Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 746: The Second Reaction Arrives

In the days that followed, Selena Kensington’s life returned to tranquility.

If it weren’t for the sudden message from Cole Vaughn, Selena would have thought she could maintain this peace indefinitely.

When Selena saw an unknown text message appear on her phone, her initial instinct was to ignore it.

But in the end, she still clicked on it.

Then she saw the content of the message: Your time for consideration is running out.

Upon seeing the message, Selena’s eyes darkened.

She didn’t hesitate for a second; after reading the message, she deleted it immediately.

She recognized the sender as Cole Vaughn.

After Selena deleted that message, another message came through.

Its content was: You know in your heart that his condition is definitely not recent.

Seeing Cole Vaughn express her innermost thoughts, Selena’s heart momentarily surged with an unspeakable irritation.

She once again deleted the message, then tossed the phone aside.

After finishing all this, Selena exhaled slightly.

But her expression remained somewhat distressed.

Feeling somewhat disordered inside, she decided to get up from the deck chair on the balcony and walk into the bedroom to take a nap.

...

In her sleep, Selena faintly heard sounds of frenzy and sobbing...

At the same time, a voice continually hovered in her mind, saying something Selena couldn’t quite hear. Yet there was a constant feeling that the voice was seducing her, trying to unravel her consciousness...

The sounds were fragmented and hard to decipher, but they left Selena inexplicably oppressed.

She tried to awaken herself but seemed weighed down by something, suffocating.

She frowned, realizing she might be in a nightmare.

In the pitch-black space, Selena attempted to find an exit.

She walked for a very long time until she finally saw a glimmer of light.

Selena’s eyes lit up, and she eagerly approached the light.

However, a white light flashed before her eyes, and before she could celebrate finding the exit, she was completely stunned by the scene.

She saw...

She saw a vast sea of fire.

The flames burned fiercely, as if determined to consume everything.

And within that sea of fire, Selena saw Sterling Norwood stepping out from the flames.

He walked leisurely, gracefully, yet Selena felt every step he took was like a dagger piercing her heart.

Selena slowly raised her head to look at Sterling Norwood.

As she truly made out Sterling’s actions, her heart instantly sank to the bottom.

Because, at that moment, Sterling seemed to have transformed into someone entirely different.

His eyes carried an icy cruelty and endless murderous intent.

Especially on his once flawless face, now stained with specks of bright red blood, adding a few degrees of deadly severity.

Upon witnessing this appearance of Sterling, Selena’s eyelashes trembled.

She instinctively lowered her gaze; when she saw what Sterling held in his hand, along with the incessant dripping blood, Selena’s eyes widened abruptly.

Because... the item in Sterling’s hand was... a living, beating heart!

Upon catching sight of it, Selena seemed to be stimulated, and her stomach churned.

She instinctively wanted to bend over and retch.

But in the next second, she felt as if her stomach contained a giant stone, pulling her relentlessly downward.

"Ah..."

Selena couldn’t help but utter a cry of surprise.

At the same time, she broke free from the dream!

Yet she still hadn’t truly awoken; she kept her eyes shut tight, her body involuntarily curling up.

Because the pulling sensation in her stomach continued...

Upon breaking free from the dream, Selena immediately realized—the second reaction was coming...

But she couldn’t awaken; she remained in that dark space...

Meanwhile, Sterling Norwood, who had been discussing matters related to Zoe Sinclair with Silas Sinclair in the study, suddenly looked up.

His eyes flashed with a hint of piercing killing intent and panic.

Thus, before Silas could react, Sterling had already hurriedly ended the video call and strode out of the study.

"Arrive at the main residence within half an hour."

He coldly commanded the person on the other end of the call.

After saying so, without giving the other side time to respond, he immediately hung up.

When Sterling returned to the bedroom, Selena was already ensnared by countless dreams, unable to awaken.

Sterling gazed at the pain-stricken Selena, curled up into a ball, unable to hide the gloom and oppression in his eyes.

He approached, taking her hand clutching the quilt and placing it in his own.

"If it hurts, hold onto me."

He whispered gently.

Unfortunately, trapped amidst myriad dreams, Selena was too preoccupied to heed Sterling’s words at this moment.

Selena’s forehead and back were now drenched with cold sweat, bogged down by nightmares...

She simply couldn’t escape these dreams, and the dreams seemed to be directly attacking her consciousness, continuously battering her psychological defenses.

One moment, she was in a sea of fire; the next, plunged into icy skies...

She was now intimately feeling the sensation of being caught between fire and ice.

Sterling remained with pursed lips, silently wiping her sweat.

And Selena, trapped in a vicious cycle, instinctively clutched Sterling’s hand tightly.

Sterling’s hand was faintly marked by bright red fingerprints.

But his expression remained unchanged, void of any trace of pain.

Because he knew, his wife was enduring a pain far surpassing his current discomfort.

Thinking of this, Sterling’s gaze gradually shifted downward.

His eyes finally settled on Selena’s belly.

His eyes narrowed slightly, filled with hostility and murderous intent.

And in her sleep, it was as if Selena felt Sterling’s gaze, causing her brow to furrow once more.

The hand grasping Sterling’s hand also tightened slightly.

Sterling, feeling the pressure from Selena, returned to his senses and leaned closer to look at her.

But in the next instant, Selena suddenly coughed up blood.

"Cough! Cough!!..."

Sterling stood there stunned.

Because being so close, some of the blood Selena coughed up inevitably splashed onto his face.

Sterling seemed to be provoked by the sight of the vivid red blood, his pupils constricting instantly.

His original deep blue eyes gradually became veiled with crimson.

His gaze abruptly turned to Selena’s abdomen, already prepared to reach out to her belly.

But just as Sterling’s hand was about to touch Selena’s belly, Selena suddenly opened her eyes.

Her hand instinctively moved to stop Sterling’s hand.