Chapter 94: It’s No Big Deal
“Some flowers, of course!”
“Okay. But please come with me to the flower shop and help me choose some good ones.”
Selene wanted to avoid going to work so she wouldn’t have to face Mike, so she agreed to go with Austin to the flower store.
When they arrived at the store, Selene helped Austin pick some beautiful roses.
Austin was very tense, and Selene helped him carry the bouquet.
Selene smelled the flowers and felt happy for Austin, who had stumbled upon love.
“Uh, is that Clint?” Austin suddenly asked, pointing somewhere in the distance.
Selene was very surprised and looked in the direction he was pointing. She saw Clint standing by her apartment.
“Why is he here?” Austin asked.
Selene felt very surprised and, for some reason, incredibly happy, but she put on a calm demeanor. “Why should I know?”
“He works in New York, doesn’t he? So maybe he’s here to see you because he misses you.”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
“No way.” Selene smiled coldly.
Clint looked at the roses that Selene was carrying, then looked up at her. “Long time no see,” Clint said dejectedly.
“Mr. Denovan, how’s it going on Wall Street?” Austin greeted him.
“It’s going well.” Clint nodded but kept his eyes fixed on Selene’s face.
But Selene was afraid to look at him, even though things were long over between them.
Clint looked like he wanted to say something, but he was hesitating.
Austin took the flowers from Selene. “I’ll leave you guys to talk. See you later.” He said before turning to Selene. “Careful.” He whispered.
Selene didn’t reply.
Clint looked at Austin as he walked off, then turned to Selene. “How have you guys been recently?”
“We’ve been good,” Selene answered casually. “Why are you here? Is it something work-related?”
Clint hesitated for a while, then nodded. “Yes.”
Then, there was silence between the two again.
At last, Clint broke the silence. “Last night, I saw you at the Sheraton Hotel…”
Selene suddenly widened her eyes and looked at him. If he had seen her with Mike at the hotel, that would be extremely embarrassing.
“That… it was… It was nothing. It’s not what you think.” She rambled in her statement.
“I…” Clint looked at her.
“Anyway, it’s none of your business.” She raised her wrist and pretended to look at her watch, “I need to get back to work. I won’t be free to catch up. Good luck in New York.”
Then Selene ran away in a hush, leaving Clint frowning there.
Selene ran the short distance to her apartment and felt relieved when she sat down on her sofa.
Right then, her phone rang.
Selene answered it and heard Mike’s voice. “Selene, are you home?”
“Yes.” Selene tried to sound calm.
“I’m sorry about last night.”
Before he said anything else, Selene interrupted him, “Don’t feel sorry. We’re adults. It’s no big deal.”
“I should have sent you home with a cab last night, but…”
“I told you it’s no big deal.”
Mike seemed a bit confused. “Let me make up for it. How about dinner together tonight?”
Selene knew that she couldn’t avoid him as they worked together. However, it was better to get the awkwardness out face to face, so she agreed to the dinner.
She had considered dating Mike before, but the previous night’s events made her decide against it.
It seemed that she had learned nothing from her relationship with Clint.
She hung up and then received a call from Austin.
“I’ll go find Emma. Wish me luck!”
“Good luck!”
“What about you and Clint?”
“What about it? We didn’t talk much. I just left. He’ll go back to New York.”
“It seems you have things handled,” Austin said.
“Worry about your own situation, not mine.”
They then ended the call.
Clint sat in his parked car for a long time. He wanted to call Selene but didn’t.
What happened last night between him and Selene felt like a dream. He was discussing with his client at the Sheraton Hotel and saw Selene and Mike walking away from a taxi and stinking of booze.
They were completely drunk. Mike got a room and then got in the lift while Selene lay down on the hall sofa.
Clint planned to send her back to her apartment, but she suddenly got up and screamed at him to get her a room at the hotel.
So, he did, paying for one at the reception.
He had never seen her drunk. She was always very stubborn and cold. But in her drunken state, she was expressive and mischievous. He carried her into the room and put her on the bed. But Selene didn’t let him go and hugged him.
He knew that he shouldn’t make love to her, but he couldn’t hold back.
She seemed so pushy, kissing him fiercely and holding him tightly.
Though it was immoral to take advantage of her drunkenness, Clint was still deeply in love with her and had missed her so much.
He had planned to talk to her in the morning about what had happened, but she disappeared by the time he was done with his shower.
Clint was wondering whether she was more ashamed about the fact that she had a one-night stand or that she did it with him.
Clint felt anxious and held the steering wheel tightly.
In fact, he thought that Selene and Austin were in a relationship and that he shouldn’t have intruded into her life and ruined things.
He started the car and was about to leave when he saw Austin driving past with his car.
Clint started driving the same way.
Austin stopped his car in front of a shop and got out, standing there expectantly. Clint also stopped his car further down to observe the scene.
A young woman walked out of the shop and went straight towards Austin. The two then started arguing loudly by the street.
The girl looked very angry and pointed at Austin, shouting. Austin said nothing, but after a while, he angrily walked to the back of his car and took out a bunch of pink roses, which Clint had seen Selene with.