Queen's Return Dumping the Ice King and His Mini-Tyrant novel Chapter 151

Chapter 151

The man’s gaze was dark and unreadable. “At the Summit Forum, you need to shine.

Selene didn’t bother with pleasantries. “Are you picking up the tab for me this time, Professor?”

Isadora laughed. “Miss Selene, please–choose whatever you like. Mr. Vaughn has arranged for the entire collection from the European ready–to–wear line to be brought in. There’s no budget.”

Selene’s heart did a little leap of delight. So Leo really had considered bringing her into the Draco Research Institute after all!

He wanted her to stand out, to make a mark at the Summit Forum.

Another challenge from Leo.

“Thank you for the generous welcome gift, Professor. I promise I’ll repay you a thousandfold–I’ll make sure you see my worth.”

A pure, radiant smile blossomed across Selene’s face. If Leo was prepared to invest in her, she’d make sure he got a spectacular return.

With Daph at her side, Selene picked out a few gowns. She slipped into a dressing room and, after a few minutes, emerged transformed.

“Wow!!”

Daph, perched on the sofa, watched with wide, sparkling eyes. She’d never seen Selene in a gown before, let alone one encrusted with crystals.

Selene glided into the room, the hem of her dress swirling like stardust at her feet. For a moment, it was as if she’d stepped straight out of a fairy tale.

“Mama looks like an angel!” Daph gave her a huge thumbs–up.

“Come here,” Leo said quietly.

Selene walked over and knelt gracefully at his feet, the gown’s rippling skirt pooling around her like a silken wave.

“Do you like it?” She looked up at him, the gesture oddly reminiscent of a knight pledging loyalty to her king.

Leo picked up the pearl necklace that an assistant was holding in a velvet box. His cool fingertips brushed the nape of her neck as he fastened it around her throat, the

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contact sending an Involuntary shiver through her.

Selene glanced up at Leo, her eyes clear and resolute–like a soldier receiving her commission.

Daph, quick as ever, snapped a photo with her smartwatch.

Just then, a message from Adrian popped up. He’d sent Daph a picture of a capybara plushie–her current obsession. In return, Daph sent him the photo she’d just taken.

“Mama is drop–dead gorgeous today!”

Since Adrian was a kid, Leo had always been the golden standard–the one his father compared him to.

Did the golden boy also reach for that distant moon?

Adrian leaned his elbow on his knee, phone in hand. His clear, bright eyes stared at

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the photo, his other hand propping up his cheek.

In the picture, Selene gazed at Leo with a look of pure, glowing admiration.

Gradually, Adrian’s lively expression faded, his eyes dulling as bitterness crept in.

He ran his tongue along the inside of his teeth, tasting nothing but sourness.

Sweet Moon would never look at him like that. That look belonged to someone worshipping a god–pure reverence.

He shot off a text to Theodore.

“Maybe I’m just destined to be the other man.”

Theodore, currently having tea with a group of old professors, nearly spat out his drink when he read Adrian’s message.