Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 714 He Still Holds a Grudge

Selena stayed put, even nudging her shoulder up a bit to make him more comfy.

At nine sharp, the mall opened up.

Selena glanced down, ready to wake him, but Raymond was already awake, like he had some built-in alarm clock.

He yanked her out of the car, with John trailing behind, lugging their stuff.

Raymond had never done the whole gift-shopping thing before, so at every stop, he'd turn to her and ask, "Do we need this?"

Selena had done her homework, so she nodded, and they ended up buying a ton of stuff.

Last night, while the city was lighting up with fireworks, they were busy in bed and missed the show. So now Raymond asked, "Wanna catch the fireworks?" Who could say no to fireworks?

Selena nodded again.

He suddenly put a hand on her shoulder and dropped his voice. "Looks like you know what to buy, so all that stuff at the villa was just to brush me off, huh?" He was still salty about it.

Selena knew she messed up and quickly said, "I'm sorry."

"Don't let it happen again," Raymond said.

He raised his hand and gave her earlobe a little pinch before moving on to other places.

They bought so much that John couldn't handle it all, so he called in a few more bodyguards.

Just the fireworks alone filled up a whole truck.

Finally, John suggested to Raymond, "Mr. Montague, there are companies that do professional fireworks displays. Whatever you want tonight, I can get them to do it." The fireworks they bought were pretty but all over the place.

Someone as picky as Raymond would probably dig a pro setup.

Raymond, standing a bit away from Selena, thought for a sec and nodded. Watching fireworks with her tonight sounded cool.

It'd be best to book a nice restaurant, with the whole sky lit up.

Raymond told John, "Go book that restaurant by the river. Best spot for fireworks."

"Got it," John replied, thinking it wasn't easy, but Raymond finally had a romantic idea.

After giving the order, Raymond caught up with Selena, silently reached out, and held her hand.

Selena had never walked through a mall holding hands with someone before. She paused, then looked down, accepting his gesture. They were like high schoolers, both a bit shy.

They'd slept together plenty of times, but they'd never done anything like this.

Raymond cleared his throat, trying to break the ice. "Need anything else? Missing something lately?"

She shook her head.

"What about your family? Spending Christmas with me, won't they say anything?"

Selena stiffened, then calmly said, "They're all gone."

With that one line, the romantic vibe between them vanished.

This was the first time Raymond had asked about her family, and he hadn't expected that answer.

He went quiet, realizing he'd stepped in it, and walked into a fancy store.

It happened to be the place where Selena had bought an agarwood bracelet last time. The sales clerk recognized her right away.

After all, that rare agarwood bracelet was a one-off, and Selena had snagged it.

"It's you, Miss." The sales clerk smiled. "Here to buy another men's bracelet today?"

The clerk's eyes flicked to Raymond for a moment, looking a bit shy. "We got new stock. Wanna check it out?"

'A men's bracelet?' Raymond frowned.

'Selena bought a men's bracelet before? For who? Her ex-husband?' Raymond couldn't help but wonder.

Selena wasn't planning on buying anything today, and after paying Raymond the rent, she was low on cash. She still had to fund two TV series, so she needed to save. She shook her head and tried to pull Raymond away. Raymond, however, stayed put and said, "I need to get a gift for my mom. Penny, you go look around first." Selena didn't think much of it.

Once she left, Raymond casually asked the sales clerk, "How much was the men's bracelet she bought last time?"

The sales clerk, having been in the game for a while, immediately sensed the tension in Raymond's voice and realized she might've messed up. Maybe this was a rich couple, and Selena had bought the bracelet for her lover. No wonder she left so quickly, probably scared of getting caught. The sales clerk couldn't understand why Selena would look for a lover when her husband was so good-looking.

Raymond's eyes turned icy. "How much?"

"Sir, that's the customer's privacy. I really can't say."

Raymond glanced at her name tag, and noticing his gaze, the sales clerk quickly spilled, "Around five hundred thousand dollars."

Five hundred thousand dollars. She usually lived so frugally, yet she bought a five hundred thousand dollar gift for a man.

Raymond felt a surge of jealousy for that guy.