Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248: A Life Switched at Birth

Selina spoke softly, "Of course. I was so sad I cried."

Logan looked at her lazily, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "If you’re so sad, how come I don’t see a single tear?"

Selina’s expression froze for a moment. After a long pause, she casually tucked her hair behind her ear. "Mr. Reid, haven’t you heard? When grief reaches a certain point, you can’t cry anymore."

The man let out a low chuckle, eyes dropping lazily. "The injury’s on my chest, Mrs. Reid. Try not to give yourself away."

Selina suddenly realized she was lying across his chest. "..."

She scrambled up and took a step back. "Don’t worry, I’m a professional when it comes to acting."

Just then, angry footsteps echoed from outside the door.

Amelia barged into the courtyard with a group of people. She looked down at Logan with a sneer. "Logan, you come home and immediately upset your father. Do you have any manners at all? He’s getting old—can’t you just give in a little?"

Selina narrowed her eyes, feeling like someone had lit a string of firecrackers in her chest. Her temper flared almost instantly, impossible to contain.

She put on a sorrowful face. "Logan, I told you we shouldn’t have come to the Reid Family. You treat them like family, but they clearly don’t feel the same. You came home and got beaten by your own father, and your mother doesn’t even feel bad. She’s telling you to just take it. I can’t stand it."

"Maybe you should get a DNA test—what if there’s been a mistake?"

Everyone’s expression shifted.

Amelia shouted, "Selina! Who said you could interrupt when I’m talking to Logan?!"

Selina blinked innocently. "Oops, sorry, Mrs. Reid. Did I hit a nerve? Don’t be mad. I was just speaking up for Logan. I mean, what kind of father beats his son the moment he walks through the door?"

Amelia was livid. "And you have the nerve to speak up?! If Logan had just behaved and gone back to the Carter Family, none of this would’ve happened! Whose fault is that?!"

The courtyard fell quiet.

Selina let out a laugh, sharp and cold. "Back to the Carter Family?"

"What is Logan, some royal princess? You only value him now because he’s the bridge to your deal with them? What century are we living in that you’re still trying to sell off your own son?"

The comparison made several people’s faces burn red. Amelia clenched her teeth. "He’s part of the Carter Family. It’s only right he goes back to fulfill his duty..."

Selina interrupted coldly, "When Mrs. Perry abandoned Logan at six months old, did she ever think he’d come back one day?"

Silence fell like a curtain.

Selina added nonchalantly, "Guess not. That’s probably why you all felt justified giving everything to Owen. Otherwise, Mrs. Perry wouldn’t have worked so hard to send Logan back to the Carter Family as soon as he came home."

Logan’s face remained calm, as if nothing Amelia said could stir him.

But Selina’s heart ached.

She raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "Logan was only with the Carters for three years, and that was enough for Mrs. Perry to say he belongs to them. But Owen has actual biological parents. Why hasn’t Mrs. Perry asked for him to go back to his birth parents?"

"What happened to that whole ’filial duty’ thing?"

Amelia’s face darkened. "Shut your mouth!"

"Oh? So you get to do it, but I’m not allowed to call it out?" Selina’s tone was icy. "Mrs. Perry, you’ve been spreading rumors and pushing Logan endlessly just so he’ll hand Reid Group over to Owen."

"He won’t give in, so you hit him. If Owen still can’t get what he wants... what’s next? You’ll kill Logan for it?"

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