Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 726 This Man Always Changes His Mind

Raymond saw the pic and totally lost his cool.

He hit up Alex, but Alex had seen Selena bounce first, so when Raymond asked where they were, Alex was like, "She just left, man. No clue."

"They left together?" Raymond pressed.

Everyone knew Richard was a player; his exes could probably circle Silver Bay City twice.

'What's Selena doing with a guy like that?' Raymond fumed. He'd asked her out a bunch of times, and she always said she was busy. But now she's having dinner with Richard? Jealousy hit him hard, and he couldn't help but call Selena again.

But Selena was already back at Ashbourne Manor, munching on some bread and ready to crash.

Her stomach was still a bit off, and she was exhausted, just wanting to hit the sack.

Raymond called once, she ignored it, then he called again.

Selena, annoyed, thought, 'Raymond's always so unpredictable; what does he want now?!'

"Mr. Montague," Selena answered, trying to keep her cool.

"Penny, come out. We need to talk," Raymond demanded.

Selena glanced at her phone; it was almost 1 AM.

Only Raymond would bug someone this late and still act like he had every right.

She took a deep breath, fuming inside.

For some reason, she got out of bed, changed, and drove to Manston Manor.

But Raymond wasn't there; Alex had dragged him out for drinks.

Alex was still going on about how Richard looked at Selena.

"Did you see the pic I sent? Richard's look was so suggestive; you're definitely getting ditched!"

"Get lost!" Raymond snapped.

Seeing Raymond didn't buy it, Alex pulled out the pic again. "Late at night, at this kind of place, and Penny looked so vulnerable, like she was seeking comfort from Richard. You've been close to her lately, and she didn't come to you. Raymond, could she be ditching you?"

Raymond's face darkened, but panic started to creep in.

He downed a few more drinks. Half an hour later, he finally put his glass down. "No way!"

Alex was confused. "What's no way?"

"She can't be ditching me," Raymond insisted. He started weighing the pros and cons between him and Richard. "We have the same background, his rep is worse than mine, he's got a ton of exes, and Penny doesn't seem like someone who'd bring trouble on herself."

"Yeah, but Richard's never been married. You have," Alex pointed out.

That hit Raymond hard. He suddenly remembered, Richard had never been married. He couldn't argue with that, but Alex patted his shoulder and said, "But you've kept her around this long, and she hasn't bailed. She probably likes you." "Really?" Raymond's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope.

But then he remembered it was Alex who'd tricked him into thinking Penny liked him in the first place.

So Alex's words weren't exactly reliable.

Just then, Selena called, saying she was at the gate of Manston Manor.

Raymond squinted, instantly sobered up, grabbed his coat, and headed out.

Alex yelled after him, "Leaving already? Did she ask you out?"

Raymond paused, a hint of pride in his step.