Since that day at the mall with Natalie, Selina had not thought of Dylan at all, nor had she felt hurt or sad because of him.
It was unbelievable.
In the past, whenever they had a conflict, she would feel as if her heart was being sliced. The pain back then was so severe that she felt like was suffering every second of every minute.
It was that pain that would make her reach out to Dylan in spite of herself.
However, this time, there was no pain. In the morning, she had been in a trance, but her thoughts had revolved entirely around Matthew.
She thought of Matthew's words, and the image of Matthew helping her tie her shoelaces.
Dread and astonishment filled Selina's heart.
Selina took a nap in the afternoon.
She had been so shocked that she needed to take a nap to suppress it.
As a result, she had a dream.
Her dream was not about Dylan, but about
Matthew instead.
In her dream, Matthew was helping her tie her shoelaces. When he was done, Matthew suddenly stood up.
He looked at her with a smile. "Selina, marry me."
Selina was stunned at once.
Meanwhile, Natalie clapped her hands. "Selina, accept him. Matthew is your best choice. You'd better agree as soon as possible."
All of a sudden, Selina's brain was in a mess.
Wasn't Matthew a friend of Tobias? Didn't she think that he was her senior? Why had he suddenly proposed to her? Not to mention, why had Natalie mentioned that Matthew was her best choice?
As her thoughts made twists and turns, Selina woke up.
Shortly after she awoke, she received a phone call from an unknown number.
Selina picked up the phone.
There was no sound on the other end of the phone, only breathing.
Selina found it strange. "Who are you? I'll hang up if you keep silent."
"Selina." A voice finally came out from the other end of the phone.
The man's voice was low and naturally hoarse.
Selina's entire body froze.
Dylan. It was Dylan who had called her.
Heart-wrenching pain once again swept through Selina's body.
When she was about to hang up the phone, Dylan immediately said, "Selina, give me five minutes, just five minutes!"
Selina's hand, which was about to hang up, stopped.
She inhaled deeply. "What do you want to say? This will be the last time that I entertain your calls. You don't have to change your phone number just to call me from now on. I won't pick up calls from unknown numbers anymore."
"Selina, it's my fault," he said with a hint of pain in his raspy voice.
"There's no need to state the obvious," Selina gritted her teeth and said.
"Alright." He took a breath. "I'll give you a wedding, Selina. One day, I'll definitely make you the most dazzling bride, but not now. Selina, I'm in trouble now. Wait for me. Can you give me some time?"
The pain in Selina's heart deepened.
A thick cloud of mockery flashed under her eyelids.
There he was again, trying to cheat her, to fool her. Unfortunately, she refused to be tricked again this time.
"Dylan, is it fun for you to make fun of me? Do you think I will still fall into your trap like before? Let me tell you, I won't. This time, I won't. No matter what kind of reason you come up with, I won't fall into your trap anymore. You're in trouble? What kind of trouble could you be in? You just don't want to get married, and don't want commitment. Since that's the case, I will help you. You can do whatever you like in future. It has nothing to do with me anymore!" Selina exclaimed.
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