Selena noticed something off about Jolie's expression and asked curiously, "You don't like this place?" "No."

Jolie shook her head, suppressing the thoughts swirling in her mind, and followed Selena into the villa. "Madam, you're back."

The villa's butler greeted Selena respectfully upon seeing her.

"Yes," Selena acknowledged with a nod before saying, "Prepare a room."

"Understood," the butler replied promptly and signaled to the staff to head upstairs.

Selena glanced at Jolie. "This is where I usually stay. Feel free to explore."

Jolie nodded and asked, "Is it alright to stay as long as I want?"

"Stay as long as you like," Selena replied, her expression indifferent.

Jolie smiled, taking a couple of steps forward. "Will my brother-in-law come here?"

Selena gave her a peculiar look. "Why do you ask?"

"I hope he doesn't

won't. He's busy

daily, he would

In truth, she preferred staying alone with Selena; having another person around made her uncomfortable. Selena

furrowed immediately.

flinched, startled by Selena's sudden harshness. She immediately let go, a hint of caution flashing in her eyes. "I... I

simply staring at

felt unnerved by the look in Jolie's eyes and frowned. "What exactly do

gaze slightly

say

she instinctively looked

smile and said softly, "It's nothing. Go ahead,

turned and walked

It was strange.

too close to Jolie. It had always been that

Jolie bask in affection while she was the one constantly overlooked. What had started as a longing to

she had taken Jolie in was because

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