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“You didn't tell me anything about Matilda meeting Celine, Bryan. Did I miss something?” Sella asked, smiling at Bryan. Her husband, who had been enjoying the meal in front of him, seemed not to care about her and what had happened before.
If Sella hadn't remembered that her goal in Manhattan was to save herself from Bryan's divorce suit, she wouldn't have followed her husband and daughter's wishes. How did Matilda know Celine? Plus her daughter was so close? Unwilling to let go of things for a moment, even if Sell could say, she was the bully for her daughter.
“Mommy, I just want to have lunch with Auntie Benevolent. Is that wrong? Can't we be normal?”
That was what Matilda said before they left the boutique. Even though she had gotten what she wanted, Sella's heart was still very irritated. Trying to get close to Bryan was useless, he still treated her like a stranger.
No matter, Sella would win in the end. Bryan won't be able to
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