Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' Chapter 65: A Birthday Gift

Selina instinctively turned around, rubbing her eyes.

Strange, she thought she saw Logan!

She froze for a mont, and it wasn’t until Logan stood directly in front of her that she snapped out of it.

"Mrs. Reid, are you stunned?"

Selina quickly regained her composure. "What are you doing here?"

Before Logan could answer, a thought popped into her mind, and she couldn’t help but ask, "You didn’t co here just to pick up, did you?"

The man’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he looked away. "Don’t overthink it."

He had been worried she might be mistreated at the Clark residence, and after so hesitation, decided to check on her. But clearly, Mrs. Reid didn’t need his help.

Selina: "..."

Why did it feel like Logan was suddenly in a bad mood?

Logan walked over to a small house nearby and unlocked the door. "I own property here too. Just thought I’d stop by and check on it."

Selina raised an eyebrow curiously. These villas, built 25 years ago, were sowhat outdated by today’s standards. Why would soone of Logan’s stature own a property here?

Noticing her curiosity, Logan replied nonchalantly, "I bought it for my 18th birthday."

Selina asked without thinking, "Your 18th birthday? You were already in college then, right? But didn’t you go to college abroad? Why buy a villa in City A?"

Logan narrowed his eyes suddenly. "How does Mrs. Reid know I went to college abroad?"

Selina ntally clicked her tongue. As the youngest son of Grandpa Carter, Logan studying abroad wasn’t exactly a secret. Plus, Ryan had ntioned it several tis before.

But Logan clearly didn’t like people talking about him behind his back.

Selina blinked innocently. "Oh, I just guessed! Families like yours always send their kids abroad for education, don’t they?"

Logan let out a soft scoff. "A narrow-minded notion. People think foreign education is superior. I don’t."

Still, back then, circumstances had forced him to leave.

As that mory surfaced, Logan’s expression darkened.

Selina felt a sudden chill in the air and shivered.

Logan glanced briefly at the villa without saying anything else before locking the door. "Let’s go."

Later, back at Sapphire Valley Villa, Selina lay in bed and happened to glance at the date.

September 16th... why did that date seem familiar?

Wait, September 16th! She rembered Ryan ntioning it—this was his uncle’s birthday!

Ryan’s uncle was Logan, wasn’t he? So today was Logan’s birthday!

No wonder he stopped by the villa and ntioned buying it on his 18th birthday. How did she not put two and two together sooner?

Selina leapt out of bed, suddenly flustered.

She knew it was Logan’s birthday, but what kind of gift could she give him?

With this dilemma weighing on her, she began pacing nervously outside his study.

Five minutes later, the door creaked open.

Logan leaned against the doorfra, his gaze calm. "Mrs. Reid, are you grappling with so unspeakable dilemma? Half an hour, and you’re still undecided on how to approach ?"

Selina swallowed hard, her mind racing as her eyes landed on his wrist. "Logan, where’s your watch?"

He glanced down at his wrist, his expression neutral. "It broke. I threw it away."

Selina’s face lit up instantly.

His watch was broken—so that ant he needed a new one!

She could buy a watch as a birthday gift!

I’m a genius, she thought triumphantly.

Logan watched her shift from worried to radiant in an instant and raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.

Selina swallowed again and blinked innocently. "I need to go out for a bit. Wait for at ho."

Logan narrowed his eyes as he watched Selina’s retreating figure.

He hadn’t lied—he had indeed thrown away his watch. That watch had been a gift from the Perry Family, and out of respect for his grandmother, he had worn it for a few days.

However, Jack had discovered that the watch was part of a couple’s set, with the matching piece in Vivian’s possession. The mont Logan learned that, he discarded it.

So... why had Mrs. Reid been so thrilled upon hearing that he’d thrown the watch away?

Jack, standing nearby, offered his analysis. "Sir, the madam must have figured out that the watch was part of a set with Vivian’s. By discarding it, you’ve shown you don’t like Vivian. That’s why she’s so happy!"

"Now that she’s gone out, it’s obvious she’s buying you a new watch! And she might even buy a set of couple’s watches!"

Jack confidently concluded, "Sir, the madam definitely cares about you a lot!"

Logan: "..."

Really? Sohow, he felt sothing was off.

But Jack’s reasoning... did make so sense.

Couple’s watches... If he and Selina wore matching watches, it wouldn’t be the worst thing.

...

anwhile, Selina headed straight for the largest mall in City A.

She rembered that on the third floor, there was a luxury watch store. A gift for Logan couldn’t be too cheap, but it also couldn’t be too extravagant, or he might get suspicious.

This store primarily sold high-end watches, but Selina recalled that they also had so moderately priced yet elegant designs.

However, after inquiring, the clerk inford her that all the n’s watches in her price range were sold out—only won’s and couple’s watches remained.

Selina froze. "..."

A won’s watch wouldn’t work, but a couple’s set...?

Would Logan think she was doing it on purpose?

Still, she had already co this far. She couldn’t leave empty-handed.

She decided she could just hide the won’s watch later. As long as she didn’t ntion it was a couple’s set, no one would know.

With that plan in mind, Selina selected a beautifully designed and reasonably priced pair of watches. "I’ll take these."

The sales assistant smiled sweetly. "Miss, the set costs 300,000."

Selina nodded. That price was perfect—within her budget and unlikely to arouse Logan’s suspicion.

Just as she was about to pay, the sound of approaching footsteps and a sycophantic male voice interrupted her.

"Here we are—this is our couple’s watch section, Miss Clark—"

Then ca a loud, mocking laugh from a middle-aged woman. "Ha! 300,000? Selina, is that all you can afford? That’s so cheap it’s embarrassing!"

Selina’s eyes narrowed as she turned around.

Sure enough, it was Ryan’s mother, Jillian.

Jillian’s temper flared the mont she saw Selina. That wretched girl had humiliated her at the Celestial Feast. Today, she would make Selina pay!

Jillian’s eyes glead with malice as she pointed to the store’s most expensive couple’s watch. "How much is that set?"

The store manager responded eagerly, "Mrs. Carter, that pair is 3.88 million. Would you like to see them?"

"Perfect! They’ll be a lovely gift for my son and future daughter-in-law!"

Jillian sneered, "Natalia, this set is for you and Ryan. You two must cherish them."

Natalia blushed delicately. "Thank you, Aunt Carter."

Having learned that Logan wanted to et her, Natalia was thrilled. Jillian had eagerly taken her out to shop for jewelry and clothes in preparation.

Selina might have taken her room, but so what? Natalia was about to beco a guest of honor to Mr. Reid himself—sothing Selina could only dream of.

Jillian’s gaze dripped with venom as she leveled her most cutting insult.

"So people, you see, just have bad luck. They’re not destined to join families like ours. Look at Natalia—she can casually spend 3.88 million without a second thought. And then there are others, agonizing over a asly 300,000 watch. How pitiful!"