She'd moved out of the Moreno family household?

Aldrich queried, "Why?"

Fully awake now, Selina shifted her body, tracing slow circles with her finger on Aldrich's bared chest.

“Because I want to marry."

Extinguishing his cigarette in the ashtray, Aldrich took her hand and asked in a hushed tone, “Marry? Whom?"

Selina met his gaze, saying, “Don't you wish to make me your wife?"

Aldrich, slightly stunned, responded, "You want to marry me?"

Sitting up, Selina nestled into his arms.

"Do you not desire my constant presence, Aldrich? The surest way to remain with you is through marriage, isn't it?"

Aldrich pinched her chin, his eyes narrowed in bewilderment.

“What's happening? Is there a problem?"

He was aware that the woman in his embrace harbored a desire to wed Brian.

Yet now, she was proposing marriage to him?

"Do you not wish to marry me, Aldrich?" Selina inquired.

“Of course I want to wed you, but you must elucidate what transpired.”

Selina remained silent for a moment before divulging the details.

“I haven't mentioned that Rosalynn is the legitimate daughter of the Moreno family. The jade pendant I tasked you with pilfering is their ancestral possession. She was once sent away by my father..."

Selina succinctly recounted the events.

Aldrich, in astonishment, found it hard to take in.

"Is Rosalynn truly the Moreno couple's daughter?"