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?"

said, "I hope he

He won't. He's busy in Cloudflare City,"

he did video call her daily, he would only come over

she preferred staying alone with Selena; having another person around made her uncomfortable. Selena turned to leave, but Jolie grabbed

furrowed immediately. "Let

her eyes. "I... I was just asking." Selena pressed her lips together and said, "I'm heading

simply

in Jolie's eyes and

gaze slightly and

didn't say

heart skipped a beat as she instinctively looked at her with heightened

She forced a bitter smile and said softly,

and

It was strange.

being too close to

Jolie bask in affection while she was the one constantly overlooked. What had started as a longing to be loved turned into a desperate hope for a sliver of attention,

taken Jolie in was because she was

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