Mr. Billionaire Boundless Love

“Okay. Learning more about his family won’t hurt.”

“Is Clint not in Houston right now?”

“He’s away for business.”

Austin let out a happy sigh. “Wow, that’s great. I’ve felt stressed since he moved in with you.”

“Stressed? Why?”

“We are rivals in love.” Austin declared dramatically.

“That’s ridiculous. You’re acting like a fool by loving me.”

Austin took a deep breath. “I love you in a different way.” He said, pouring as much emotion as he could muster in that sentence.

He suddenly doubled over slightly with a pained expression. “It’s my stomach again.”

“I’ve told you many times that you need to have a healthier lifestyle. You should take care of your stomach.”

Selene helped him clean his house and went back to her own apartment.

She sat down on her sofa, letting out a long sigh.

****

Austin was very efficient in finding out about the Denovan family. He directly came to Selene’s store to share what he had found.

“Good news, Selene. Good news!”

“What?” Selene was confused by his excitement.

“I’ve found out some interesting stuff about Clint’s family.”

“My friends told me that his parents run several factories and supermarkets. They have a good reputation, and his parents love each other very much.”

“Oh. Really?”

“Yes, and they started their business from scratch, and their family relationship is simple. But…”

“But what?”

“But Mrs. Denovan is not Mr. Denovan’s first wife. His first wife passed away at a very early age, which means that Mrs. Denovan is Clint’s stepmother.”

Selene felt shocked. Clint had spoken about his family several times, but he never mentioned that.

But, according to Clint, he had a good relationship with his parents. Maybe that was because the stepmother was like a real mother to him, so he didn’t feel the need to mention it.

“Did you know about that?” Austin asked after seeing Selene’s blank expression.

“No, I didn’t. Maybe because that’s not very important to him.”

“His biological mom died when he was very young, and his stepmom treated him very well. Also, his stepmom did not have any other kids with his father.”

“I don’t think this spying and gossiping is necessary. I’ll just make up my mind about his parents when I meet them and spend some time with them.”

“Selene…” Austin looked at her and murmured.

“What’s wrong?” Selene glanced at him.

“Are you really going to marry him?”

“I… I don’t know.”

“The day you get married to him will be the most painful day of my life.”

Selene rolled her eyes again.

“I should have moved to Houston earlier than I did.”

“Let’s not dwell on the past. No matter what happens between Clint and me, you should start dating others.”

“Don’t worry. I will.”

They looked at each other for a moment; then they looked away.

Clint got back to Houston two days later.

It was around 9 pm, and Selene was sitting on the sofa, bored. The doorbell rang.

She opened the door and saw Clint standing at the gate.

She was expecting him to be back so early, so she was a little surprised. “You told me that you’d be back tomorrow.”

“Yes. I finished early.” He said, then he sat on the sofa. “Did you argue with Harry after I left?”

“Why would I argue with him?” Selene retorted back subconsciously. Then she suddenly remembered. “Do you mean because he disagreed about our relationship? He just mentioned it casually.”

“Really? I wasn’t serious?”

“Yes. It’s not like he has a say about whom I date.” Selene smiled. “Right, when will your parents come? How should I prepare?”

“Don’t worry. They are very open-minded and easy to get along with, as I’ve said before.”

Then his mobile phone rang. Clint took out the phone and smiled. “They’re calling me.”

“Dad, have you been at home?” He spoke into the phone.

“……”

“Okay. I’ll take some time off the day after tomorrow to meet you.”

“…”

“Yes, she’s here.”

Then, Clint lifted his mobile phone away from his ear and handed it to Selene. “My father wants to talk with you.”

Selene felt a little nervous. She took it and politely answered back. “Hello, Mr. Denovan.”

“Hello, Selene. I’m looking forward to meeting you.”

“I’m looking forward to meeting you, too.”

Suddenly, Selene heard a woman’s voice in the background. “Let me talk. Let me talk.”

Then Selene heard a woman talking to her. “Hello, Selene. I’m Clint’s mom. We’ve spoken before, once. Now we’ll finally meet. I’m very excited!”

“Mom, okay. Don’t worry. We’ll be meeting soon.” Clint answered back. “Let’s talk face to face.”

They then hung up. Clint looked at Selene with a smile, but the smile seemed very weird.

Selene curled her lips. “Your parents are different than I expected.”

“What do you mean?”

“I thought they would be very serious like you. But they are very friendly and lovely.”

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“Awesome.” Selene widened her eyes. After a short silence, she asked, “Are you close to your parents?”

“Yes. They’re very good. They love me very much.”

Selene was expecting him to mention something about his stepmom, but obviously, he didn’t.

Maybe because Clint’s answer did not meet her expectations, she nodded back with a little disappointment.

****

In the morning, Clint’s parents came to Houston, and Selene and Clint had a delicious breakfast and rested for a while. Then Clint changed his coat and planned to go to pick up his parents.

“Are you going to pick up your mom and dad?”

“Yes. They’ll arrive at the airport soon, and I should get there early.”

“Oh, wait for a moment then. I’ll go with you.”

Clint was surprised for a few moments, then smiled. “I’ll just go by myself. They had a long journey on the plane, and I’ll take them to a hotel to settle down and rest. I’ve reserved a table in the restaurant for dinner. So I’ll just pick you up then, and you can meet at the restaurant.” Then, Clint paused for a moment, noticing Selene’s expression. “Don’t worry. It’s going to be alright.” He comforted her.

“Is it okay if you go alone to pick them up?”