"You need to eat" Alfred said as he turned and noticed that she was leaning on the wall. He glanced at the time on his watch and saw that it was already past ten, Damien's instructions was that she should eat before nine.
Alfred sighed as he dropped the dusting brush, he walked closer to her and gently tapped her shoulders.
"I'm fine" Selena answered with a smile as she looked around and picked up the brush she had dropped unconsciously.
"Come on, you need to eat" Alfred said as he gestures for her to follow him. Selena was hesitant at first but then she heard the sound of her tummy grumbling again.
"Alright" Selena answered as she followed him, Selena's plan was to stay inside her room all day and not eat. That was what she wanted to do, and then she would fake an act when he gets back.
"Are you starving yourself to prove some kind of point?" Alfred asked as he walked inside the kitchen.
Selena stood outside for a while as she contemplated wether or not to walk in, she had never been inside the kitchen before. Selena stopped there for a few seconds before she decided to walk away. She took a sit on the dining and waited for Alfred.
Selena noticed something on the table, it was in a sealed bag, she was curious to know what was in it. Selena could guess and say it was the drugs, she remembered the phone call she had with William in the morning. He was suppose to give her drugs, Selena guessed that the drugs were inside the sealed bag.
"If you are starving yourself to prove a point then I'll suggest you choose another strategy" Alfred said as he placed the dish on the table.
"And why is that?" Selena asked as she picked up her cutlery, she didn't wait for an invitation.
"Master Damien is the type of man that gets what he wants, and although it may look like he doesn't care, he does. And so he is willing to sit you down like a child and pry your lips open with his hands so you can eat" Alfred said with a straight face even though his last words were kind of funny.
Selena chuckled as she imagined Damien doing exactly what Alfred said, it wasn't impossible but the thought alone made her laugh.
"You can take your drugs after eating" Alfred said as he opened the sealed bag and brought out a tablet. "I'll be in the front yard if you need me" Alfred said as he dropped the tablet next to her glass of water.
"Thank you" Selena said with a smile as she watched the old man turn away.
"Stay away from the painting" Alfred added as he walked into the halls.
"I will" Selena answered, she wasn't sure he heard her but she would keep to her words and stay away from the painting, but that didn't mean that she would stop asking questions. Selena was still curious to know what was in the painting and why it was convered but she won't sneak around to find out.
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"I was expecting him to show a little remorse or something like that, the fact that he was just neutral the entire time, it makes me wonder" Dylan said as he walked out of the meeting room with Damien by his side.
"He will clear his desk as soon as possible, he'll pay for the losses" Damien said as they both walked inside the elevator followed by three of his men behind them.
"Well at least he was kind enough to tell us who hired him" Dylan spoke as he loosen his tie. "I mean it makes sense now, if our products come out in the black market before we launch them then we won't make enough sales. It's a good strategy on their path, but then again,why didn't they just steal that plan for themselves?" Dylan asked.
"Well Palmer Tech was never really a smart Operation, Mr Palmer was wrong to leave his company in the hands of his son" Damien spoke as he casually looked through his phone as if in search for something.
"You can't call her, you forgot that her phone was lost that night" Dylan spoke as he watched Damien cringe his brows while he scrolled through his contact list.
"What makes you think I'm looking for her contact?" Damien asked as the elevator doors open and they both walked out.
"Well you have managed to fool Selena into thinking that you hate her now, but you can't fool me" Dylan said as he stormed inside Damien's office and took a sit on the couch.
"I'm not fooling anyone" Damien spoke as he turned off his phone and leaned on his office desk.
"So why were you acting harsh with her this morning?" Dylan asked.
"It was not an act" Damien answered, he knew exactly what Dylan was trying to do and he wasn't going to fall for his childhood tricks.
"I believe it was an act, you are just trying to set a boundary or something like that, you already crossed the line, and now you are trying to act like you don't care about her" Dyaln said as he watched Damien's expression change. "Whatever you are trying to do, it's not going to work Damien and you know it" Dylan added. "you are just trying to fight your feelings, you know that's not going to work " Dylan said the last words like it was a known fact.
Damien didn't say anything it looked like he was contemplating on Dylan's words for a while before he turned and took a sit, he wasn't going to discuss this anymore.
"My marriage with Selena is contracted, I can choose to divorce her right now if I want to" Damien spoke as he picked up a file from his desk.
"Then do it" Dylan said knowing fully well that it was impossible for Damien to do that.