Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 654 Pretending to Be Refined and Noble

William was set on his decision this time.

"Grandpa, let Raymond handle this," Selena suggested.

William smiled at Selena, but his expression soon turned somber as he remembered she was no longer his granddaughter-in-law.

Sensing he had more to say, Selena asked Fiona to bring him a glass of water.

William hesitated, staying silent for ten minutes before finally speaking his mind.

"Raymond grew up with me in the military. No one from the Montague family looked after him, but he's a capable kid. He went abroad for three years and made more money than the entire Montague family, but no one knew. The biggest acquisition back then? That was him, and he wasn't even twenty. No one knows how many companies he bought during that time."

He took a sip of water.

"I asked him to come back and take over the Montague Group. That job was supposed to go to his brother. I always trusted Raymond but worried he'd become uncontrollable. His uncles thought I was biased and that I cared too much about him. Really, I was just trying to keep him in check. Selena, I once thought of handing the reins to you, but you two never liked each other."

Selena's heart skipped a beat. William had probably never shared this with anyone.

There were rumors about Raymond's overseas assets, but no one knew the extent.

William's words made it clear: Raymond's assets abroad were at least as much as the Montague family's, making them almost irrelevant to him.

"Grandpa, it's too late to talk about this now. I'm sorry, but after three years of marriage, we never fell in love," Selena said.

"I'm not saying this to make you come back. I just needed someone to talk to. I heard he wrecked his uncle's villa. Now that he has amnesia, he understands even less about family and love. I don't want to share this with the rest of the Montague family."

William patted Selena's wrist.

"I'm old and worry about everything. I just needed someone to talk to. Don't worry; I promised I wouldn't try to bring you two back together. I'll be retreating for a while and won't see anyone. If you need anything, call the butler." Selena nodded.

William really just wanted to chat. He sat for an hour before being helped back.

Selena knew all about Raymond's upbringing and had even been held at gunpoint by him once.

William wasn't exaggerating. Raymond used to act all refined and noble, but if he ever dropped the act, it would be hell for everyone else. William still held the only reins that could control Raymond, but Selena didn't want that responsibility.

Besides, she couldn't control him anyway.

Her mind was a mess for a moment but soon calmed down.

She was about to start dinner when the private investigator she had sent to Ridgefield finally called.

"Ms. Fair, we found some news about Mr. Fair's child but nothing about your background."

Selena was puzzled. The children were switched together, so why was there news about the other child but nothing about her?

"Ms. Fair, the child Ms. Layman gave birth to, was taken to Silver Bay City. She was bought by someone, and the buyer seems to be from the Stone family. You'll need to investigate further. Our capabilities are limited, and it took us a long time to replace even this small clue."

'The Stone family?'

Hearing this name, Selena had a bad feeling.

Wasn't Olivia revealed not to be a child of the Stone family?

Selena suddenly felt a headache. She remembered William saying that Victor had taken Olivia away, so she hurried to the hospital.

Victor had already done a paternity test for Olivia and the Smith family. Olivia had been sent to the police station.

When Selena arrived, he had just finished surgery and was taking off his white coat.

"Dr. Barnes," Selena called out.

Victor looked up, a bit surprised. "Ms. Fair."

Selena had run up, and although it was cold outside, a thin layer of sweat covered her nose.

She asked, "Do you still have Olivia's DNA information? I want to do another paternity test with someone else."

Victor replied, "I still have it. I'll contact my colleague, and you can talk to them directly."

Selena breathed a sigh of relief and followed his instructions to another building, where she submitted Olivia and James's DNA information.

The waiting process was torturous. She silently prayed that Olivia was not James and Barbara's biological daughter.