Spoiled By The CEO: Why The Wife Is Kinda Sweet? novel Chapter 360

Hearing that, Wilhelm flew into a rage.

“What did you say? Say that again!”

Selena stood her ground and got mad as well. “I said, I won’t do it!”

“You!”

He clutched at his chest, his face turning beet-red. Seeing that, Selena’s gut wrenched, and she hurriedly passed him his medicine.

“Grandpa, what’s wrong? Quick, your medicine!”

Wilhelm waved her off, snarling, “What business do you have caring about me at this point? Would it be just right for you if I died? So no one would hold you back from then on?”

Selena’s heart ached, but she didn’t dare argue with the way he looked.

She simply said sorrowfully, “I don’t like Ontario, Grandpa, and I don’t want to marry him. I was just speaking my mind. Is the happiness of your children and grandchildren worth less than your lofty power and wealth?”

Wilhelm glared at her without speaking.

Seeing that, Selena knew that he wouldn’t listen to her words, and her heart sank.

Thankfully, the old man had only lost his temper and found it hard to breath. He was much better after a brief rest.

Selena stood, wiped off her tears, and looked at him calmly.

“Grandpa, you also know that Jessica isn’t the child that Mom lost back then, don’t you?”

Wilhelm trembled slightly.

His face changed.

Glaring at Selena, he growled, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Selena chuckled sadly.

“You don’t need to play dumb. You’re not the only one who knows about it. Everyone in the family knows, but you went along with the show and pulled her into the family because you thought she was someone with ambition you could also manipulate. She’s just like you. Someone who’ll do anything to get ahead. If she became your granddaughter, she’ll be tied to the same ship as the Kawn family. At that point, she’ll do her best to get into the Bissel family even if it’s for her own sake. Besides, she’s enemies with Natalia, which means that if the Kawns and the McCarthys really come to oppose each other, she has to stick with the Kawns, while the Kawns can use her to stand with the Bissels. It’s a win-win.”

She pursed her lips, paused for a couple of seconds, then continued, “But what if I told you, Grandpa, that Mom’s child was still alive, and has lived beside us all along? Could you still make the decision you’re making now?”

Wilhelm’s entire frame shook!

He looked at Selena in disbelief, his aged lips quivering, stammering after a good while, “W-What did you just say?”

Selena looked at him calmly and repeated word for word, “I said she’s still alive, and has lived beside us all along.”

Wilhelm froze completely.

His ancient eyes were full of shock.

Selena continued, “I saw her in person. She had that butterfly birthmark on her back. Mom told me when she was alive that the birthmark was special, without another one like it in the world. She’d even joked that she was a fairy reborn because of it. So when I saw it, I knew it was her.”

She crouched down before the old man, taking his hand sincerely. “We’ve found her long ago, Grandpa. She was always there. But we were too blind to recognize her, and instead pushed her further and further away, causing this situation now.”

Wilhelm recovered somewhat from his shock and took her hand, babbling, “Where’d you see her?”

Selena replied, “The day of your birthday feast. I took her to change and saw the birthmark on her back.”

Wilhelm’s entire frame shook again!

The day of the birthday feast… changing?

Wasn’t that…

His pupils widened, and he stared forward in disbelief.

Selena smiled sadly. “It’s a surprise, isn’t it? I hadn’t thought of it too. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. Nobody can do anything about fate’s twists and turns. We couldn’t have imaged that what we were searching for was right in front of us all the time. Everyone outside thinks that I’d be afraid of her return, of her taking my status, of her robbing me of everything I have now. But only I know that I’ve never been afraid. Because I’ve never thought of her as a competitor. Mom saved me and brought me out of the orphanage, treating me all those years as her own. I couldn’t possibly hate her child. That’s why I’m actually happy we found her. But I hesitated to tell you, too. Looking in from outside, we shine with gold, but I know this family is just a gilded cage, with everyone inside as your pet birds. Like a pawn to be moved around at your whim, becoming a cog in the machine of the Kawn family. I’m grateful for you raising me and teaching me, giving me a good education and social status. But that doesn’t mean I’m willing to be that pet bird, that marionette spending my life under someone else’s control. I think that she’d unwilling too. That’s why I hesitated, but I’ve still decided to tell you the truth. Because I’ve found that she’s not like me. It should be said that she’s not like any of us. She has her own opinions, her own ability, and a person who loves her, protects her, respects her. She won’t become your pet bird. She won’t be led around by family interests. To be honest, I envy her. It’s a shame I don’t have her fortune. But if that’s the case, just let me acknowledge her, if only to repay the debt I owe Mom for raising me all these years. Her spirit would be happy and at peace, too, if she knew.”

Selena bit her lip and said, “As for the Bissel family, I won’t marry into them. If you want to force me, please expel me from the family. I’ll take all the punishment you mete out.”

With that, she finished her speech.

Struggling slightly, she pried her hand from the old man’s grip and got up, walking away without even a look back.

The broad space in the room was left occupied by Wilhelm alone.

He sat on his chair, looking blankly forward, seemingly not recovered yet from the massive shock.

An eternity passed before his ancient features split open into an expression that was neither smile nor sob.

His lips curved up, while boiling hot tears leaked from his eyes.

He raised his hands and covered his face, weeping aloud for the first time in his life.

…

The following day, Natalia suddenly received a call.

Apparently, after thinking about it, Wilhelm felt like he owed Anne an apology for what happened the night before yesterday, so he invited her to the Kawn household for a meal and for him to apologize in person.

Natalia was surprised, even finding it strange.