Selena looked at Gernard, her face scrunching up playfully. "Gernard, what's that supposed to mean? Are you saying you don't want an adorable, lively, beautiful sister like me?" She cupped her face with both hands, batting her eyes dramatically. Gernard gave a faint smile. "I don't mind, but someone else might."

"Huh?" Selena blinked, her eyes shifting toward Aveline.

Aveline shrugged, clearly staying out of it. That left only one person-Gavin.

Pouting slightly, Selena made up her mind. She would need to have a little chat with Gavin. Why wouldn't he want her in the family?

Wilfried and Gavin finally emerged from the study almost two hours later.

Waiting for them at the foot of the stairs, arms crossed, was Selena.

"Mr. Wilfried, it's getting late. You should head to bed," Selena said with a polite smile as she looked at Wilfried.

Wilfried chuckled, nodding in agreement. "Good idea. You all should get some rest too."

With that, he headed to his room, leaving Selena to focus her attention on Gavin.

"Mr. Cooper, do you have a moment for a chat?" she asked, fixing her gaze on him.

handsome, and commanding, his presence exuded quiet authority as he regarded her with an indifferent glance. "What do you want

response was

past her, heading toward the mini bar to pour himself a glass of water. Selena followed him,

opinion of

glanced at her, his

just come out and demand

"If you've got something to say,

to take me in as his

apple bobbing slightly before he responded. "The Cooper family

Gavin, muttering, "You definitely have something against

spun on her heel and stormed

on the diamond ring that sparkled on her finger. There was something about it that irritated him, though he wasn't quite sure why. He took another sip of water before turning away,

...

instructed Aveline, "I don't want to

before New Year's

she darted upstairs, frantically looking for a place to

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