Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 206 Adding Fuel to the Fire

There was no expression on Selena's face as she walked over and took the paintings from the table. Her tone was indifferent. "A gift from Mr. Wright?"

A hint of pride crossed Mr. Wright's face. His company was bigger than the Fair family's, and the Fair family had just completed its second round of financing. Previously, he had never thought of collaborating with the Fair family.

Mr. Wright was currently unaware of the alliance between the Fair family and the Montague family. Only a few companies closely related to the Montague family knew about it.

Mr. Wright, due to his arrogance and pride, had never contacted his so-called old classmates. Now, under pressure from the police, he decided to use his connections at the police station to investigate Selena's father, intending to use it as a threat. To his surprise, Selena's father turned out to be his former classmate, making the situation much easier to handle.

The Fair family made their fortune by selling paint, starting with James setting up a stall and gradually building up their business. On the other hand, Mr. Wright owned a construction company, making the two companies a perfect match for collaboration.

To show his sincerity, Mr. Wright brought the ancient paintings, claiming that there had been a misunderstanding between him and Selena in their work. James, knowing that Selena worked as an interior designer, assumed it was a minor work- related misunderstanding and happily accepted the ancient paintings.

"It's a gift from me. When I come to visit my old classmate for the first time, I should show some sincerity. Selena, we have been working together for three years. I admit I made a mistake in the past, but considering the good relationship between me and your father, why don't we just let bygones be bygones?"

Mr. Wright said while looking at the paintings.

Selena, not foolish, understood that Mr. Wright was trying to use a $4 million painting to settle the matter from before. She had already blocked him on her phone, but Mr. Wright seemed to have found a way to break through. Before she could speak, James had already instructed Beatrice to serve Mr. Wright some tea.

"Selena, Mr. Wright is right. You have been working together for three years, and you know each other well. If there's any misunderstanding, why can't we talk it out? Let's have a cup of tea together and forget about everything after tonight," James said, attempting to get Selena to sit down, but she wasn't having any of it.

"Dad, do you even know the exact nature of the misunderstanding between me and Mr. Wright? You're so eager for me to forgive him for$4 million. If someone asked you to sell your daughter, would you sell her too?"

Selena's long-held resentment suddenly erupted, and her words became quite serious. After all, her father had essentially sold her when he formed an alliance with the Montague family, right?

James's face immediately turned grim. Not only was he being defiant by his own daughter during his first meeting with his old classmate, but it also involved losing face. A man's pride is greater than anything, especially when he's in the business world.

James became furious and raised his hand to slap Selena, but she grabbed his wrist, preventing the slap from landing on her face.

"Dad, I've always cared about your well-being and thought you would consider my feelings, but Mr. Wright breached our contract before. And when I found another company to work with, he got angry and sent some thugs to defile me. If someone hadn't arrived in time to save me, do you think I will still be alive right now? And even with all this, you want me to forgive him just because of some $4 million paintings?" Selena said, her eyes welling up with tears. James slowly put down his hand.

"Dad, the doctor said you shouldn't get excited. I thought I came tonight to meet my mom's friend, but it turns out just him. Don't mention Mr. Wright being an old classmate of my mom's ever again. If my mom had known about my situation, she would have wanted to come back and defend me in person. No relationship matters to her when it comes to protecting her daughter. If she were here, no one would hurt her daughter under her watchful eye." She took a deep breath and set down the ancient paintings in her hand. "I have nothing more to say. You have disappointed me more than once. I have work tomorrow, so I won't disturb you anymore this evening." Selena was about to leave when Beatrice, who was still pouring tea on the side, spoke up. "How did you talk to your dad? Since Mr. Wright is here, it means his plan didn't succeed. Isn't there still room for negotiation?" Selena sneered, said nothing, and walked away in long strides.

Beatrice rolled her eyes and placed a cup of tea in her husban's hand. James, with a blank face directly waved the tea away.

"So in your mind, when something like this happens to my daughter, it's just a small matter?"

James sat down, his face cold. He grabbed the calligraphy and paintings on the table and threw them directly at Mr. Wright's face. If he had known it was such a misunderstanding, he wouldn't have let Mr. Wright in the door. "Get out!"

"Old classmate, you..."

"Get out!"

Mr. Wright's face changed, and he knew he couldn't continue his visit any longer. As soon as he left, James sat down trembling with anger.

Beatrice also felt uneasy. She had gotten carried away just now, and seeing Selena and James arguing, she instinctively wanted to add fuel to the fire, but she forgot that James still held a place for his daughter in his heart. Now, her attempt to add fuel to the fire had only made matters worse. James might feel indebted to Selena after this incident. This was not a good sign.