Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 450: Memories from Ten Years Ago

The droplet of blood fell on the stone stele, trailing down the patterns on it and spreading into the ground.

At first, nothing seemed to happen, but then Selena Kensington suddenly heard a ’rumble’, ’rumble’ sound from beneath the ground.

Afterward, a stone bed appeared behind the stele.

It rose up from the depths of the earth.

As Timothy Jennings saw the stone bed, he suddenly jumped up with excitement.

"No rejection! No rejection! No rejection!"

Timothy Jennings seemed to be entranced, repeating these four words endlessly.

Selena was taken aback, then suddenly noticed how her fingers seemed to be glued to the stele.

Next, the lines of words within the stele emitted a faint golden light.

Selena was startled; although the golden light was dim, it was especially conspicuous in this cavern.

Following this, Selena felt a force pulling at her, and the golden light eagerly merged into her body.

It coursed through her bloodstream and body, reaching every part of her.

Selena felt as though her governor and conception vessels were being unblocked.

Then, the golden light crashed against the final barrier before merging into her bloodline.

"..."

In that instant, memories from ten years ago unraveled from deep within her mind, rushing to the forefront.

On that day ten years ago, she was taken to the Rivers family by her parents once more.

The first time she visited, she woke up in the middle of the night and found that her mother, who had been sleeping next to her, was gone.

Puzzled, she got out of bed to search for her mother.

But as soon as she cracked open the door, she saw, through the gap, her mother talking with her uncles and Grandma Jennings.

Unlike her usual gentle and soft demeanor, Julian Jennings wore a solemn and stubborn expression.

"I don’t want this..."

The ten-year-old Selena heard her mother say this.

Then came Grandma Jennings’ heavy, aged voice, "We don’t want this either, Julian."

"But do you know, if her bloodline continues to develop like this, they’ll find Selie sooner or later!"

"We can only delay for a while, suppress her bloodline, hide her identity, and just treat her as... just an ordinary girl."

"Unrelated to the Rivers Family, and certainly unrelated to the Clan of Celestial Masters!"

The middle-aged men beside Julian Jennings also sighed.

"Life is unpredictable; we never expected Selie to be born with the Heavenly Master Bloodline."

Julian Jennings covered his face in anguish, tears seeping through his fingers and falling to the ground.

"Why, why treat my daughter this way!"

The ten-year-old Selena was still confused, not understanding what these adults were talking about.

But hearing them repeatedly mention her, Selena knew deep down that this had something to do with her.

With her mind full of thoughts, Selena returned to her bed.

The next day, she thought her mother would talk to her about what happened the night before, but her mother didn’t.

They left the Rivers family and Oakhaven.

But just a few days after returning to Aethelgard, Connor Kensington and Julian Jennings took Selena back to Oakhaven again.

The nightmare occurred during this period.

Thanks to the recently flooded memories, Selena could now clearly recall those forgotten memories.

On their way to the Rivers family home, the car had a problem, and as they attempted to turn, it collided harshly with the guardrail.

Then, the car flew over the guardrail, plunging down the mountainside.

"Selie, watch out!!!"

In the face of danger, Connor Kensington held her tightly, shielding her in his arms.

The young Selena opened her eyes wide in disbelief.

Connor Kensington and Julian Jennings exchanged a glance, and in the next moment, they both jumped out of the window.

Then came a ’rumble’ as the car landed upside down at the bottom of the mountain.

Selena slightly lifted her head and saw the blood trickling down her parents’ foreheads.

"Dad, Mom..."

Selena widened her eyes incredulously and cried out.

Connor Kensington gently patted the back of Selena’s head reassuringly.

"Don’t be afraid, Dad’s here."

"Connor..."

Julian Jennings’ voice came, and then, from the mountain road they had just fallen from, several masked individuals appeared.

They were all armed with firearms.

And they pointed their guns at the three below.

’Bang, bang, bang, bang...’

The sound of the sweeping gunfire blasted through the air.

Connor Kensington and Julian Jennings ran down the mountain, but soon found that there was another squad of masked individuals waiting below.

Selena watched helplessly as her parents died before her eyes.

Their blood splattered onto her face, and the young Selena stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Julian Jennings’ final attempt to reach out to her.

With Connor Kensington and Julian Jennings down, Selena could only stumble over to Julian Jennings’ side.

She gently nudged him, "Mom..."

She called out unconsciously.

Feeling the gradually chilling warmth from Julian Jennings’ body, Selena’s pupils shrank violently.

Then everything went dark, and she fainted.

After she fainted, the two squads of masked men gathered before them.

"Remove the bullets and position them on the sharp trees."

That way, people would believe it was the trees that pierced them, causing their death.

"Understood."

Some then proceeded to carry out the orders.

One person slightly raised the gun in his hand, pointing at the unconscious Selena, "Captain, what about this little girl?"

The leader glanced at him, eyes carrying a warning.

"The leader said not to harm a single hair on her!"

"Do you intend to disobey the leader’s order?"

The captain’s tone was notably oppressive towards the end.

"Absolutely not!"

The man quickly responded under the captain’s warning eyes.

Later, when Selena awoke, she found herself in the Rivers family home.

Everything that followed happened just as Selena had previously recalled.

There were Grandma Jennings and her uncles.

Gathered around her, she was surrounded by talismans, with Grandma Jennings muttering chants.

Seeing her awaken, a semblance of a forced smile appeared on Grandma Jennings’ aged face.

"Selie, it’s almost over; just hold on."

Seeing the desolation and suppressed pain in her eyes, Selena fell into a deep sleep once more shortly after.

What happened afterward, Selena knew all too well.

As she awoke from her memory, she found that Timothy Jennings had been watching her the whole time.

Selena slightly opened her mouth but realized she couldn’t utter a word.

For where would she even begin...

It was Timothy Jennings who spoke first, "You remember everything, don’t you."

His tone was one of affirmation.

Selena stood up and nodded.

"The Heavenly Master Bloodline within you has broken through the seal and awakened."

Timothy Jennings continued.

Selena hesitated for a moment, then nodded again.