Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 728 If One Day, You Want to Be Protected

Selena's hands were cuffed behind her back, making her totally helpless. Watching the scenery zip by outside the window, she realized they were heading to Ridgefield.

She was kinda shocked and then heard the guy say, "Ms. Fair, I just need you to take me to where your mom used to live."

Selena glanced at the dude's hand on the wheel. It looked like a bodyguard's hand, but there was a small tattoo on his arm. Her mom, who lived in Ridgefield, that would be Barbara. Were these guys after Barbara?

But Barbara had been dead for ages.

The tattoo looked familiar. She suddenly remembered Barbara had a similar mark on the sole of her foot?

But that spot was super hidden. She'd only seen it when she was a kid and wasn't even sure if she imagined it.

Back then, Ridgefield was dirt poor, and their family could barely afford food, let alone a tattoo.

She stayed quiet, but she could see in the rearview mirror that a car was tailing them.

It was Raymond's car.

"My mom's already dead," Selena said.

"Ms. Fair, as long as you cooperate, I won't hurt you," the guy said.

Selena clammed up.

By the time they rolled into Ridgefield, it was almost dawn.

The guy floored it, forcing a bunch of cars to stop. They flipped over, blocking Raymond's way.

Raymond's face darkened, and he slammed his hand on the wheel.

"Ms. Fair, take me to where your mom grew up," the guy ordered.

Selena didn't dare resist.

Her grandparents had died early, and their house was now occupied by her uncles. That was where Barbara had grown up.

But when she got to Harmony District and found the house, ready to knock, she felt the yard was too quiet. Usually, there were kids playing on the lawn, but today there was just an old man sunbathing. Seeing Selena, the old man seemed a bit excited. "It's you!"

Selena knocked on Brian's door, but the old man walked over, his steps shaky. "Brian's family was killed just before Christmas. Jacob disappeared, and everyone says he did it. Megan went nuts."

The old man seemed scared, looking around nervously. "There was a murder here. The cops have been here several times. Now everyone says Jacob did it. He killed his parents, drove his wife insane, and fled." 'No way!' Selena couldn't believe it. Jacob was a coward. He couldn't kill anyone.

The guy behind her kicked open the sealed door.

The old man, seeing this, quickly hid back in his house.

Selena was in a daze. Ever since she cut ties with Brian's family, she had blocked them and never contacted them again.

She never thought Brian and Erin would die.

The house still had traces of the crime scene, with dried blood stains turned black.

The place had clearly been ransacked, like someone was searching for something.

Selena sat dazedly on the sofa, the old smell of the house making her feel sick.

The guy cuffed the other end of the handcuffs to a nearby shelf and searched the house but found nothing. "Ms. Fair, is there any other place here where things could be hidden?" Selena said nothing, her gaze calm.

The guy knew she misunderstood. "It wasn't our people who did this. Barbara was a core member of our organization who got lost. We wanted to protect her but were too late."

"Why should I believe you?" Selena trusted no one now. She felt her life was a mess, and she had no family left.

The guy took out a photo of a baby, with a small tattoo on the baby's foot.

It was the same as the tattoo on his hand.

"Barbara didn't belong here. She accidentally ended up here and was adopted by your grandma's family. We've been looking for her for years, but our organization is complicated, and we didn't know how she ended up here. There was clearly a traitor on our side, so we only recently found out about her. We didn't expect she had already passed away."

Selena said nothing. She knew there was a very hidden place in this room where things could be stored, something Barbara had told her about.

Thinking of Barbara made her nose tingle.

"Selena, there's a secret hidden here. Promise me you won't tell anyone about it. If one day you need protection, dig it out."

"Selena, I love you. Remember my words."

She was too young back then and thought Barbara was playing hide and seek with her.