Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185: Reclaiming Her Own Authority

Selina blinked. "How do I show off?"

Gavin smirked meaningfully. "I’ll take you somewhere tomorrow. Just follow my lead. Since you have the title of Mrs. Reid and the status to flaunt, don’t waste it—unless you want some other woman to take advantage of it."

Selina choked slightly. "I’m not that childish."

"Then do you want to watch Angelica step all over you and steal your husband?"

For a moment, Selina felt like she had found the perfect excuse.

Yes, she couldn’t let Angelica get the upper hand.

She... she wasn’t particularly attached to that man; she just didn’t want to see Angelica gloating.

So, using the title of Mrs. Reid to flaunt a little—just a little—should be fine, right?

...

The next day, close to noon.

Gavin personally drove them to a hotel and parked at the entrance.

Selina looked up at the large sign that read "AS Grand Hotel" and asked in confusion, "Why are we at a restaurant?"

Gavin cleared his throat. "If Angelica can walk in and out of Reid Group freely, then of course you can too. Here, go and deliver lunch to Logan in broad daylight so everyone sees exactly who Mrs. Reid is."

Selina froze. "..."

Gavin frowned. "Don’t turn your nose up at my plan. This is a perfect chance to assert your claim. Delivering lunch to your husband—isn’t that romantic?"

Selina swallowed. "But usually, people bring meals they cooked themselves..."

Gavin looked at her with disappointment. "If you cooked, you’d probably blow up the kitchen. People need to adapt, Selina. Besides, AS Grand Hotel belongs to you, so technically, it’s still your cooking. No difference."

Selina, against her better judgment, was convinced.

Gavin opened the car door for her. "Go on, exercise your Mrs. Reid rights. Keep Angelica, Bella, and all those other women away from him."

Just as Selina stepped inside and was about to follow Gavin to a private dining area, an exaggerated female voice rang out from a distance—

"Angelica, Mr. Reid booked out the whole place for you? This is AS Grand Hotel! What a grand gesture! He really adores you. I’m so jealous!"

Selina narrowed her eyes.

Not far away, Angelica stood next to a woman. Selina recognized her—it was Zara Brooks, a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry and one of Angelica’s devoted lackeys.

Angelica smiled gently and shook her head. "Zara, don’t exaggerate. It’s not the first time. Mr. Reid always does things like this. I told him it wasn’t necessary, but he still..."

"Angelica, this is Mr. Reid’s way of showing his care. If you don’t accept it, wouldn’t that be a waste of his feelings?"

Angelica furrowed her brows, pretending to hesitate. "But AS Grand Hotel always requires reservations, and they’ve never allowed full bookings before. I’m afraid this might cause trouble for Mr. Reid..."

"That’s exactly why this means even more—it proves how much Mr. Reid cares about you!"

Zara gushed with excitement. "Besides, how is this trouble? Angelica, you’re already Mr. Reid’s woman. Between a husband and wife, this isn’t an issue at all!"

Angelica’s face turned a delicate shade of red.

Selina raised an eyebrow. Oh... so before she could even show off, Angelica was already stealing the spotlight?

Zara was about to continue singing praises when she suddenly frowned. "Wait, I thought this place was booked? Why are there still people inside? Manager, hurry up and clear them out!"

The AS Grand Hotel manager and security guards immediately turned around. "Miss Brooks, our apologies! That was our mistake. We’ll remove them right away. Please don’t be upset, you and Miss Clark deserve the best experience."

With that, they strode toward Selina.

"What are you looking at? Get lost! This isn’t a place for people like you!" _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}

Gavin was so furious, he actually laughed.

Excuse me? This hotel belonged to Selina. The owner of AS Grand Hotel wasn’t allowed in, but some impostor like Angelica was?

And this manager—Gavin didn’t even remember hiring such a person. No need for pleasantries.

He was about to put them in their place when—

"Oh? Booked the whole place, huh? What a power move."