But it was not until she saw the news on the TV that she realized how much she was hoping for nothing. She was daydreaming like any other girl hoping for a prince charming!
"This morning, the Public Relations Department of GM posted a press release on their official website that Mr. Barry Gu, the CEO of GM in China, will soon tie the knot with Miss Mary Lu, a manager from the same company."
On cue with the report, Selah raised her head and stared at the screen. And instantly, everything she had hoped for crumbled and vanished. Her heart was broken into pieces, and her eyes were filled with tears as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
'Barry Gu, you know Ray is your son, but you never came to see him again since that day. Instead, you are in a hurry to get married. That's right, Ray is just a trouble for you. He is just my son after all.
I wish you a happy wedding, Barry Gu!' Selah thought bitterly. The longer she dwelled on that reality, the heavier her heart got. It was as if a hammer had been endlessly pounding on it.
"He will get married in a few days," Jaime stated, his eyes were also glued on the TV. "I'm going out of town for a few days. Would you like to come with me to unwind? We can get back after the wedding?" he offered, now looking cautiously at Selah.
The latter scratched her fingers uneasily. Before she could say anything, Jaime continued,
"Anyway, the company's business has been suspended recently, and you don't have to shoot for the time being," he informed, pulling up his eyeglasses. "Everyone is busy with the CEO's wedding, and they will all attend it."
After realizing what her agent was up to, Selah flashed him a bitter smile and joked, "Are you comforting me? Jamie, my dear agent, I feel like you are adding salt to my wound." Everyone was busy with the wedding. No one would even remember or search for Selah.
emed to be smiling, but his eyes were full of anger. He suppressed Selah and roared, "I didn't know that I had a six-year-old son, and you hid him from me! You made me the biggest fool in the world!"
Selah bit her lips to hold back her tears. "I didn't know, Barry! I just knew..."
"Selah, my son has suffered so much without me," Barry uttered with so much pain. He then pushed her away at once and added, "I will definitely give him the best life in the future!"
"You... But you are getting married!" Selah was stunned, not knowing what he meant.
"Yes, I am going to get married." Barry nodded, "After I get married, I will take Ray in. He is my son, and his surname is Gu! I won't let him suffer with you anymore!"
"You want to take Ray away from me? " Selah’s eyes widened in shock. A lump had suddenly seemed to have found its way on her throat.
"I am taking him away." Barry’s voice was utterly cold. His lips were pressed into a grim line while his eyes glinted with so much anger.
"No!" Hearing this, Selah hurried to grab Barry's arm and begged, "You can't do this! No, please! I wouldn't let you do that! Ray is my son. I only have him!
Please don't take him away from me!" "I didn't do anything wrong!" Barry's voice thundered in the entire ward. "A woman appeared in my room seven years ago while I was drunk. And then, I got a son. Seven years! You have raised him all those years without saying anything to me! I knew nothing of him, Selah! Do you think I will be willing to go on like this? He is my son! Ray is a Gu! The two days before my wedding will be the last time you spend time with Ray! Cherish those last moments!"
And with those icy, cold words, Barry strode away, leaving Selah in utter misery.
"Woo...Woo..." With tears endlessly flowing on her cheeks, Selah slumped and curled onto the bed, feeling utterly defeated and hopeless.