Mr. Billionaire Boundless Love

“Okay, okay! Jeez.” He said, holding up his palms. “What’s the deal between Clint and that woman anyway?”

“That woman is evil. They’ve split up, but Clint still helps her.” Jennifer said with an irritated tone. She was trying to ruin Selene’s reputation.

“Oh, I get it.” Dan nodded his head thoughtfully. “Does that make you angry? You seem to hate her so much.”

“Of course it does! If I can’t work with the JU Brand, neither should she!”

“Easy. I could fix that problem.” Dan laughed.

Jennifer gave him a doubtful look. “Really? How?”

“I’ll take care of her. It’ll be a piece of cake!” He winked at her. “But from now on, you’ll need to show me some gratitude.”

Jennifer smiled at him gratefully and held his arm, “You’re the best.”

At the store, Mandy, Selene, and Clint were all keeping silent. Eventually, Mandy broke the silence. “Thank you, Mr. Denovan.” She said.

Clint gave her a slight nod and turned to look at Selene, who was now casually drawing pictures as if nothing had happened.

Though Clint hadn’t seen Selene for several days, it felt like it had been for longer for him.

Clint kept silent for a long time and watched Selene, who was only a few meters away from him. It seemed that he enjoyed this kind of silence.

After a few more minutes had passed, Selene sneered coldly, “I hope you got a good look because it’s time for you to get the hell out of here!”

Clint stood up to leave. “Stop provoking Jennifer. You don’t know what she’s capable of.”

“Are you done? The door’s right there.” Selene said without looking at him.

Clint sighed helplessly and turned to leave. Selene didn’t even bother looking his way.

As soon as Clint was out of earshot, Mandy gave Selene a worried look. “Why are you treating Mr. Denovan like this? He just helped you.” She asked with a curious tone.

“Because I don’t want to see him ever again.”

Selene then lifted her gaze and squinted at Clint’s disappearing form.

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Unsurprisingly, JU Brand soon announced that Jennifer Keller would no longer be part of their designer competition.

But Selene didn’t take pleasure in Jennifer’s misfortune. She wasn’t the type to hit someone when they were down. Instead, what she wanted was for Jennifer to get out of her Life and leave her alone.

To Selene’s surprise, Jennifer did not come to her store to hassle her this time.

She wasn’t sure if it was because Clint Denovan had stopped Jennifer in their previous encounter, but she was glad nonetheless.

The JU Brand soon informed Selene that she had made it into the finals of their designer competition. She was then asked to submit five new dress designs within two weeks.

It was up to Selene to pick the fabrics for the dresses, and she also had to make them all by herself. It would not be easy.

She had to postpone work orders for her store and pull multiple all-nighters if she hoped to finish this difficult task on time.

It was autumn, and the summer heat was gone. The weather had cooled off, making it pleasant during the daytime and a little chilly at night.

There were only three days left until the deadline for the competition, and Selene had finished designing all the dresses. Unfortunately, however, she had only made two of them.

It was 10 pm, and Selene was still at her store, working on the third dress. She kept redoing the entire process because she was never satisfied with the result.

Austin, who was sitting nearby, yawned with boredom. “Selene. It’s ten. You should get some rest.”

“You’re tired from your work,” Selene said, without even averting her gaze from the dress that she was working on. “You should go to sleep. Don’t worry about me.”

Austin felt helpless. “How about finishing it tomorrow?”

“No. I need to finish it tonight.”

“But…”

Selene noticed Austin’s hesitation. “Austin, just go ahead. You know that I’m safe here.”

Austin rubbed his forehead. “Okay. I’ll go.”

“Okay. Just go ahead.”

Austin grinned at Selene. “Please try to get some sleep. Then, if you don’t want to walk alone, just give me a call, and I’ll pick you up.”

Selene glanced at him speechlessly. Then, she looked at him as he left the store, the corners of her lips lifting into a smile.

“Life’s good. I have good friends, and I might become a designer for JU Brand. So the future’s looking up!” Selene thought.

After Austin left, Selene went straight back to work. Two hours passed as she made numerous changes to the dress. It was midnight by the time she felt satisfied with it.

She quickly cleaned up the place and picked up her bag, ready to leave the store.

She walked out of the store and turned back. However, just as she was about to lock the door, she heard some fast-approaching footsteps. Before she could turn to look, her body was pushed hard against the door, and a big hand covered her mouth, preventing her from crying out.

“Step back into the store.” Said the man behind her.

At the same time, she felt something sharp poking her in the back. She assumed it was a knife.

Selene quickly realized it was a robbery. It was something she had never experienced before.

She started to panic.

She did not know what the robbers wanted.

She was too scared to cry or run. She did as she was told, and together, they walked into the store.

Selene noticed that there were two masked robbers. One of them suddenly pushed her down to the ground, and the other man took out a knife, waving it in front of her face menacingly. “Don’t scream. We only want the money. Understand?”

Selene peeked up at the man and nodded. “You can have all the money, just don’t hurt me.” She begged fearfully.

The man snorted in response and turned to the shorter masked man. “Find the money.”All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.