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Chapter 1694: Anything Else Is Fine, Except For Him.
Chapter 1694: Anything Else Is Fine, Except For Him.
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No matter if it was Osvaldo or Stanley, or even anyone who knew these two girls, they would never
mistake them for each other. Even if they looked exactly the same.
She was her own person, Selena was Selena, and they were completely different individuals.
Selena heard Stanley's affirmation and looked up at him. "I'm not like Selena, am I?"
"Yes," Stanley smiled. "You're both unique individuals."
Especially for him, the girl in front of him was the most unique individual. No one could replace her.
Selena let out a small sigh of relief and smiled. "Thank you, Stanley."
She turned to walk into the room. "I'll call the Turner family later."
With Stanley and Osvaldo here as well as her parents back in her hometown, she still had some sense
of security.
But for Selena who had just barely escaped death and found herself stranded in a foreign land with
nothing left to lose - that fear was much greater.
At this moment though, Selena felt grateful that she didn't take away someone else's real family from
them.
Stanley watched as she walked away step by step before finally lowering his gaze after a long while.
Selena returned to the room only to find another girl who looked exactly like her - belonging to the
Turner family - staring back at her face-to-face like looking into a mirror.
The only difference between them was their expressions.
Selena looked at the young girl opposite her, who seemed lost and unsure. Just as Selena was about
to speak, the other Selena spoke first. She had a clear look of unease and guilt in her eyes.
"I'm sorry I woke up too late," she said. "If I had woken up earlier, maybe Stanley wouldn't have lost his
love completely. And maybe you could have gone home earlier."
Selena lowered her gaze and spoke softly, "I didn't do well enough either..."
Although not good at scheming or manipulation, Selena knew that if she could exude a queen-like aura
and sense of responsibility, revenge would be much easier for her.
As she looked at the girl across from her, some strange emotions in Selena's heart suddenly
dissipated.
She hadn't done anything wrong.
She smiled slightly and said reassuringly, "Don't be nervous; no one will blame you."
"I'm sorry I can't take you home right away," Selena continued speaking with increasingly soft emotions
in her heart.
There was a look of surprise in her eyes - someone who looked exactly like herself existed in this
world! They weren't even sisters!
What's more fortunate is that this person is a kind-hearted girl with pure intentions - everything missing
from herself seems to be concentrated within this girl.
Selena lifted her clear eyes slowly at the sound of her words. "I...," she began.
A small smile played on Selena's lips as she spoke again. "I'll notify your family shortly, and while I
can't send you home just yet, you can contact them." She paused before continuing, "As for your father
and mother's situation, they will tell you."
Those matters should be told to Selena by her own family.
The situation in Beijing had come to a complete end.
With the Turner family protecting Selena as she returned home now, there would be no more danger.
Once Selena understood her own predicament, she began to think about it further.
The Turner family's daughter was still alive and using her body. That meant that the Empress was not
dead after all!
If Selena were to appear now, Lillian could never ascend the throne in this lifetime.
In fact, with Selena's existence alone, Lillian could be completely exposed for regicide!
The Empress herself had convicted Lillian and with support from both of their parents lost as a
protective umbrella; it would be difficult for Lillian to turn things around now that she had lost the only
heirship protection available to her.
As for matters concerning bloodline inheritance - those could only wait until later.
At this moment though - Selena felt grateful that she shared an identical appearance with the original
Selena.
All it would take is one appearance from her - and punishing Lillian could easily become something
within reach of just one hand.
Lillian couldn't keep demanding a paternity test and questioning if the person sitting on the throne was
really the queen herself, could she?
Selena pondered her next move, not noticing the unease in Stanley's eyes as he stared at her.
She looked up and saw Stanley across from her, his gaze fixed on Selena as if he couldn't see
anything else. There was a deep love in his eyes that seemed to suggest losing this girl would be like a
fish out of water dying.
Selena struggled to suppress her guilt and spoke hesitantly to Selena. "I heard you got engaged to my
fiancé..."
Selena's thoughts were focused solely on the Turner family; she hadn't even considered Osvaldo until
now when she heard this girl mention him. She realized that being alive meant Osvaldo had been taken
away from this girl's hands...
She hadn't taken away any of her relatives, but she had stolen her fiancé.
Selena looked at Selena and said with difficulty, "Can you... give him back to me?"
"No..." Without thinking twice about it, Selena refused. "He is mine..."
Although Selena didn't have memories from when she was five years old, after last night, she knew
that it was her who first met Osvaldo. That man was the knight she had dreamed of since childhood.
He even promised to confess his love to her. So... that man belonged to her...
Selena felt a pang in her heart as she saw the panic and confusion in the other girl's eyes. But when
she thought of the pain of unrequited love and losing someone dear from a young age, as well as the
agony of loving someone but not being able to be with them... she forced herself to speak up.
"No, he should belong to me. Don't you remember?" Selena said stiffly.
"It's not... he belongs to me..." The other girl replied.
Stanley put his hand on Selena's shoulder and looked at her deeply. "Your Highness, Miss Selena has
already lost too much in life. You can't take away what little happiness she has left; it wouldn't be fair for
her."
Stanley knew exactly where Selena's weakness lay - despite being pure-hearted and kind-natured,
guilt and responsibility were what bound her most tightly.
Her strong sense of morality would never allow herself to become a despicable third party.
"... He doesn't like you," Selena said bluntly as she looked at the pale-faced girl across from them.
Taking a deep breath, Selena spoke softly: "Would you build your own happiness on top of someone
else's pain?"
"I have never owned anything that belonged to you. Can you give me back everything that is mine?"