Dumping The Ice King His Mini-Tyrant novel Chapter 531

Victor watched Selene's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing.

"Harrison is angry with Felicity right now because Selene's divorce humiliated the Vaughn family. But he still has feelings for her. And now that she's carrying his child, he'll have to marry her."

"But will the Vaughn family really allow two sisters from the Thompson family to marry in?" Matilda fretted.

Victor felt a bitter taste in his mouth. "That ungrateful brat!" he spat, knowing Matilda understood he meant Selene.

"If only we could have stopped the divorce," Matilda lamented. "If only we'd realized sooner that Harrison didn't love Selene. We could have arranged for Flick to be his mistress on the side."

A heavy frown settled on Victor's face. "We were deceived by Selene all along." He had always thought her a pliable woman, lucky to have married into the Vaughn family at all. He never imagined his daughter had such a spine, to walk away from Harrison so decisively. Now, getting back into the Vaughns' good graces would be difficult.

He took Matilda's hand. "We don't need to worry about what the Vaughns think. They're the ones who will look foolish, not us. No matter what, the Thompson Group cannot lose the backing of Vaughn Enterprises. I will get Felicity into that family, one way or another."

***

On the apartment balcony, Luke stared out at the road below.

"They're gone," the man said in a deep voice. "So many annoying flies buzzing around lately. It's irritating."

First Harrison, and now Victor and Matilda.

Selene came out with a pot of tea. The fragrant steam reached Luke, and he immediately turned and took the pot from her hands. "Let me. It's hot."

At the thought of Felicity's pregnancy, Luke cursed. "That bastard Harrison! He's a depraved animal! You were right to leave him."

Noticing the faint smile on Selene's lips, he knew that the news about Felicity hadn't affected her at all. She was truly over him; her heart no longer belonged to Harrison. Even if he did marry Felicity, the only ripple it would cause in Selene's life would be the predictable annoyance of a pregnant Felicity showing up to flaunt her victory.

"So, are you really going to change your name back?" Luke asked.

Selene's gaze softened as she looked at him. "You and my parents have been so good to me. I just want to be close to the people who are good to me." She looked him in the eye, her voice sincere. "I want us to be a family, always."

A lump formed in Luke's throat, a bittersweet feeling spreading through him. He broke into a sudden smile and nodded. "Okay. We'll be family for life. Inseparable."