Mr. CEO's Young Mistress
Chapter 8: Leonard's Shadow

"Oh, Selena, you poor darling. You've gotten thinner! You haven't been eating properly since you started living outside, have you?"

Sharon had barely entered the house when she heard Rosamond's voice.

Rosamond Lefebvre had two sons and two daughters. Not to mention, she was also Leonard's mother.

Raymond Lefebvre was the eldest son, while Scarlett Lefebvre was the second child. The third child was Leonard, and the youngest of the bunch was Selena Lefebvre. Rosamond and Nathan Lefebvre, Leonard's father, had Selena quite late in life when they were nearly 50.

Hence, Selena always got special attention from them.

They always did their best to please her requests.

Unfortunately, Selena was only two years older than Sharon.

So when Leonard insisted on adopting Sharon, his parents had opposed fiercely.

To make matters worse, Selena hated Sharon since the day they met.

Naturally, Rosamond and Nathan did not have a good impression of Sharon either.

When Selena graduated from university two years ago, Leonard had arranged for Selena to study abroad. Without Selena around, they hadn't bothered Sharon as much.

But now that she was back...

Sharon shook her head and looked up at the sky, her mood sour.

Instead of entering, Sharon turned around and walked towards the garden. She planned to wait for Leonard before entering.

It was almost six when Leonard arrived at the family manor.

As soon as he appeared in the living room, Selena stood up, grabbing the hems of her dress, and lunged at him. "Leonard, you've finally arrived!"

Leonard swept a glance around the living room but saw no signs of Sharon.

His eyes were indifferent as he grabbed Selena's shoulders and pushed her away. His eyes searched for Puvis Lefebvre before asking, "Grandpa, where's Sharon?" "Sharon here, Sharon there! I'm supposed to be your sister, not her!"

Selena scowled and returned to the sofa, muttering unhappily.

Leonard only spared Selena a look before turning to Puvis again.

"Wasn't she with you?" Puvis exclaimed in surprise.

Leonard frowned. Without saying a word, he turned and walked out.

"Leonard!" Selena cried after him, her fists clenched. Seeing that he completely ignored her, she gritted her teeth, got up, and chased after him.

"Selena, where are you going?"

Rosamond got up from the sofa hurriedly and looked at Selena, who went chasing after Leonard.

"Don't worry about her. She's been Leonard's shadow ever since she was young. She probably ran out because she thought he was leaving," Nathan said. Reassured, Rosamond sat back down.

Glancing at Puvis, Rosamond pursed her lips. "I'm just afraid that Selena and Sharon will get into a fight the moment they meet. Those two are always at each other's throats." After a pause, Rosamond continued. "Until now, I still don't understand why Leonard adopted h—"

"That's enough. Didn't I tell you not to bring up this matter again? Sharon may not share our surname, but she is still part of the family as much as everyone here is."

Puvis cut her off, frowning.

Rosamond's lips tightened. "I understand."

Raymond and Scarlett sat on the sofa and watched their mother's expression tightened. She may have sounded submissive when answering Puvis, but her face gave away her true feelings.

By the back garden, Leonard's sharp gaze landed on Sharon, who was sitting on the swing.

She had her eyes closed and seemed to be asleep.

"Leonard, wait for me! Leo-"

Leonard frowned deeply and turned to glare at Selena, who was chasing after him in a panic.

Selena froze as she saw his expression, her words stuck in her throat.

"Master Leonard."

Although Leonard managed to stop Selena before she spoke, Sharon still woke up.

Sharon rubbed her eyes and turned around to see Leonard standing not far behind her. She instantly broke out into a fond smile.

Leonard heard her call out to him and beckoned to her. "Come here."

Sharon nodded and got up from the swing before walking towards him.

She stopped in front of him and lifted her head to look Leonard in the eye. "When did you arrive?"

"Just now," Leonard replied. He reached out to grab her hand and pulled her along.

When they walked past Selena, Leonard merely commanded in a deep voice, "Go back in."

"Okay..." Selena pouted. She reached out her hand to grab him but missed.

Selena gritted her teeth, pissed off.

Glaring at their joined hands, Selena gathered up her dress and stomped after them. She forcefully took ahold of Leonard's arm and raised a challenging eyebrow at Sharon. Sharon, however, had made up her mind to ignore Selena from the start.

So, when Selene issued the challenge to her, Sharon merely ignored her.

Selena narrowed her eyes, fuming. She resisted the urge to strangle Sharon.

After all, if she really strangled Sharon, it would mean the end for her too, since Leonard treasured Sharon greatly.

As they walked back, a wicked idea lit up in Selena's mind. She lifted her head and exclaimed, "Sharon, call me Ms Selena." Sharon was speechless when she heard that!0000000