’Did all of them retire?’ She couldn’t help but wonder.


    She stared at the woman who had a bright smile on her face. It was almost contagious.


    Selene shook her head. "Not at all. I want to see Thalia Harrison," she requested.


    The woman was a little shocked and confused about how Selene knew about their boss. But since Selene knew her name, she thought they must know each other.


    "Alright, wait here please," she responded and went to fetch Thalia, Selene’s cousin.


    Both Selene and Xavier took a seat. Xavier’s height attracted the attention of a lot of children and they all stopped to stare at him; including the women who were taking care of them.


    Selene red at them a little before she whispered something in Xavier’s ears that made him chuckle a little. Then, she stared back at thedies, only to find them concentrating on the children as they were supposed to.


    "Ana."


    Selene’s head immediately snapped to the direction she heard the voice from. When she made eye contact with her cousin, she sprang up from the seat and rushed to wrap her hands around her cousin in a warm hug, which thetter reciprocated as well.


    "Where have you been? I missed you so much," Thalia cried out as her hold on Selene tightened a little. "I thought I would never see you again."


    They released each other and wiped their tears.


    "It’s a long story," Selene replied.


    "You’d better start exining yourself because I have all the time," Thalia demanded with a stern voice, but her concern and worry weren’t hidden.


    "Before that, I want to introduce someone to you." Selene pulled Xavier to stand beside her. "This is my husband," she introduced.


    Thalia’s jaw dropped as she stared at the massive tall man before her. She was shorter than Anastasia with a height of 5’5 inches, so to her, Xavier wasn’t tall at all; he was a giant.


    Both Thalia and Xavier exchanged a mere handshake before Thalia turned to Selene.


    "I thought you were supposed to get married to Richard? How did this happen?" She nearly screamed.


    "It was an idental marriage," Selene replied.


    A smirk pulled on Xavier’s lips. ’idental huh?’ He thought.


    "What the fuck do you mean by an idental marriage? What the heck happened?" More confusion clouded Thalia’s head.


    Selene sighed.


    "Let’s go to your office," she said.


    As the trio were about to head towards Thalia’s office, Xavier felt someone tug his jeans to get his attention.


    His eyes fell on a little boy, who wasn’t more than five years old.


    "Excuse me, sir. Me and my friends over there were wondering if you could y with us?"


    The little boy asked, his dark brown eyes staring at Xavier in anticipation as he pointed to the section his other friends were in.


    Selene nced at Thalia and Selene.


    "I will excuse the both of you. You two need to catch up and I will keep myself busy by ying with them," he suggested.


    Selene acknowledged by nodding slightly. She watched Xavier leave with the little boy before she and Thalia resumed their walk.


    Selene hadn’t even closed the door to Thalia’s office when thetter bombarded her with so many questions.


    "So, where have you been all this time? How are you married to Xavier Wace? Did you know I looked for you when Uncle Robert told me you had left the city because I was afraid you’d get lost?"


    "You need to calm down, Thalia."


    "Alright, I’m listening," said Thalia.


    Selene sighed before she narrated all her life journeys, from when the mix-up at the city hall urred, signing her properties away, nearly getting killed by her so-called father to getting saved by Xavier, and how she was back for revenge.


    As the words flowed out of her mouth, Thalia’s expression changed from that of confusion and anticipation to rage and even more rage.


    "They did that to you?" She asked, her tone calm but Selene knew Thalia was anything but a cool and calm woman. "Those people are truly disgusting. I already knew something fishy was going on when Uncle Robert asked me to close down the orphanage."


    "What?" Selene asked, her eyebrows furrowed.


    "I’m sure you didn’t recognize most of the staff here, right?" Selene nodded. "Well, that’s because Uncle Robert threatened to have the orphanage demolished. News got out and most of the staff quit. But then he suddenly changed his mind.


    "At first, I didn’t understand why, but now I know why he did that. It was a trap to see if I would contact you to ask for help. I noticed some men roaming around here a few months ago. I’m sure they were Uncle’s men."