Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 789: Raising a Grown-Up Child

When Selena Kensington walked over to him, he finally spoke, "Why does it take so long to have a meal?"

His tone was light, with a hint of slight discontent.

"..."

Selena casually glanced at him.

Well, this one at home really has an opinion.

However, having already learned how to appease Sterling Norwood, Selena was not worried at all.

She smiled and then naturally nestled into Sterling Norwood’s arms.

Sterling Norwood took the opportunity to embrace her.

In his arms, Selena looked up and blinked at him.

"I just chatted with Vivian Sutton for a while longer, not too long..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a slight pain at her ear, "Hiss..."

She took a small gasp of breath.

Then she looked at Sterling Norwood in disbelief.

Sterling Norwood... actually... bit her earlobe?!

Being looked at with a disbelieving gaze, Sterling Norwood concealed the faint hint of hostility in his eyes and spoke lightly, "This is your punishment for leaving me at home."

"... You clearly left for The Imperial Building early in the morning."

Selena’s mouth twitched slightly as she retorted.

"I hurried back during lunch."

Sterling Norwood raised an eyebrow slightly.

Seeing Sterling Norwood like this, the anger that had just risen in Selena’s heart suddenly dissipated somewhat.

Selena said, "Don’t tell me you waited for me without eating?"

"Mm."

Sterling Norwood responded.

He then received an angry glare from Selena.

"Didn’t I tell you I was eating out with Vivian! Why didn’t you listen!"

After speaking, Selena wanted to get up from Sterling Norwood’s arms.

Seeing this, Sterling Norwood quickly pulled her back into his arms and gently coaxed, "I was listening, I just wanted to eat with you."

Upon hearing this, the anger in Selena’s heart had already vanished without a trace, leaving only tenderness.

Her tone softened, "But you can’t just not eat... Is there anything ready in the kitchen? I’ll join you for a meal..."

"Mm, there is."

Sterling Norwood had a slight smile in his eyes, and when he heard Selena say that, a satisfied glint flashed in his eyes.

Selena nodded upon hearing this.

So she took Sterling Norwood’s hand and got up from the sofa, accompanying him to the dining room.

As they walked, Sterling Norwood leaned closer to her ear and asked, "Not angry anymore?"

Selena leisurely glanced at him without answering.

She had indeed been angry just now, but knowing that Sterling Norwood hadn’t eaten lunch while waiting for her, that bit of anger turned into heartache in an instant.

She could only helplessly tell herself in her heart that she chose this husband, so even if on her knees, she must pamper him.

*

After Selena accompanied Sterling Norwood for lunch, his mood visibly improved with a speed seen by the naked eye.

The hostility between his brows also dispersed completely.

Seeing this, Selena rolled her eyes slightly.

Truly... raising an overgrown child.

Since Selena had mentioned she wanted to resume work, the time after lunch for the two of them had mostly been spent together in the study.

Of course, Sterling Norwood strictly adhered to the agreement with Selena, allowing her to work up to three hours a day.

As soon as three hours were up, no matter what reason Selena had, he would take away the documents from her hands.

And on this day, after lunch, Selena went to the study with Sterling Norwood.

Once Selena entered her work mode, she would be exceptionally focused and serious, something Sterling Norwood couldn’t change.

Since he didn’t necessarily need Selena’s eyes glued to him.

So when they got to the study, the two of them naturally went to their respective desks and started their work.

Selena opened the computer in front of her, then uploaded Stardust’s schedule onto the desktop.

At the same time, she also opened the Weibo interface.

The collaboration of Sloane Hawthorne and Annelise Mayfield in "Who Are You to Me" would air in a few days, and after this variety show aired, it would be Stardust Entertainment’s annual meeting. As a shareholder of Stardust Entertainment, Selena was naturally expected to attend.

After the annual meeting, it would be the interview live stream that Vivian Sutton was participating in...

Then there would be New Year’s Eve and the Spring Festival...

Seemingly thinking of something, Selena raised her head and called out to Sterling Norwood.

"A-Sterling."

Hearing Selena’s voice, Sterling Norwood looked up at her.

Seeing Sterling Norwood look over, Selena blinked and asked, "This year, the Norwood Family’s banquet, will it still be held..."

She remembered that the last two Norwood Family banquets were held after the New Year.

Hearing this, Sterling Norwood furrowed his brow slightly.

"It will be held, but... this year’s guests will change."

Selena became a little curious, "Oh?"

Sterling Norwood began to explain to her, "The Norwood Family banquet, besides inviting the elite and noble families of Aethelgard, has another purpose, which is that every five years, there’s a banquet only attended by the descendants of the Fell Bloodline."

"And this year is the fifth year."

Among the descendants of the Fell Bloodline, besides those who are completely secluded, others who walk the world still maintain a small connection.

After all, the descendants of the Fell Bloodline are few but possess special abilities.

If they’re not careful, they might be targeted.

They are already scarce, so they can only choose, like in the Ancient Times, to submit to a stronger, higher-ranking Great Demon or Beast Lord.

And the descendants of the Fell Bloodline understand this, so there’s still that tiny connection among them.

And the hub of this connection is naturally the Norwood Family, which on the surface is The Empire’s foremost family but also has another identity behind the scenes.

The Norwood Family possesses the Beast Lord bloodline and naturally understands this.

So they voluntarily took on the role of a hub for connecting these descendants of the Fell Bloodline.

Selena was a little surprised to hear this from Sterling Norwood; she slightly parted her lips, "How many descendants of the Fell Bloodline still exist today?"

Sterling Norwood pondered for a moment, "Descendants of the Fell Bloodline are scattered worldwide, but according to past tradition, dozens of representatives will still come to the Norwood Family’s banquet."

Selena’s eyes flashed with a hint of shock.

The Norwood Family banquet actually managed to gather the descendants of the Fell Bloodline scattered around the world?

No... rather than saying the Norwood Family gathered them.

It’s better to say that they all chose to submit to the Beast Lord.

This is what flows through their veins, submitting to the supreme, strongest power.

And precisely because of their orderly and cohesive mindset, the descendants of the Fell Bloodline have never truly declined.

The Norwood Family, born with the bloodline of the Beast Lord, is precisely like this.

For thousands of years, it has remained prosperous and never declined.

This, aside from the influence of their Beast Lord’s fortune, is also inseparable from the excellent traits flowing through their bloodline.

"Besides the Norwood Family and the Mayfield Family, is there any other family?"

Selena looked at Sterling Norwood with a bit of bewilderment in her eyes.