Chapter 1364


    She overheard some older woman discussing Matthew.


    "Who would have thought Matthew Perry would do such a thing, he looks so handsome. You really can''t judge a book by its cover!" they said.


    "I remembered telling my daughter to find someone like Matthew before, he looked like he had a good character and a strong sense of responsibility. I didn''t expect to be so wrong," another one said.


    "The world has changed, now there''s no more good and honest man left, most of them cheat and deceive the young woman," one womanmented.


    Selina''s second destination was a coffee shop where many young people gathered.


    Not long after she sat down, a group of young girls sat at the table next to her.


    They were discussing a popr celebrity when someone mentioned Matthew.


    "Come on, stop bragging about your idols unrivalled appearance, he can''t evenpare to Matthew Perry," one girl stated.


    "Yes, Matthew''s looks are indeed out of this world, it''s too bad he is a jerk. Hiding his own marital status to deceive other women, I can''t believehe really stooped that low," another one scoffed.


    "Yeah, even the media had alwaysbelled him as single. Who would have thought he was married for so many years?" the other girlmented. "But the whole thing is really strange. You see, Matthew has it all... looks, wealth and power. Even if he already had kids, many women would still throw themselves at him. Why would he even need to hide his marital status to deceive another woman?" someone questioned.


    "If it was just anothermoner, of course, he wouldn''t need to deceive her. But this is Selina Whitlock we''re talking about, the precious daughter of the Whitlock family. They are as powerful as Matthew Perry," the other person answered.


    "Ugh, don''t talk about that jerk anymore, I feel sick just hearing his name," one girlined with a face of disgust.


    "Ha, Annie, I thought he was your Prince Charming?" her friend jokingly asked.


    "That''s in the past. After what he did, he doesn''t deserve a ce in my heart anymore," the girl called Annie retorted.


    Selina left the coffee shop.


    She felt a sharp pain in her chest that became more intense with each passing moment.


    These were just two ces she had randomly chosen to visit, yet she had already heard so much criticism against Matthew. She could already imagine how uncontroble the situation was.


    This was something that neither Matthew nor Tobias would be able to suppress.


    Selina returned to the Whitlock family home in a daze.


    She pondered about her meeting with Saoirse along the way.


    She should have agreed to Saoirse''s proposal.


    If she had heard all thosements earlier, she would''ve already epted Saoirse''s proposition.


    Matthew held a meeting with the shareholders to appease them.


    Even though he had not provided any strong or effective countermeasures, his presence alone was enough to make them calm down.


    At noon, Matthew took some time to call Selina.


    He tried to use a light and rxed tone with her, "Selina, I have already pacified the shareholders. Things will get better soon, don''t worry too much." Selina only felt a sense of sorrow.


    She knew that with Matthew''s ability, he could definitely appease the shareholders and employees of the Perry Group, but it was impossible for him to appease everyone else.


    The wave of criticism was overwhelming, and even Matthew could not suppress this.


    Matthew''s situation would never improve, this scandal would follow him for life.


    However, Selina did not say any of this to him.


    She just replied, "That''s good then."


    "I''lle back right now to you," Matthew suddenly said.


    Selina immediately refused. "Matthew, even if the shareholders are appeased, the Perry Group is still very unstable now. How can you juste back now?" she reasoned with him.


    She paused for a moment and then continued, "Don''t worry, I am really fine."


    "Okay then, wait for me at home," Matthew answered.


    "Alright, I''ll return to the Perry family manor tonight, my mother is probably back by now." She was a bit down when she thought about her mother. She wasn''t sure if Cecilia was aware of their current situation. However, she wanted to escape to the Perry family home to avoid any confrontations with her mother.


    Matthew understood what Selina meant.


    "Selina, this is all my fault. I''ve made things harder for you," Matthew said guiltily.


    "This has nothing to do with you. You''ve already done so much for me that even if my mother knew, she wouldn''t me you for this," Selina replied, "Enough about me, you should go back to your work."


    Matthew''s throat tightened.


    "Alright," he finally agreed.


    After Selina hung up, she informed Natalie that she was going to the Perry family home.


    "Natalie, you mentioned before that Mom will be back today. I think it''s best if I leave now, otherwise, she''ll be even sadder when she sees me. I also really don''t want to hear her nagging now," Selina said bitterly.


    Natalie empathised with Selina.


    However, she still felt that Selina shouldn''t avoid Cecilia.


    "Selina, why don''t you just stay here? If Mom returns and knows about what happened, she''ll be worried if. she doesn''t see you here. Also," Natalie finally voiced out her main concern, "When Mom said she was visiting a friend in Lincon City didn''t give much thought to it, but now, I realized something is off."


    When she answered the call that day, her thoughts were all focused on Selina, hence she didn''t think much about Cecilia''s trip.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Selina looked at Natalie in confusion.


    She didn''t understand what Natalie meant.


    Natalie licked her dry lips and


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    continued, "That time when Mom left, you were already facing a huge crisis. She was also in distress. because of this. Do you still think she would still be in the mood to visit her friend?"


    Selina''s felt her breath stop.


    She asked anxiously, "Natalie, did something happen to Mom? Did something happen to her?"


    How could she have been so careless? Why didn''t she think about this further?


    Why would Cecilia even visit her friend when her daughter was facing a crisis? Furthermore, she had already been away for so many days.


    Natalie quicklyforted her, "Don''t worry, Selina. I just got off the phone with her, she''s safe and fine." "Then where did she go?" Selina asked


    worriedly.


    Natalie shook her head and answered, "She didn''t say much, we''ll probably have to wait until she''s home. That''s why I asked you to stay until Mom returns."


    Selina wanted to call Cecilia


    immediately but was stopped by Natalie. "Selina, I''ve already called her. Mom is fine, and even if you called her now, you won''t get any


    answers from her. Let''s wait for her to return, she said that she''ll be back by tomorrow at thetest, Natalie reasoned.


    Selina hesitated for a moment before putting down her phone.


    "Mom should be fine, otherwise, she wouldn''t be able to converse normally over the phone. Even so, her trip to her friends was probably not just a simple visit," she thought.