He still held a grudge against Selene and Xavier after Xavier had embarrassed him in front of everyone at Old Wace’s birthday party months ago. The memory burned in his mind, and he couldn’t wait to exact his revenge on Xavier.


    "I’m sure she’s just anothery," Robert responded. "He will get tired of her real quick and then, I will get rid of her myself," he added.


    He could still feel his balls hurt whenever he recalled anything regarding Selene, and his jaws tightened in anger.


    Turning to Michelle who was suddenly quiet, he asked, "Still no calls from Richard yet?"


    Michelle shook her head. "None."


    She remembered when Selene told her about Richard getting delivered to her doorstep. She didn’t know what that meant, but she was curious.


    As if on cue, the security guards of the Harrison family barged into the living room.


    "Boss, there’s someone outside. His body looks burnt and all but he looks familiar," one of them informed the family as they stared at him with confusion etched on each of their faces.


    Michelle’s heart raced, wondering if that was Richard.


    "Who does he look like?!" Robert barked.


    "I think you shoulde see for yourself, boss," they replied.


    They nced at each other, wondering what kind of shenanigan someone wanted to y on them this time around.


    <i>I will have him delivered to you today. </i>


    The words rang in Michelle’s mind. Those were Selene’s exact words.


    Immediately, the family headed towards the gate where the supposed person was.


    The person’s body was indeed burnt as the guards had said. As they went closer to identify him, their eyes widened in shock, realizing it was Richard. The same Richard that had gone missing a few months ago.


    Instinctively, Michelle covered her mouth in disgust as she stared at her husband.


    "This is Richard," Robert acknowledged, the shock also written on his face as he stared at the person. "Is he alive?" He asked them.


    "Yes, boss, but his body looks weak," replied one of the men.


    "What could have happened to him?" Amelia gasped. "Did you see the person who dropped him off?"


    "No, ma’am. The car zoomed immediately and the mysterious person pushed him out of the car."


    Amelia gasped again, dramatically cing her hand over her mouth.


    "Take him inside immediately," Robert ordered. "I’m calling Mr. Wace."


    Richard was taken into the mansion by the bodyguards. Meanwhile, Robert made a phone call to Mr. Wace, informing him about Richard’s condition and how he had been mysteriously dropped off at the mansion.


    **


    "It’s done boss," Ito said over the phone as they drove out of the estate.


    "Good."


    Xavier hung up on the call, giving Selene a reassuring look that Richard had been delivered.


    "I wish I could have seen their faces," she mumbled. "They must have been shocked to see Richard looking like he had been microwaved," she added, her face etched with amusement as she tried to picture their expressions.


    Suddenly, she released a heavy sigh, turning to Xavier.


    "What about your family?" She asked.


    No matter how she wanted to look at the situation, Richard was a member of the Wace family. He was Xavier’s brother and she was afraid that the rest of the Wace family woulde after her as soon as they learned what had happened.


    "I will handle them," Xavier responded. "When I offered to help you with your revenge, I was fully prepared to get rid of everyone that had done you wrong. Even if the person was blood-rted to me," he added.


    He had an inkling feeling his father would pay him a visit in the next few hours.


    "But..."


    "Are you feeling bad for what happened to Richard?" Xavier suddenly asked.


    "What? No..." she drawled, sighing before she continued. "I will never feel bad for what happened to Richard. He got what he deserved and I won’t bat an eysh if I have to torture him until he dies."


    A glint of amusement shed through Xavier’s eyes as he stared at Selene. She was getting stronger, and he was proud of how far she had gotten.


    "In that case, you shouldn’t worry about what my family thinks. I will talk to them," he assured her with a smile. But deep inside Selene’s heart, she couldn’t help but doubt if that was possible.


    They coulde after her if they learned she was the one who had tortured Richard to that extent.


    But if that happened, she had already nned on telling them everything about her identity.