Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 588 Once the Bottom Line was Crossed

Selena stiffened all over, not knowing how to respond to this. Lowering her eyes, she calculated the time until her divorce with Raymond, pursing her lips. "Mr. Montague, let me think about it for a few days." Upon seeing Selena's softened demeanor, Raymond astonishingly let go of his anger in a split second.

Selena understood that going against Raymond would only lead to more dreadful methods from him.

Raymond, who had been accustomed to his status for such a long time and had been showered with praise and adoration since his youth, wouldn't bother pleasing others. "Alright, then add me back first," he said.

In front of Raymond, Selena removed him from the blocklist.

When it was time to leave, Raymond pulled Selena, leaning against the wall, and kissed her for half an hour.

Selena couldn't understand why Raymond was so eager to kiss her.

She was out of breath, and Raymond finally let her go.

"You should consider it as soon as possible," Raymond said.

Selena just needed to stabilize Raymond for now, as she didn't know what to do either.

She couldn't possibly continue entangling with Raymond. He was so fierce when making love, yet so gentle when kissing.

Sooner or later, she would not be able to guard her own bottom line. Once this line was crossed, it would be hard for her to pull herself out.

But she had to appease Raymond, at least to prevent him from getting involved with the Stone family.

Two days later, there were only five days left until Selena divorced Raymond.

Selena learned that Samantha's son being imprisoned was irreversible, causing a huge drop in the reputation of the Eternal Growth Group. Although Raymond agreed to invest three billion dollars, the signing was scheduled for ten days later. She also saw online that Jimmy got into a fight while drunk and ended up permanently disabled.

However, it wasn't Raymond who fought, but a group of thugs.

After breakfast, Carter called.

"Penny, don't talk too much about Jimmy's matter outside. I've already handled it." Although Carter was talking about serious matters, there was always a hint of teasing in his tone.

Selena agreed and then heard him ask, "Is Raymond pursuing you?"

'Pursuing? Does anyone pursue others like Raymond does?' Selena couldn't understand. She asked, "Mr. Ashford, do you think it's possible?"

A hint of shock flashed in Carter's eyes. 'How could it not be possible when Raymond's intentions were so obvious? How could he have gone to such a bar before?' Only children of wealthy playboys like Carter wouldn't mind such places.

The bar Raymond went to must be very high-end. Last night, he even went there specifically after seeing Carter's Facebook. He even wanted to kill that director.

"Penny, I'm the one who communicates for you guys. What are you hiding from me? Raymond is getting divorced in five days, and then you could divorce, too. Then you marry Raymond, and I become my cousin-in-law. I see Raymond quite likes you," said Carter.

'He likes me?' These words surprised Selena once again. She thought, 'Why would Carter think Raymond likes me? If Raymond liked me, would he humiliate me like this?'

Selena forced a smile, hearing Carter rambling on the other end, but she was truly exhausted and didn't want to discuss anything related to Raymond. She said, "Mr. Ashford, I have something to attend to, so I'll hang up now."

After ending the call, Selena raised her hand to massage her temples as she pondered, 'Does Raymond like me? But if he doesn't like me, why would he want to have sex with me? Could it really be as Raymond said, just because it's most comfortable with me? If it's just about comfort, then it could be anyone else, right?'

Wrapping up a full day's work, Selena shot off an address for a Sky Gallery booth to Raymond at four in the afternoon. [Mr. Montague, fancy a drink together?]

This was uncharted territory for Selena. She had never extended an invitation to Raymond before. This was her inaugural invite to him.

Raymond was slated for a crucial meeting tonight, but catching sight of her message, he promptly instructed John to reschedule the meeting. "Mr. Montague, are you leaving now?" John asked.

It was only four o'clock, which wasn't Raymond's style.

Raymond took the suit beside him, and nodded, with a faint smile in his eyes. "Drop me off at the hotel first; I need a change of outfit."

In the past, when heading out for social events, he wouldn't fuss this much, given that his attire was always bespoke suits, quite fitting.

John was somewhat bemused, but nonetheless, he dutifully chauffeured Raymond to the hotel.

Raymond slipped into a fresh off-the-rack suit, even spritzing a dash of men's fragrance on his wrist.

The men's fragrance was subtle, exuding a bracing scent.

John had always kept a bottle of cologne at the ready for him, but he had never indulged.

He took his time getting dressed; by the time he was done, it was already past five. Selena even rang him up and asked, "Mr. Montague, are you tied up tonight?" "I'm free. I'll be right over," Raymond responded.

There was a mirror in the bedroom, one he had never peered into.

He switched suits twice but still felt a tad dissatisfied. Finally, he decided on an untouched ensemble and then made his way to the Sky Gallery.