the speaker, where he took the microphone from the host and announced, “Next, I’d like to invite someone on stage. Please enjoy the show.”
After hearing that there was an upcoming performance, the audience looked at him.expectantly, and he motioned for the lighting. technician to point in Selena’s direction while declaring, ‘Next, we would like to invite Selena to entertain us with a dance.”
Instantly, the lighting technician shone a spotlight on Selena’s body. Unable to react in time, she stood under the light, completely dumbfounded as all eyes were on her, some in anticipation, some in ridicule, and some in amusement.
“Selena, come on stage and give us a show to keep us entertained!” Charlie’s voice had taken on a tone of disrespect as if Selena was a tool he had brought to please the public.
Her face turned extremely red and she looked at Charlie, hoping he would give her a chance to get off the stage, but he continued to urge her, “Selena, why aren’t you getting up yet? Give us a twirl!”
Hearing that, she lifted her dress and walked toward him, saying to him with her head held high, “Charlie, what are you talking about? Who said I was going to perform?”
She was speaking in her regular tone, but as Charlie was holding a microphone, everyone heard what was said. “Oh, does Miss Selena not want to play along? What’s wrong? Did you think that I brought you here as an esteemed guest?
In that case, you’re wrong. I only invited you to put on a performance for us and keep our guests entertained.” Instantly, Selena glared at him with her usual haughty expression. “Charlie, don’t push it.”
At the sight of her expression, he couldn’t help but let out a howl. “Selena, who do you think you’re fooling? Everyone knows you have nothing to your name now, and your entire family is living in a crappy rented apartment! No wonder you came in such an awful dress tonight; I guess your family can’t even afford a decent evening gown!”
Selena’s face flushed red as she felt the mocking gazes centered on her from all directions, and her mind went blank. How did Charlie find out about her circumstances?
“Do you know why she’s here tonight? She wants to hunt for a permanent ATM. Everyone, pay attention. Don’t be fooled by this so-called rich girl. I used to think she was wealthy, but I didn’t expect she was just bluffing!”
Charlie’s words made her so ashamed and angry that she wished a hole would open up and swallow her whole. Just then, she saw Cillian on the second floor, who was fully clothed and coming downstairs.
However, there was not a trace of interest in the way he looked at her, and he treated her like she was invisible, not even sparing a glance at her.
Selena, on the other hand, looked closely at Cillian, hoping that he would come to her rescue like a knight in shining armor and rescue her from her embarrassment.
However, Charlie sneered. “Selena, hurry up and get out. Do you think this is the kind of occasion where a fake like you can enter? Only qualified guests are eligible to attend this festival. The only thing you are worthy of is to please the guests and fill their glasses for them.”
“Charlie.” Selena gritted her teeth angrily. However, Charlie ignored her and continued to mock her loudly into the microphone, “Should I ask Mr. Cillian to introduce you to a waitressing job? You’d earn a few hundred a month!”
Once Selena was outside, the guard told her that she had to walk a mile down the road to catch a cab. Instantly, she despaired, but she didn’t want to stay here for even a second longer, so she was forced to keep walking along the streetlights with her bag in hand, traveling down the empty road as if she were a ghost.
“Ahh!” She broke down and let out a scream before covering her face and crying, feeling. sorrow like she had never felt before. Her life was completely ruined.
Ellen, you did this to me! I hate you!
At midnight, Ellen was sleeping when her phone suddenly rang, startling her out of her slumber. After she hurriedly fumbled for her phone, she turned it on and saw an unknown number.
As soon as the woman’s howl came to an end, an eerie and haunting tune sounded. Upon hearing this in the middle of the night, Ellen nearly threw her phone away in fear. Fortunately, she quickly switched on the lights and hung up the call.
Her face was a little ashen, and she was still somewhat fearful. After all, anyone else would be greatly shaken if they received such a call in the middle of the night. She exhaled and took a couple of deep breaths before deciding not to pay attention to them. They must be someone harboring bad intentions, so why should she be bothered?
She picked up her phone angrily and opened the text messages, only to throw her phone away in fright. On her phone, there was nothing but harrowing pictures of corpses or ghosts that made her heart race.
Ellen began to gasp for air. She had always been terrified of the paranormal, and this person managed to send her the pictures she was afraid of the most. Who the hell is this? She looked at the phone and hugged herself tightly before taking a look at the clock. It was two in the morning.
There was still some time before dawn, but she couldn’t sleep at all even if she wanted to. Her mind was filled with the pictures she had just seen, and her body was even covered in a cold sweat. With the lights turned on, she drew the bed cover before hiding herself underneath, feeling tormented.
Meanwhile, Selena received a message from the hotel as well. ‘Miss Aguirre, I’m already doing my job. Don’t worry, in less than a week, that girl will lose her mind.’
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