Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 506: You Are My Wife
While Sterling Norwood internally scorned his own lack of principles, he couldn’t help but secretly yearn for more attention from Selena Kensington.
Selena noticed Sterling not responding, his lips just pressed together.
She narrowed her eyes dangerously, "Why are you ignoring me?"
"What, did I hit the mark?!"
Seeing that Selena was about to say more, Sterling quickly interjected.
"...No."
He feebly attempted to defend himself.
Unfortunately, the moment he spoke, Selena had more to say.
"No?! Then what were you saying just now?!"
"Aren’t you daring to admit it?"
"Just tell me, who am I to you?"
Sterling could barely say two words, but Selena could utter several sentences.
"..."
For a moment, Sterling felt a bit scared.
Why is this offering so difficult to handle?!
Sterling disdained to answer Selena’s questions.
Because at this moment, he still considered Selena just an offering, yet the affection buried deep in his heart made it impossible to voice this opinion.
A throbbing headache suddenly assaulted him, a wordless urge for violence and destruction surged within.
His crimson eyes brimmed with an intense fierceness.
Not far away, Spencer Norwood sensed the sudden surge of overwhelming pressure from Sterling, almost forcing him to his knees.
His fellow Norwood family members near him also struggled, bracing against the trees, panting slightly.
This oppressive force from The Beast Lord’s bloodline had an even greater impact on them.
"Damn..."
"It’s a killing intent!"
Spencer exclaimed suddenly.
The aura emitting from Sterling was laced with a murderous intent.
But before he could rush over, he noticed that the sudden burst of powerful aura from Sterling seemed to encounter something, abruptly dissipating into thin air.
He was stunned.
His feet halted instinctively.
Sterling himself was surprised by this outcome, standing there dazed, his gaze locked on Selena.
A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.
Because he saw Selena’s slightly reddened eyes.
She bit her lip slightly, seemingly suppressing her inner grievances and bitterness.
The pale, small face no longer bore the previous arrogance of her unreasonable tantrum but showed a stubborn resolve.
Her gaze was calm, like a stagnant pool of dead water.
The lively anger that was there just moments ago was gone, replaced with an indifferent look as if she was staring at a stranger.
Her look pricked Sterling, prompting him to retract the aura he just unleashed.
His heart ached, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at it because of Selena’s earlier gaze.
He forcibly suppressed the annoyance and irritation within him.
When Selena saw Sterling like this, she knew she had bet correctly.
She had purposely acted out a scene in front of Sterling just now, hoping to insert the Sleeping Agent into him while he was agitated and off guard.
However, seeing Sterling truly not recognizing her stirred an indescribable bitterness within her heart.
Her eyes burned red with hardly contained tears.
Thus, she changed her plans.
Sterling saw Selena silently gazing at him without speaking.
Anxiety and panic churned within him.
He pressed his lips together and recalled Selena’s earlier question.
Who was she to him?
"You are... my wife."
Sterling spoke with difficulty.
He had thought upon uttering these words, his heart would be especially restless.
After all, when had the distinguished Beast Lord of the Ancient Wilds ever been so subject to others?
From the moment it was born, it stood at the top.
But the result turned out to be quite the opposite of what Sterling expected.
Instead of feeling restless, speaking those words surprisingly relaxed him.
Afterward, he distinctly sensed his current pleasant mood.
"..."
He might truly be insane.
Selena saw Sterling’s acknowledgment and subtly curved her lips.
Yet her expression remained unchanged.
"What did you say?"
"..."
Sterling was just about to say "Don’t push your luck," but upon meeting Selena’s aggrieved, accusatory gaze, he stopped.
Every word he had just prepared to say vanished.
Forget it.
Perhaps he was just crazy.
"I said, you are my wife."
This time, Sterling’s words weren’t just for placating Selena — they were loud enough for the Norwood family members nearby to hear.
They exchanged glances.
Sterling had already acknowledged Selena’s identity, so all that remained was for her to inject him with the Sleeping Agent.
However, what Selena did next surprised them greatly.
"Oh..."
She looked at Sterling with a meaningful gaze.
Instantly, Sterling realized he had been played.
Selena had used a ruse, leaving him helpless against her.
Before Sterling’s anger could take hold, Selena tossed him one more line, "Come back with me."
This time, Sterling did not comply.
He cast a deep glance at Selena, "You seem very confident you can bring me back."
Having been toyed with by Selena just now, Sterling was keen to regain some face.
But what he didn’t know was that his dignity had dissolved utterly during that moment when Selena rebuked him.
Selena’s mouth twitched slightly.
This beast-like Sterling was more like a childish, sulky, overgrown child.
It was hard for Selena to imagine how this guy had once intimidated the Ancient Wilds as The Beast Lord.
Having figured out Sterling’s temperament, Selena simply pulled out the Sleeping Agent hidden in her sleeve.
"Will you inject it yourself, or should I?"
She asked bluntly.
"???"
Watching from afar, Spencer saw Selena directly and boldly pull out the Sleeping Agent and ask Sterling, his eyes widened instantly.
His sister-in-law was fearless, wasn’t she???
"...Wasn’t that the Lady just now..."
Sean Norwood muttered, while Dr. Norwood and Spencer nodded in agreement.
Sean hadn’t expected Selena to play such a card, and he raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat off his brow.
Who knew how much cold sweat he’d broken out in just those few minutes.
Sterling’s eyes lowered slightly.
He gazed at the Sleeping Agent quietly lying in Selena’s hand.
Then he looked past her at the Norwood family behind her.
A flash of bloodthirsty cruelty passed through his scarlet eyes.
Did they really think they could make him sleep with just this?!
The Norwood family members stiffened under Sterling’s gaze, their body hairs standing on end.
Instinctively, they slipped into an alert state.
Selena noticed Sterling not replying to her but instead staring at the Norwood family behind her.
A bit displeased, she stepped on his foot.
