Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 581 Don't Show Him Any Mercy

The car quickly arrived at the cemetery, and the burial had to be done before sunset. Selena and the staff were supposed to finish everything by noon. The staff were already waiting for Selena.

Selena was dressed in black, holding the urn in her arms, and arrived at the chosen gravesite.

The burial staff nodded at Selena as a greeting and directed her to start placing the funerary items in the tomb.

After placing everything, Selena put the urn in the center. When she stood up straight, she made sure to check if it was stable.

The burial staff was then directed to lay a piece of silver cloth on top of the urn as a sign of respect for the deceased and symbolizing that the departed could go to heaven. Selena followed the instructions quietly throughout; her tears long dried up.

But as she placed each funerary item one by one, her eyes still felt hot.

Ten minutes later, the gravedigger asked her if he could close the grave.

Selena took a deep breath and forced a smile uglier than crying. "Go ahead," she replied.

The burial was completed.

Selena then prepared flowers in front of the tombstone, knelt for half an hour, and only let the burial team she had summoned leave.

In the end, Selena was once again left alone, as always. It was always just her.

She didn't really know what to say to James, but she remembered his final wish. If James and Barbara's child was found, came to inform him at the tomb.

Selena's knees were sore from kneeling, and when she stood up, her legs were numb. She hadn't had any water, so her lips were cracked.

She licked her lips with her tongue, then walked down the steps, reaching the roadside, where she saw Shelley standing in front of the car.

Shelley, usually a flamboyant and beautiful person, was also dressed in black today.

As soon as Selena saw her, tears welled up in her eyes. "Shelley," she called out. She hugged Shelley and cried for a while.

Shelley patted her back and said, "Get in the car first. Your dark circles are heavy."

Selena felt dizzy, but Ann happened to call at that moment.

"Miss. Fair, Austin Reed's information is ready. Austin wants me to ask if we should announce the termination of the contract with the original company on Facebook?" asked Ann on the other end of the phone.

"No, don't announce it for now. Let me handle the Stone family's matters first," answered Selena.

Inside the car, after Ann hung up the phone, Shelley drove while Selena sat in the passenger seat.

Shelley asked her, "You're getting divorced from Raymond in nine days. Any plans?"

Selena said, "Start my own company."

Shelley continued, "Your career is going well; what about the painting?"

"Before James passed away, he entrusted me to replace his biological daughter. I need more financial resources to complete this task. Last time, I went to Ridgefield to investigate, but all the doctors and nurses related to that time had resigned afterward. So I always feel there's something fishy about this, and my place has been broken into several times by thieves, not ordinary ones. If I don't seize this opportunity to earn more money, I feel I won't be able to handle things in the future." Selena lowered her eyes, looking somewhat lost.

"I even suspect that someone is manipulating this behind the scenes. However, the forces at play are too strong, so I can only focus on developing the company first. Besides, there will be many problems in the initial development phase, and what we're earning now is just pocket change." With that, Selena's gaze turned cold.

She continued, "As for Olivia, even if I don't get rid of her this time, I'll replace another opportunity next time."

After Raymond came to talk to Selena yesterday, he didn't take immediate action.

Now, that group of people was still at the entrance of the Eternal Growth Group building, and the Stone family's funding had been canceled. It seemed like the Stone family was waiting for Raymond to make a move. Shelley couldn't help but curse, "Raymond is such a jerk! We've come this far; if he messes up your plans casually, don't show him any mercy in the future."

Selena's fingertips hanging on one side suddenly tightened. She said, "I have irreconcilable enmity with Raymond over James."

On the other side, the Stone family, Olivia, had indeed been waiting for Raymond to act.

The Stone family's stocks were still plummeting. At this rate, it wouldn't take a week before the stocks hit the limit.

There were about twenty people from the Stone family sitting on the sofas in the lobby, and one could see the clear frustration on everyone's faces. One person said first, "Olivia, didn't you say Raymond would help us?"

Another asked, "It's been a day; why hasn't Raymond resolved this for us yet?"

Some other one said, "If Raymond wants to solve this, it should be easy."

Olivia's face was cold. "Shut up, all of you!" she shouted.

Among those reprimanded, several were Olivia's elders. But now everyone was pinning their hopes on Olivia and dared not contradict her. Olivia was anxious. The notebook was something she had casually mentioned, and she was worried that Raymond would remain indifferent.

Olivia even worried that Raymond might replace out Selena's true identity and then refuse to help the Stone family.

Just when Olivia was feeling restless, she received a call from Raymond.

The Montague Group was investing in the Eternal Growth Group for thirty billion dollars, with the contract to be signed in half a month. However, the people outside the Eternal Growth Group building had to be removed by the Stone family. In other words, at least the Montague Group wouldn't let the Eternal Growth Group go bankrupt.

Olivia immediately became excited, but then Raymond said, "That notebook, have someone deliver it to the Montague Group."

Upon hearing that, Olivia started to feel nervous. "Okay, I will," she answered.