Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 105 He Definitely Loathed It to the Core

Raymond's chest was against her back, with one hand around her waist. By now, the elevator had stopped on a certain floor, and all they had to do was wait for the rescue team to arrive. He should let go of her, but neither of them moved.

Selena didn't notice the suggestive posture between them, and since they were the only ones here, being pressed against him made her feel safer, especially since there was only a handrail on this side.

She even wanted to continue standing closer for a sense of security. It wasn't until Raymond's breath sprayed near her ear that she realized just how close they were.

Through the slightly illuminated elevator wall, the man enveloped the woman in his embrace.

Selena almost instinctively wanted to move away, but seeing how eager she was, Raymond's hand moved even faster than his brain.

"Stay put, wait for someone to come."

Selena lowered her eyes, finally calming her breath and no longer paying attention to the distance between them. Raymond had already pressed the emergency call button inside, and the building should have received the notification by now. Elevator free-fall incidents were not common and Raymond furrowed his brow, feeling that whenever he was with Selena, nothing good ever happened. Selena had her back turned to Raymond, and this motion unintentionally revealed her fair neck.

The back of a human's neck is naturally fragile and sensitive. Raymond's breath sprayed on it, as if it entered the nerve center through the pores, tingling from the head down the spine.

She tried to resist this feeling, but sporadic memories of that night rushed back.

Raymond behind her felt the same, enclosed space, the beating of a man and woman's hearts, their skin pressed against fabric.

But he rationalized that this could be the psychological effect known as the "suspension bridge effect."

The suspension bridge effect refers to when a person in a tense state, crosses a suspension bridge, their heartbeat automatically increases. If, during this time, they happen to meet another person, they may incorrectly interpret their quickened heartbeat as being caused by the other person, leading to physiological reactions and the birth of feelings of love.

So when the elevator was free-falling, the moment he pulled Selena into his arms, the twinkling of attraction he felt was probably because of this.

With this in mind Raymond released her slightly slowly creating distance between them. Selena also breathed a sigh of relief and politely thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Montague."

After speaking, she straightened her back and carefully listened to the sounds outside. Her phone rang again, and it was Alice calling. For some reason, Alice seemed unusually anxious tonight.

"Sis, I'm already at the entrance of Stellar Heights, where are you?"

Selena's brow furrowed. How did Alice know she was coming to Stellar Heights tonight, and wasn't she not feeling well? Why was she discharged from the hospital again?

Alice was indeed waiting at the entrance of Stellar Heights, driving a Lamborghini worth five million dollars that James bought for her.

James had repeatedly instructed her not to drive alone and said he would arrange a driver for her. But whenever Alice had time, she would check the man's location and secretly follow him. As long as he was willing to look at her a little longer, she would be willing to do anything.

Selena took a while to respond, so Alice couldn't help but make another call.

At that moment, Selena was still in the elevator, rubbing her forehead. "The elevator malfunctioned, you don't need to wait for me, go ahead. Your body can't handle it."

Alice looked at the towering building, feeling somewhat reluctant and unable to replace an excuse to stay. She could only agree.

"Okay, sis. Don't worry, Dad is fine. Mom is there taking care of him. He's probably just emotionally excited."

Selena felt both relieved and worried. As James' condition is known only to the doctor, who promised to keep it confidential from others, except for Selena. Others are unaware that James is in the late stages of liver cancer and only has a year to live.

Thinking about this, Selena's eyelashes drooped.

"You should spend more time with Dad when you're free."

Alice parked the car in a secluded place, making sure it wouldn't be discovered, and agreed, "I understand, sis. I'll leave now."

Selena hung up the phone and actually wanted to ask Raymond personally what his assistant said to cause James' emotional outburst. But did she have the right to ask Raymond? Perhaps his assistant only spoke the truth.

Back then, the Fair family intervened and directly severed his and Olivia's marriage. He didn't have the Fair family bankrupted, which was already out of consideration for Mr. Montague Sr.

As far as she, his nominal wife, was concerned, he absolutely detested her.