Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 1020 Falling in Love

Raymond had never dated anyone before, but after Selena kissed him, he stepped into the elevator grinning like a fool.

John was nearby, doing his best to blend into the background.

Raymond didn't even notice him and strolled into his office, still smiling.

At the morning meeting, the execs felt a bit more relaxed.

Lately, the Montague Group had been a hot mess, and everyone was on edge, especially the newly promoted execs. Last time, Raymond had bailed halfway through the meeting, leaving them wondering if he was pissed. But today, Raymond was all chill, his voice as calm as a summer breeze.

After Raymond went into his office, the other execs finally dared to ask John what was up.

One of them asked, "Did something good happen to Mr. Montague recently?"

Another chimed in, "I messed up some data and thought I was toast, but he just corrected me and let me keep going. Normally, he'd have given me the death stare."

Surrounded by curious execs, John had no choice but to spill the beans. "He's in love."

"What?" They all gasped and quickly cornered John, eager to replace out who the woman was so they wouldn't accidentally piss her off.

Someone asked, "Is it Ms. Smith who's been hanging around the company lately?"

John shook his head, "No, it's Ms. Cooper."

There was a moment of silence, and then they all nodded, realizing it made sense. Raymond had always treated Selena differently.

Tessa, after witnessing the scene at the Montague Group, headed straight back with her lunchbox.

As she bent to get into her car, she chucked the lunchbox into a nearby trash can. Her eyes were dull, and she felt a sharp pain in her chest. "Ms. Smith!" Wind, sitting in the driver's seat, was startled to see Tessa like this.

Clutching her heart, Tessa spoke with a pale face, "Call Richard over. I need to rest for a bit."

Wind, clearly worried, nodded quickly and floored it.

Tessa tried to calm herself in the passenger seat, her fists clenched tight.

She couldn't wait any longer. She had thought Selena was a nobody, but now Selena could make Raymond act like that in public. Tessa's lips were pressed together so hard they almost bled.

She had never seen Raymond like that. In Vistalia, Tessa had tried everything to get close to Raymond, but he had always been cold.

She had even followed him to Silver Bay City, but Raymond was just using her.

Tessa had finally figured out why Raymond let her into the top floor of the Montague Group. He was trying to make Selena jealous.

She couldn't stand such humiliation. She, the proud young lady of the Smith family, was being used by Raymond to make Selena jealous! Tessa snapped, "Wind, get Richard here in half an hour."

Wind replied, "I've already notified him, Ms. Smith. You need to calm down."

Tessa forced a smile, her tone dark, "I'm just pissed that Raymond played me, but it's fine. If I want him, my family will make it happen. Selena is nothing."

She lowered her eyes, her expression cold. "How could I possibly lose to a nobody?"

Back at the villa, Tessa lay on the couch to rest, with Wind dutifully taking care of her.

Wind was the head of security for the Smith family and a top-ranked assassin, trained by the Smith family. Since childhood, his duty was to protect Tessa, even at the cost of his life if necessary.

Wind was very young, only twenty-one, with a small braid at the end of his hair. Despite his sunny appearance, he was silent and reserved by nature.

Tessa looked at him for a long time before speaking, "If I asked you to kill Selena, would Raymond kill you?"

Wind stood up. "Ms. Smith, I'll go kill Selena right now."

Tessa chuckled, resting her chin on one hand, "Raymond is so capable, he would probably replace out about my connection to you and the Smith family. I don't want to do that."

At that moment, Richard's anxious voice came from outside, "Tessa, where are you feeling unwell?"

Tessa snorted coldly. When she saw him come in, her eyes immediately reddened. "Richard, didn't you use three Hollywood slots to keep Selena away from Raymond? Now they're together instead. I don't care, I'm going to tell Lawrence!" Richard felt a headache coming on. "They're together?"

Just as Richard asked this, his phone rang. It was Raymond calling.

Raymond's tone was unmistakably smug, "Selena asked me to let you know that we're having dinner together tonight."

Hearing the gloating tone, Richard got angry and suddenly stood up. "Raymond, how do I know you're not playing me?"

Raymond, holding a pen, spoke calmly, "Selena just messaged me, confessing that she took your three Hollywood slots but didn't fulfill your request. She asked me to replace a way to make it up to you."

Richard, who had fought with him before, was so angry that his mind went blank, momentarily forgetting that Tessa was still beside him.

Richard called out, "How could Selena be interested in you? You think you're worthy of being her boyfriend?"

After saying this, Richard realized Tessa was watching him.