Reclaiming Her Heart

Selena pulled her hair back behind her ear, her eyes bright and clear. She reached out and said with a smile confidently.

"Mr. Montague, let me reintroduce myself. I'm Penny, an interior designer. You're holding the drawings of my work."

Raymond froze, thinking that he heard her wrong.

Selena retracted her hand naturally since he didn't respond.

"I've tried to talk to you a few times, but you don't seem interested. Perhaps we can talk again now that you still hold on to my work."

She said smoothly and naturally, "If so, I presume I have a chance to make it up to you."

Throughout Raymond's whole life, it was the first time he had ever faced such a situation.

He was stunned at the words "interior designer" and glanced down at the photo in his hand. It did have a designer's signature and a number attached. The designer's name was Penny.

The more he thought about their conversation, the tighter he frowned. He thought, 'So, it's just a misunderstanding from the beginning?'

His expression changed a few times. Pinching the photo, he turned around and sat on the couch again.

John outside knocked on the door. "Mr. Montague, the clothes you asked for are here."

Selena heard him and quickly realized that the clothes were for her.

John was about to knock again when the door was opened from inside. In the next second, he saw a wet woman wrapped in a bath towel standing in the room.

He was astonished. After the meeting was adjourned, many people came to him, asking about the woman with Raymond, as they wanted to know her in advance.

Too bad he didn't know the answer. In a daze, he heard them say that the woman called Raymond "honey."

After a short while of silence, he handed the bag over and couldn't help but peek inside. Raymond was sitting on the couch lazily, his suit slightly messy. Looked like he had just finished having sex. John looked away quickly while Selena said, "Thank you."

Then she shut the door.

Before she entered the bathroom, she turned around to Raymond. "Mr. Montague, please wait a second."

One side of the glass in the hotel bathroom was frosted. The bathroom was lit up, allowing Raymond to see her figure clearly.

He leaned back and raised his head slightly only to see Selena taking off what seemed like her most intimate piece of clothing. His eyes flickered, and he looked away, a bit uneasy.

After changing into new clothes and tossing the towel into a hamper nearby, Selena walked out.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

John got her a new women's casual suit from a luxury brand this season, which made her skin particularly fair.

With the card in her hand, she said, "I don't know the price, but I presume the money here is enough. Thank you, Mr. Montague."

Raymond looked up at her, trying to see through her. Maybe she was acting again.

To his surprise, she was nothing but calm and poised. Every move she made suggested clearly that she wanted nothing to do with him at all.

Realizing that, Raymond somehow was a bit bugged.

"Sit," he said. "So, Carter introduced you because of the property in Manhattan?"

Selena was a bit surprised. "What else could it be?"

Raymond pursed his lips, and what she said that night came back to him. He realized that he got her wrong. When she said she was in the line of business for three years, she meant being an interior designer. It was indeed just a misunderstanding. He wandered back to that bloodstain on the sheets from that night, and when he looked at Selena, he was filled with inexplicable feelings. Selena was nothing but business-like.

"Mr. Montague, about the property in Manhattan..."

He interrupted her, "It was your first night at the Montague family banquet?"

Selena's heart skipped a beat. Worried he might say something ridiculous like taking responsibility for what happened, she quickly denied it, "No."

She smiled, "Actually, I'm married."