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Chapter 243

Chapter 243

What Charley said was realistic. Selina nodded in agreement. “It’s really ridiculous, but good thing I’m out of the fire.”

She thought that if she returned to the Harvey family incognito, she could be treated sincerely and cared for by her family. If they cared about her only because of her capability and alias, however, Selina would rather not have such a family!

Meanwhile, Ashley caught up with Joseph. “Joseph, what you just said to Selina… What did you mean?” she asked.

“Nothing special. It’s just that Selina has been targeting us. I want to know what she thinks, so I just asked her.” Joseph pretended to be indifferent, but truthfully, he knew deep down that he cared a lot!

Joseph didn’t know what was wrong with him. He shouldn’t care, but he still hated Selina. He hated her for not treating him as a brother at all and for recklessly hurting him and Ashley.

At the same time, he also cared about her opinion. ‘God, did she really drug me? Is that why I’m like this? Is it because I know that she saved Mom and the family’s been looking for her for so many years?‘ he thought.

Joseph… I know you want to reconcile with Selina, and I don’t want Selina to keep being our family’s enemy either. But Selina has always hated the Harvey family because of me. Joseph, why don’t I leave the Harvey family and let Selina come back?” Ashley said, trying to seem pitiful.

“Don’t be silly, Ashley. I’m tired, so I’ll go ahead and rest first,” Joseph answered slowly. Before Ashley could say anything, he went into the tent. Joseph didn’t want to argue with Ashley about this. He was confused and exhausted, completely unlike his usual self.

Ashley was left alone biting her lip as emotions surged within her. ‘He’s changed! He’s really changed! It must be because he knows that Selina saved Mom’s life!‘ she thought.

That sentence she said earlier could be regarded as Ashley’s fail–safe trump card. Everyone in the Harvey family, including Manuel, who had been deeply influenced by Selina Angel’s alias, would turn around and protect Ashley when she pulled that line out. However, Joseph simply acknowledged it and left Ashley alone. Now, he was thinking only about Selina, not Ashley!

Suddenly, Ashley felt like she went for wool and came back shorn. For the sake of Joseph’s goodwill, Ashley reluctantly rejected Edwin and ended up losing a potential marriage. However, Joseph’s goodwill wasn’t restored, and it was all Selina’s fault!

The first episode of “Serenity of Rural Life” finally came to an end after three days. At the end of the first episode, the top ten trending topics were all about the show, which was amazing.

Like Trevon said, as soon as he appeared, the variety show’s ratings went through the roof, breaking the previous record ratings of the final season of “Running Man” five years ago. It was the best all–time variety show in Clusia’s recent history! The ratings had even tripled!

For many years, no other show would be able to break the record–high ratings of the first episode of the fourth season of “Serenity of Rural Life.”

After that, Joseph’s and Ashley’s Twitter accounts officially announced their withdrawal from the fourth season of “Serenity of Rural Life.” Selina and the other participants also withdrew. There would be new guests to join in the live stream of the second episode of the show. It was basically a major change.

It was impossible to replicate such a spectacle again. The VIP guest lineup and highly topical controversies were destined to become legendary in the entertainment industry.

Some viewers were already speculating about Selina and the other participants‘ withdrawal from the show. Joseph and Ashley naturally wanted to avoid Selina. Judging by Selina’s reactions on the show, she had a close relationship with the Harvey family, but they didn’t know why no paparazzi was digging deeper.

Normally, Harvey Group alone could not censor the media of an entire country. There had to be a larger invisible hand that was covering up the news and preventing the truth from being revealed.

There was only one company capable of this – Insight Group!

At the Harvey residence, Quinton deliberately left work early and went to the airport with Sara and Manuel to pick up Joseph and Ashley.

When she saw Quinton and others, Ashley was very happy. “Daddy, Mommy, Manuel! I’m back! It’s good to be home!”

“Dad, Mom, Manuel,” Joseph greeted blandly. Only Joseph’s reaction was extremely reluctant, and everyone knew it immediately.

Sara said, “What’s the matter? We can talk about it when we get back.”

“Yes, I asked the chef to cook your favorite dishes tonight. If you have any questions, let’s talk about it at home,” said Quinton.

Ashley was moved, so she said, “Thank you, Mom and Dad.”

Manuel drove Joseph home while Ashley, Quinton, and Sara were in the driver’s car. Manuel glanced at Joseph, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and saw that he was looking out the window with a worried expression. He couldn’t help but sigh softly. “Joseph, are you okay?”

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“What else can I do?” Joseph answered.

Joseph, you’ve changed after you confronted Selina on the variety show. Did something happen?” asked Manuel again.

“Nothing happened,” Joseph replied after pausing.

Since Joseph didn’t want to go any deeper about this topic, Manuel stopped asking questions and quietly drove his car.

The word “Selina” was about to become taboo in the Harvey family. Once it was mentioned, everyone would react to some degree. It was impossible to go back to the way things used to be.

When they were about to arrive at the Harvey residence, Joseph suddenly said, “Manuel, I remember you were defeated by Selina. You’re still a fan of her Angel alias, right?”

Manuel was slightly stunned, and then he smiled bitterly. “Yes, Joseph. You’re so direct. It was arguably the most surprising and painful experience of my life.”

Joseph rubbed his temples with his fingertips. “Selina’s acting talent is no worse than mine. Maybe even better. Plus, she’s Mom’s savior. With so many different aliases, it’s not surprising you lost to her. I also lost.”

Manuel slowly pulled over and looked at Joseph. “Joseph, you’re still upset because of Selina, right?”

“If it was because of something else, I could have let it go and hated Selina like I used to. Because she abandoned our family, gave up her honor as a daughter, and treated us like this. But she saved Mom’s life. How can I let it go? By the way, speaking of this… You didn’t let it slip, did you?” Joseph said.

“Don’t worry, Joseph. I kept my mouth shut and did what you said. But if Mom wants to know the truth from other channels, there’s nothing I can do about that. The facts are the facts,” Manuel explained.

“We should keep it a secret for a while longer. You and I know what will happen if Mom learns the truth. The Harvey family is a mess now because of Selina. You, me, and Lloyd… We can never go back to how things used to be,” said Joseph.

Yes, after knowing the truth and putting aside Selina’s aliases, they could no longer stay calm about her.

Things would never be the same, and they deserved it. They forgot that Selina was their biological sister and had never been kind to her. They only thought about Ashley’s feelings. If Selina hated the Harvey family because of this, they would have nothing to say.