Free Web NovelChapter 111: Chapter 111: Elliot Sheridan, I’m So Scared (Part 1)
When Hayley Sullivan and Amanda Thorne bullied her, Selena Sheridan would stand up for her. She was the only one who didn’t look down on her because of her status, the only one who treated her like a true sister.
Georgia Thorne was the same. Even after the man she liked, Justin Sullivan, started dating Selena, she didn’t feel the slightest bit of jealousy toward her.
Selena Sheridan was like family to her. Seeing Selena’s happy smile, even if her own love life was in tatters, she would sincerely wish them well.
Georgia Thorne had desperately tried to hide her past with Justin Sullivan, but she never expected that at this critical moment...
"Georgia, I really never thought... that person would be you!" Selena Sheridan’s voice trembled with sobs before she angrily hung up the phone. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"Selena?" At that moment, Georgia Thorne’s mind was buzzing, unable to think.
The disconnect tone, BEEP BEEP BEEP, sounded from the phone; the other party had already hung up.
Georgia Thorne clutched her phone, unable to process why Selena Sheridan would have used Justin Sullivan’s phone to call her. An inexplicable panic began to tighten in her chest.
She called Selena Sheridan back. The phone rang, but was quickly disconnected.
After she tried calling several more times, the phone was turned off completely.
Georgia Thorne wanted to explain that her relationship with Justin Sullivan wasn’t what Selena imagined.
But with Selena not answering her phone, it was all pointless.
Suddenly, a name popped into her blank mind.
As if grasping at a lifeline, she quickly dialed his number.
"Miss me? Finally decided to give me a call!"
Elliot Sheridan’s teasing voice came from the other end of the line, his steady tone giving Georgia Thorne a familiar sense of security.
"What do I do? She knows everything!"
Elliot Sheridan heard that Georgia Thorne’s voice wasn’t its usual self—it was thick with the sound of crying. He soothed her, "Don’t panic. Just tell me what happened. Who knows, and what do they know?"
Elliot spoke slowly and deliberately, his deep, husky voice attempting to calm Georgia down.
Georgia Thorne had already burst into anxious tears. "Selena... she knows about me and Justin Sullivan!"
She couldn’t calm down. Selena was crazy about Justin Sullivan; even after they broke up, she hadn’t given up on him.
She trusted Georgia completely, even asking her to find the woman Justin Sullivan held deep in his heart.
One could only imagine how devastated Selena must be right now.
The man she loved so deeply had been carrying a torch for another woman all these years—and that woman was her own best friend.
Elliot Sheridan couldn’t see Georgia Thorne, couldn’t pull her into his arms to comfort her.
He said many comforting words over the phone, telling her not to worry, that he could handle the problem with Selena Sheridan.
Georgia Thorne was sobbing uncontrollably. With Selena Sheridan refusing to take her calls, the only thing left to do was wait.
Elliot Sheridan was Selena Sheridan’s uncle. If he were to talk to her, Selena would definitely listen.
Little did she know, just last night, Elliot Sheridan had already given Selena Sheridan a harsh lecture over this business with Justin Sullivan.
Not wanting to delay Elliot from finding Selena, Georgia Thorne quickly hung up, telling him to let her know the moment he had any news.
Georgia Thorne returned to her seat, feeling anxious. The scent of roses in the air only made her more frantic. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, wanting to go find Selena herself. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
Some things were best explained face-to-face.
「Inside Justin Sullivan’s apartment」
Selena Sheridan wiped away her tears and smashed her own phone.
"Justin, the person you love... has it always been Georgia Thorne?" Selena Sheridan, now a mess of tears, looked up at Justin Sullivan.
Her red, swollen eyes desperately sought an answer from him, hoping to hear anything but the truth.
She had come here to get back together with Justin Sullivan.
She loved him to the bone; she truly felt she couldn’t live without him.
That was why, even if there was always someone else in Justin Sullivan’s heart, she could pretend not to see, as long as he was by her side.
When she had come in, Justin Sullivan was on the phone.
He was a gentleman and wouldn’t leave a woman standing at the door, so he let her in.
He tossed the phone onto the sofa and turned to go into the bathroom.
Hearing the sound of running water from the bathroom, Selena Sheridan’s heart pounded as she picked up his phone.
His phone had always been password-protected. No matter how many times she’d pestered him, he had never told her the code.
The phone was still open to the contacts list. She scrolled to the very top and saw the name "My Love." A wave of heat rushed to her eyes, and her vision instantly blurred.
Even when they were dating, she had never been given that contact name. At best, it had been "Selena," and she had been the one to change it herself.
’My Love... who was his love?!’
At a moment like this, her curiosity only grew stronger.
The woman she had been curious about for two years... she finally had the chance to find out who it was.
She dialed the number. Her heart was pounding, THUMP THUMP THUMP, as a million possibilities raced through her mind.
But none of those million possibilities compared to this one.
When she heard Georgia Thorne’s voice, the tightly wound string in her heart finally snapped, and she burst into tears.
After she spat out those furious words, Justin Sullivan, who had come out at some point, snatched the phone from her and hung up.
With tears welling in her eyes, Selena Sheridan asked, "Justin, in these past two years... did you ever like me?"
Justin Sullivan was furious. He already hated people touching his phone, and now she had even used it to call Georgia Thorne.
His expression was cold as he gripped the phone tightly. "When we first started dating, you said you wouldn’t expect me to love you."
As his words fell, the last glimmer of light in her eyes vanished without a trace.
"Then what about Georgia? You’ve always loved her, haven’t you!"
"Yes, that’s right!" Justin Sullivan didn’t want to lie. He had wanted to be honest with Selena Sheridan about his feelings for a long time.
"I’ve known Georgia for a long time. If I hadn’t gone abroad, we would be a happy couple by now. I love her. For the six years I was away, I never stopped thinking about her for a second. Now you know. You should be able to give up now, right?"
Selena Sheridan had always known there was someone Justin Sullivan loved. She pretended not to care, but would always find herself casually asking about the woman in his heart.
The more brilliant her smile, the more carefree she appeared, the more panicked she felt inside.
Justin Sullivan would always give her a cryptic look before changing the subject.
For the next few days, things between them would be quiet. If she didn’t take the initiative to contact Justin Sullivan, the man would never contact her.
Selena Sheridan was afraid of losing him, so she would always have to summon the courage to go to him.
Over time, the person in his heart became a taboo subject not only for Justin Sullivan, but for her as well.
"Justin, you bastard!" Enraged, Selena Sheridan grabbed a glass from the coffee table and threw it at him.
Justin Sullivan didn’t move to dodge it. The glass hit his chest and fell to the floor, shattering into countless pieces.
"Yes, that’s right, I’m a bastard!" Justin Sullivan said, his face expressionless. "Selena, you’re a good girl. You shouldn’t get close to a scumbag like me. You deserve better."
"I never want to see either of you again!"
Selena Sheridan angrily grabbed her bag and left in tears.
Hearing the door slam shut with a BANG, Justin Sullivan finally moved.
He sat down on the sofa, pulled a cigarette from his pocket, and lit up.
’Selena really is a good girl. I hope a better man treats her well in the future.’
Not long after Selena Sheridan left Justin Sullivan’s apartment, Elliot Sheridan called.
"Where’s Selena!"
"She already left," Justin Sullivan answered indifferently.
"She found out about you and Georgia. What did you say to her?" Elliot Sheridan pinched the bridge of his nose.
He’d disliked Justin Sullivan from the very first moment he laid eyes on him.
But his niece had always defended the man, so he had never voiced his opinion.
