Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 1048 Clearly So Humble

Emily was feeling pretty smug right now. If Raymond had already ditched Selena, then Selena was nothing to her.

Selena's company was just getting off the ground. The Adams family could squash her like a bug.

Emily felt her chance for revenge had finally come.

Delia didn't catch on to Emily's hostility towards Selena and thought Emily was there to help her out.

Delia said, "Everyone, Selena's a big CEO now. I just want to ask her for some money. Is that too much? At her level, money's the least valuable thing. A few tens of thousands of dollars should be nothing to her. Yesterday, she only wanted to give me six thousand dollars. I went through so much to give birth to her, and she just brushes me off with six thousand dollars."

Everyone's eyes were on Selena. No matter the reason, being publicly called out like this was embarrassing, especially with so many business partners around tonight.

Selena, however, stayed calm, like she was just an outsider.

What Emily couldn't stand the most was Selena's aloof attitude, acting like she was above it all.

Selena was low, not worth Emily's effort, but Selena had caused Emily significant losses, so much so that Emily still felt deeply humiliated when she thought about it. Emily sneered, "Selena, since these are your biological parents, shouldn't you get them out of here? This is not your place."

Emily crossed her arms. She had recovered over the past period and no longer felt afraid of Selena.

Selena frowned slightly, glanced around, and noticed that everyone was just watching.

In this situation, Selena couldn't explain herself, especially since Delia was a shameless woman, lying on the ground like a shrew.

Delia cried out, "How unlucky I am to have given birth to such a daughter! Everyone, you must seek justice for us! She's so despicable. I should never have given birth to her."

Delia lay on the ground, and suddenly a pair of shoes appeared in her line of sight. She looked up slightly and saw a stunningly handsome man.

Raymond had been on the second floor all along. In fact, he had seen Selena when she arrived.

Raymond watched Selena move among the guests but never engage in conversation with the business partners. Occasionally, someone would call her over, but she would hurriedly chat for a few moments before quickly leaving. She was looking for someone, most likely him.

This realization eased Raymond's anger a bit, but he still didn't go down to see Selena. He enjoyed watching her anxiously search for him. He didn't come downstairs until he saw that couple entangle her. Now Raymond stood in front of Delia, who was so frightened that she scrambled to her feet. It wasn't because she recognized Raymond. But his gaze was terrifying, as if he wanted to tear her apart.

Delia crawled on the ground for a good ten feet, trembling as she tried to stand up. But when she met Raymond's deathly gaze, her legs went weak again.

Selena was somewhat surprised to see Delia crawl so far so quickly. Was Delia really that afraid of Raymond?

Selena looked up at Raymond. He was holding a glass of wine, exuding a cold aura, and deliberately avoided looking at Selena in front of so many people.

But no one could ignore his presence. Raymond was just that kind of person.

To be precise, Raymond was always like this in front of others, with sharp gaze. There seemed to be an almost tangible pressure around him.

As a small-time figure, Delia had never experienced such pressure and was scared to the point of fainting.

The others present were also puzzled about why Raymond had stepped forward.

Raymond had just arrived with Tessa. Although he had been married to Selena before, wasn't there a rumor that he hadn't seen his ex-wife even once during their three-year marriage? Rumors about Selena and Raymond had always been a topic of discussion in the circle.

At first, people said Raymond seemed to have taken a liking to his designer, frequently standing up for her.

Then one day, someone revealed that the designer was actually Raymond's divorced ex-wife, whom he had never cared for.

Later, the rumor changed to Raymond not recognizing his ex-wife at all.

Finally, it turned into Raymond and Tessa being together and about to get married.

There were too many rumors, and no one knew which was true.

So when both Raymond and Selena were present, everyone was eager to watch the drama unfold.

Raymond stood quietly, not speaking immediately.

Terrified, Delia quickly hid behind Kyle, tugging at his sleeve. "Kyle, you speak."

Kyle was also afraid of Raymond. The atmosphere had clearly changed with Raymond's arrival.

Kyle's lips trembled as he finally managed to stammer out the words, "Selena, you better give us an explanation."