Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 831: Chapter 831: My Rights and Status Are Yours to Share

If he had always maintained his domineering nature, Sloane Hawthorne would have been scared away long ago.

This was the painful lesson Silas Sinclair learned after pursuing her for such a long time.

This way, Selena Kensington doesn’t have to worry about Sloane Hawthorne getting the short end of the stick in this relationship.

Because Selena Kensington also had the same concerns before.

The insurmountable chasm in status made her instinctively place herself in the weaker position.

Even if she didn’t truly believe it in her heart, she couldn’t help but think about it.

Fortunately, Sterling Norwood knew how to put her at ease.

He indulged her in everything, showered her with honor and love, so she no longer had to worry about these things.

He was gradually dispelling that sensitive thought in her heart.

So, it’s fortunate for Sloane Hawthorne to meet someone like Silas Sinclair, who is willing to patiently wait for her to accept him, and then gradually encircle her into his protective sphere.

When Sterling Norwood came out after washing up, he saw his wife staring at her phone and smiling foolishly.

While drying his hair with a towel, Sterling Norwood asked.

"What are you smiling about?"

Hearing Sterling Norwood’s words, Selena Kensington snapped back to reality from her thoughts.

She looked up at Sterling Norwood with a beaming smile.

"..."

Sterling Norwood was struck dumb.

It was as if he saw a sky full of stars in his wife’s eyes.

And in the center of those stars, it was all his presence.

Selena Kensington sighed softly, "Just laughing, it’s so nice to be with you."

Hearing Selena Kensington’s words, Sterling Norwood snapped out of his daze and curved his lips.

Then, he placed the towel on the towel rack to the side and walked over.

He sat by the bed and inexplicably said one sentence, "You don’t have to do anything."

"Hmm?" Selena Kensington looked over in confusion.

Then, she heard Sterling Norwood’s deep voice filled with love and affection, "As long as you’re by my side, my power and status will be yours to share."

"..."

Selena Kensington couldn’t help it; the corners of her mouth unconsciously lifted into a wide smile.

*

The next day at noon, Selena Kensington received a call back from Sloane Hawthorne.

Her words seemed a bit nervous, "Sister, is there something you need from me?"

Hearing the tension in her voice, Selena Kensington thought back to what Sterling Norwood had said.

In front of her, Sloane Hawthorne appeared as an obedient, next-door little sister, but outside, she wasn’t like that at all.

Plus, recalling the conversation she overheard between her and Silas Sinclair yesterday, there was indeed such a thing.

No wonder she had cast such a thick filter on Sloane Hawthorne before, as the image of Sloane Hawthorne in front of her had been deeply engraved in her mind, causing her to forget what she used to be like.

Sometimes, Selena Kensington was quite surprised.

Why did Sloane Hawthorne behave so obediently and sensibly only in front of her?

Even in front of Jonah Hawthorne, Sloane Hawthorne was the more mature and assertive one. In contrast, her brother Jonah seemed more like the younger sibling in front of her.

Selena Kensington chuckled softly and said, "No need to be so nervous, I just wanted to ask you something."

Sloane Hawthorne breathed a small sigh of relief, "Okay."

Selena Kensington considered for a moment and then spoke, "Yesterday, near Veridia Hospital, I thought I saw a woman who resembles you. Were you in that area yesterday?"

Sloane Hawthorne "..."

Hearing Selena Kensington’s words, Sloane Hawthorne seemed to remember something and her expression changed slightly.

She steadied herself, trying to make her voice sound as normal as usual, but couldn’t completely hide the slight tremor in her words, "Yes... I was there for a while."

Selena Kensington didn’t notice anything wrong in Sloane Hawthorne’s tone and naturally continued the conversation, "Really? So the woman I saw yesterday was indeed you?"

"I..."

As soon as Sloane Hawthorne said a word, she couldn’t continue.

Realizing the anomaly in Sloane Hawthorne’s tone, Selena Kensington suddenly asked, "Sloane, what’s happened?"

She remembered that the people Sloane Hawthorne was speaking with were dressed like hooligans. Coupled with her previous status in the slums...

Selena Kensington had a vague suspicion.

Her voice softened, offering reassurance, "Don’t worry, whatever happens, Stardust will back you up."

"...I’m sorry, Sister."

After a long silence, Sloane Hawthorne finally spoke.

Her voice was tinged with a subtle tremble, "I just don’t want them to ruin my current life, so... I didn’t tell you."

Sloane Hawthorne really enjoyed her current life.

A hopeful future, a fulfilling daily life, and a fresh romance...

Rather than wasting her life away in the slums.

Doing things she herself found detestable.

So, when those ’old acquaintances’ found her, she immediately became vigilant.

She feared those people would disrupt the peace of her current life.

She feared those people would destroy everything she had finally achieved.

She was afraid that Selena Kensington, the people at Stardust, Silas Sinclair, and her fans would be disappointed in her.

Her life now was the one she longed for, so when a crisis appeared, she became extremely cautious, fearing that a single wrong move would ruin her current life.

Hearing Sloane Hawthorne’s words, Selena Kensington couldn’t help but be glad she asked now.

Otherwise, if Sloane Hawthorne waited until something happened to confess, that would be terrible.

She continued to ask gently, "Who are they? Sloane, tell me. Don’t worry about those things; you just focus on carving out your path to stardom, and leave the controversies to us."

"..."

Hearing Selena Kensington’s words, Sloane Hawthorne pressed her lips together.

Her eyes reddened slightly.

To say she wasn’t moved would be false.

But Sloane Hawthorne rarely cried in front of others, her emotions were rarely expressed outward, usually bottled up inside.

Sloane Hawthorne paused, then slowly spoke, "I... they are some ’old acquaintances’ I knew from the slums. There’s a bar near the slums, and they are regulars there, the gang leaders of that area. They took a liking to my ability and wanted to recruit me. I didn’t agree..."

"Later, they would occasionally come to find me, trying to get me to join them. I’ve always been on guard, never letting them succeed."

"Moreover, the gang leader is cunning. He knew I wouldn’t be an easy target, so he set his sights on the young boys in the slums. Those little boys, having never seen much of the world, couldn’t resist the gang leader’s bribe. So I inevitably got involved with them..."

"They have quite a few photos of me from before, which would not reflect well..."