Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss

Chapter 780: Obsession

After Sterling Norwood left the bedroom, Selena Kensington also closed her eyes and entered a dream.

But this time, she found herself in the space where Esther Jennings resided.

Selena gazed at Esther in front of her, momentarily silent.

Esther’s gaze was calm and distant. She looked at Selena and slowly spoke, "Did you come today troubled or perturbed?"

Selena was influenced by Esther’s serene and tranquil demeanor, and her own emotions gradually calmed down.

She shook her head slightly.

Seeing Esther’s appearance, she suddenly had an impulse.

She wanted to ask Esther, does the rosemary flower have any special significance to her?

But Selena was afraid that Esther, now a Spiritual Body, would not answer this question.

So, Selena chose to take a gamble.

"Great-aunt, what kind of flower do you think rosemary is?"

When Selena asked this question, her heart skipped a beat.

She looked at Esther nervously, both expectant and fearful.

After hearing Selena’s question, Esther suddenly fell silent.

As if she had no reaction to Selena’s question at all.

During the time Selena waited for her response, she went from initial nervousness and fear to disappointment, sighs, and finally, calm.

Indeed, the current Esther is nothing but a Spiritual Body, lacking even her most basic memories from before.

She couldn’t expect Esther to give her an answer.

Selena sighed softly and began to speak, "If..."

Before she finished speaking, she widened her eyes incredulously, staring at Esther.

Because at this moment, there were two tear streaks suddenly flowing down Esther’s calm face.

However, there was no expression of sadness on her face, only an overwhelming calmness.

So to Selena, those two tear streaks appeared very strange.

"...Great-aunt, you..."

Selena had a vague guess in her heart and spoke out incredulously.

Esther, upon feeling the tear streaks on her face, also seemed slightly dazed.

In her eyes, rarely, appeared a trace of confusion and bewilderment.

Like a baffled child, she seemed at a loss facing her current situation.

Seeing Esther’s expression, Selena knew that Esther also didn’t know what had happened.

But Selena knew that perhaps it was her mention of the rosemary flower that had stirred something in Esther.

She tentatively spoke, "Great-aunt, did you... remember something?"

Esther fell silent again.

The two tear streaks at the corners of her eyes gradually faded, but a touch of tears still lingered at the ends of her eyes.

After a while, she nodded slightly.

Selena’s eyes lit up, and joy almost overflowed from within her.

But she remained restrained and did not interrupt what Esther might say next.

"The rosemary flower..."

"It likes warm places, grows very slowly, but emits a strong fragrant aroma."

"It is a lighthouse, guiding sailors lost at sea back to land with its intense fragrance."

Esther did not continue speaking after this.

Selena waited several minutes, but Esther did not say another word.

"That’s it?"

After waiting a few more minutes, Selena couldn’t help but speak out.

Esther’s gaze remained calm as if the one who just cried wasn’t her.

She nodded slightly.

"This must be a part of my attachment. So even after becoming a Spiritual Body, it still stirs me."

Esther thought for a moment and said.

She was clear she no longer had her previous memories; she was now just a pure Spiritual Body.

And the way she instinctively shed tears a moment ago did not touch her heart.

She was just following a kind of instinct.

As if these things had long been inscribed in her heart.

Attachment...

Selena silently repeated these two words in her mind.

Then, she suddenly felt an understanding.

If Esther’s attachment is the rosemary flower, or something related to it, then... Vincent Sinclair’s attachment is Esther.

That’s why Hesai, known as the land of rosemary, is so significant to Vincent Sinclair.

Vincent Sinclair became a ’spirit’ there, guarding that place.

Therefore, the place has always been harmonious, peaceful, and prosperous.

Would Vincent Sinclair really establish The Godsbane Organization’s base there?

Selena fell into deep thought.

In Esther’s heart, that rosemary-filled Hesai must be a wonderful place.

Would Vincent Sinclair really let The Godsbane Organization’s experiments taint that place?

But...

In the clues left by Connor Kensington’s parents, the final answer was the rosemary flower.

If the clues they left didn’t point to a new base of The Godsbane Organization, what were they pointing towards?

Selena didn’t know how to judge for a moment.

She had a vague intuition telling her that The Godsbane Organization’s base wouldn’t be in Hesai...

But this was just intuition, and without evidence to support it, Selena could only temporarily hide this intuition.

"Great-aunt, what kind of attachment follows you even after you become a Spiritual Body?"

Selena curiously asked.

Esther paused.

"There are many kinds of attachments in this world: those one cannot obtain, cannot love, cannot hate..."

Suddenly, Esther’s words stopped.

Selena waited for her for a while but still didn’t hear what she might say next.

She didn’t insist.

"I understand. Thank you, Great-aunt."

Selena said, then closed her eyes.

This time, she fell into a complete sleep.

*

When Selena woke up again, she turned her head and found Sterling Norwood sitting by the bed, holding a document.

Almost the moment Selena woke up, Sterling noticed.

He lowered his eyes slightly, looking at Selena with a gentle gaze, "Did you sleep well?"

His voice was soft, which made Selena feel a sense of peace.

She placed her hands behind her head, facing Sterling.

"I did."

She said, lazily stretching.

"How long have you been here?"

She asked.

Perhaps because she had just awoken, her eyes were still sleepy, and her voice carried a hint of morning hoarseness.

Seeing Selena in this state, Sterling’s brows slightly relaxed, and his expression softened.

"Not long."

Sterling gave her a vague answer.

But Selena knew that Sterling must have been by her side for quite a while.

"Hugh Kensington sent you a message."

Sterling glanced away slightly and said.

"Oh? What did he say?"

Selena sat up, leaning against the bed with Sterling.

"Not much, just letting you know he’s met Felicity Dalton."

"Oh..."

Hearing this, Selena nodded casually.