I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Harvey kept his eyes on Selene's departing figure. After hearing Harvey's confession, Selene paused for a moment but then continued on her way. Only when she disappeared from sight did Harvey look away. He felt a bit defeated; even though he expected rejection, Selene's reaction still hurt him.

Back in her cell, Selene couldn't calm her turbulent emotions. She had never yearned for love in her life; even surviving was a luxury. If she hadn't met Meredith, she would still be that numb assassin with no plans for herself. Harvey's words echoed in Selene's ears. After an indeterminate amount of time, John Wilkinson arrived, unlocked the door, and brought her some fruit and snacks.

"Sarah, have some durian. I just bought it," John Wilkinson said casually as he sat down. Only Selene's room had a table and chairs.

Selene glanced at the snacks on the table and said, "Don't buy these next time. If someone uses it against you, it could affect your future."

"Don't worry, it's fine," John Wilkinson replied. "Just eat at ease. By the way, did Harvey come to see you?"

Harvey's visit to Selene was naturally captured by surveillance cameras, so John Wilkinson knew about Harvey's confession. He also knew that Harvey liked Selene, which gave him a headache because Mrs. Wilkinson had recently asked him to persuade Elsa to stop chasing after Harvey.

"Yes," Selene responded flatly, taking a bite of fruit. "Anything else?"

"No, just asking," John Wilkinson said, feeling awkward about prying into Selene's emotional matters. "Currently, the Celestial Alliance is globally wanted. Japan and France are capturing members of the Celestial Alliance, and Reginald has become an international fugitive. Your case will be heard next month in a secret trial, not open to the public. The sentence will likely be three years."

This was the best outcome John Wilkinson could secure for Selene. Fortunately, Hya had turned herself in and taken all the blame; otherwise, Selene wouldn't have received such a light sentence. "What about Hya?" Selene asked. "How is she?"

John Wilkinson hesitated before saying, "Life imprisonment. If she behaves well later on, her sentence might be reduced."

He lied to Selene; given the lives Hya had taken, life imprisonment was lenient. He feared Selene wouldn't handle the truth well and thus softened the blow.

Hearing that Hya could live, Selene breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."

"Sarah, if you behave well during your sentence, it can be reduced too. You can come home sooner," John Wilkinson said. "I'll wait for you to come out and take you home. Mom always thinks of you." Selene had only met Mrs. Wilkinson once; that was her only memory of a mother figure.

"Okay," Selene nodded but hesitated to speak further. She wanted John Wilkinson to pass a message to Mrs. Wilkinson but didn't know what to say.

After chatting with Selene for a while longer, John Wilkinson got up to leave. Before he left, Selene said, "John Wilkinson, bring me some books next time."

She needed something to pass the time inside.

"Sure, I'll bring them tomorrow." John Wilkinson looked at Selene with affection-a brotherly affection-and couldn't resist asking, "Sarah, what do you think of Harvey?"

"Not very familiar," Selene replied expressionlessly. "We're not from the same world."

John Wilkinson understood and didn't press further.

After he left, Selene lost her appetite for the snacks. She glanced out the window as memories pulled her back to her training days.

To become a qualified female assassin, the final step was losing one's virginity. On the day they became certified killers for the Celestial Alliance, Reginald would arrange for someone to take their purity away. Only by losing their innocence could they become truly heartless and emotionless-a sharp blade.

This was why Selene rejected Harvey; they were from two different worlds.

Even if she got out of here someday, she would still have a criminal record.

The Fieldmouse family in Auroraville were prominent figures in their circle; they wouldn't accept someone with a criminal past.

Selene's character was such that once she deemed something impossible, she would never pursue it.