Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 294

Chapter 294: Anticipating Tomorrow

"Nothing," Selina said calmly. "Just that the water I gave you had a little something in it too. And you drank it without a second thought."

"You—!" Katie lunged at her, but moved too fast and crashed to the floor with a loud thud.

A sudden wave of numbness surged through Katie’s body, making her shudder all over.

Selina looked down at her with interest. "Looks like it’s kicking in. How’s it feel?"

Katie’s mouth went dry. Panic set in. She scrambled to the door—only to find it locked.

In less than a minute, the power dynamic had flipped. Now Katie was the one desperate to escape. "Selina, open the door!"

Selina looked surprised. "Didn’t you lock it yourself? How is that my fault? I just modified the lock a bit so you wouldn’t be able to open it."

Her calmness was infuriating.

Katie snapped, "What are you so smug about?! You drank the drugged water too! When Ellis comes back, you’re done for!"

Selina blinked innocently. "Mrs. Bryant, do you really think I’m that stupid? I came here knowing this was Ellis’s room. Want to guess why?"

What did she mean...?

Katie backed up, shaking, a terrifying realization creeping in. "You—you conniving little bitch, you’re trying to set me up!"

"Oh good," Selina said with a nod. "You’re not entirely brain-dead after all."

"Relax. I already disabled the wiring in this room. When Ellis stumbles in drunk, the whole place will be pitch black. Do you think he’ll care who’s in his bed?"

"All he knows is that Angelica promised to send me to him tonight. So obviously, he’ll assume the woman waiting for him... is me."

Katie screamed, "No! You can’t! You can’t do this to me!"

Selina was going to throw her onto Ellis’s bed.

No. No. This couldn’t happen!

"You dare?! Angelica will get revenge for me! If I’d known you’d turn out like this, I would’ve killed you and your dead mom years ago—!"

Selina’s hand shot out and clamped around Katie’s throat. "You know, Mrs. Bryant, this is kind of your fault. Why’d you come for me alone? Isn’t that basically asking to die?"

Katie had lured her into a trap, dragged her to a place with no surveillance, thinking Selina would fall right in. She never imagined she’d be the one getting played.

"Mrs. Bryant," Selina leaned in, lowering her voice, "While you were scheming against me, what made you so sure I wasn’t doing the same to you? Clearly, I won this round."

"Angelica’s definitely going to barge in with people tomorrow morning to catch us in the act. I wonder what kind of face she’ll make... when she finds you in Ellis’s bed instead."

Selina, wearing gloves, had already cut the phone line in the room and yanked the SIM card from Katie’s phone. She even gave a helpful little reminder:

"Oh, and feel free to claim I set you up. Of course, whether anyone believes you is another story. You came to me in secret, avoided all the cameras—no one knows we met tonight."

The whole trap Katie and Angelica had crafted for Selina was now neatly reversed—and no one could say it wasn’t deserved.

"No, no, Selina, let me out... You evil bitch! You’d even destroy your stepmother? You’re ruining my life! What would Logan think if he found out?!"

Selina raised an eyebrow, completely unfazed. "Thanks for the concern, but my husband already knows I don’t let grudges slide. If I were you, I’d be a lot more worried about myself right now."

She flipped off the lights, voice sweet and cold.

"Goodnight, Mrs. Bryant. Hope you enjoy your evening."

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