Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 1008 About to Confess to Raymond

When Rachel got Tessa's urgent message, she was sweating bullets.

The online drama was still going strong. Rachel had already let Aria loose, but Aria hadn't made a move last night.

Rachel's knuckles were white from gripping the steering wheel so hard. After some digging, she found out Raymond had skipped town. Rachel took a deep breath and shot a message to Aria. With Raymond out of the picture, now was the perfect time to go after Selena. Aria was pumped.

Rachel warned her, "You only get one shot at this, so make it count. Selena's not a pushover."

"That bitch is just riding on Raymond's coattails!" Aria's eyes were blazing with hatred, like she wanted to run Selena over right then and there.

Rachel said, "Aria, you need to make her life a living hell. That's way worse than just hurting her."

Rachel didn't want to drag it out with Aria. She'd said what needed to be said.

Just before hanging up, Rachel added, "That bitch has a thing for Raymond. If you can make her cut ties with him for good, that'll really mess her up." Aria's eyes lit up, already plotting how to drive a wedge between Selena and Raymond.

A sly smile spread across Aria's face as she hatched a plan.

Selena was in a good mood when she got to the office.

Ann noticed the new marks on her body and figured she was with Raymond again last night.

As her assistant, Ann kept her mouth shut and just focused on her work.

Ann said, "Ms. Fair, the director we missed last time has rescheduled a meeting for today."

Selena remembered she had a meeting with a director the day Nathan had whisked her away.

She'd been so wrapped up with Raymond lately that it had slipped her mind.

Selena asked, "What time's the meeting?"

Ann replied, "Nine tonight. I heard this director's got a bit of a temper, but he was pretty polite when he called to reschedule. If all goes well, we should be able to sign a contract with him." Selena sighed in relief and decided to stay at the office until eight, then head out with Ann.

It was the same hotel suite as last time.

When she opened the door, the director was already up and greeted her, "Hello, Ms. Fair."

Selena smiled apologetically, "Mr. Baskin, I'm sorry about last time. Something came up, and I've been recovering these past few days."

Garth Baskin had just gotten a stern warning from Raymond and wasn't about to hold a grudge. "Ms. Fair, no worries. Let's sit and talk."

The waiter had already brought in the food.

Selena lowered her head, discussing the company's upcoming projects, movie investments, and plans with Garth.

They ate and talked, and it went pretty smoothly.

After Garth signed the contract, they shook hands.

Garth said, "Ms. Fair, it was great talking to you. I can tell you really care about running the company well and looking out for the actors. I'm happy to join such a company." Selena smiled, "The pleasure's mine."

As she said this, she frowned slightly, feeling a bit too warm.

She realized something might be off with the wine the waiter had brought, and her eyes narrowed.

She'd been careless. As a woman, she should be extra cautious about what she consumed at social events. She hadn't expected to get set up tonight.

Selena said, "Mr. Baskin, welcome to the company. Let's wrap it up here. I have another meeting to get to."

"Alright." Garth held the contract, and they walked to the hotel entrance together. He didn't notice anything off about Selena.

After Garth left, Selena leaned against a nearby tree, feeling like she was burning up.

She was about to call Ann when she heard footsteps behind her.

Instinctively, she started running towards the hotel entrance where the security guards were.

But the footsteps behind her were faster. Someone grabbed her and dragged her towards a corner.

Selena shouted, "Let go!"

Mario said, "It's me."

Hearing Mario's voice, she froze, then struggled even harder. "Mario?"

Before she could finish, she heard another set of footsteps.

Someone said, "Selena's over here. Don't let her get away!"

It was another group, also after her.

They were probably the ones who had spiked her drink.

She quickly tried to hide, but Mario pulled her into a nearby small room.

Selena frowned deeply, "Mario, let go."

Mario holding Selena's hand was already inappropriate. She was about to confess to Raymond and couldn't afford any problems at this critical moment.