Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 735 His Life Was More Valuable Than Hers

The kidnappers didn't even have a chance to blink before they hit the deck.

Selena stood next to Raymond, feeling nothing but pure disgust as she watched the chaos unfold. Back in the day, she never would've thought stuff like this could happen around her.

Raymond turned to the cops, "There's still about ten more in the lobby on the first floor."

As soon as he said that, Selena wanted to check on the guy with the tattoo on his hand.

But before she could move, Raymond yanked her back. "Watch out!"

In the elevator, the tattooed guy, with his last bit of strength, fired a shot.

Raymond tackled Selena to the ground, and the bullet just nicked his cheek, leaving a small cut.

If it had been a bit off, it would've hit his head.

She sat there, mind totally blank.

The cops fired a bunch more shots, taking the guy out, and then they all crowded around Raymond. "Mr. Montague, you good?"

"Mr. Montague!"

Raymond only had eyes for Selena. "You okay?"

Selena was still in shock. If Raymond hadn't tackled her, that bullet would've hit her chest.

But now she was fine, while he almost got shot in the head.

She tried to speak but couldn't get a word out.

Raymond, probably still rattled, pulled her up and hugged her.

Selena's fingers shook. She wanted to ask him why he did it, knowing his life was way more valuable than hers.

But she knew if she asked, he'd just give her that deep look again.

She didn't get Raymond. She had no clue what was going on in his head.

She let him lead her, watching as he talked to the cops.

Some of the officers stripped the dead guys of their clothes, and ten officers put on the kidnappers' outfits and took the elevator down.

A showdown was about to go down on the first floor, but Raymond stayed in the control room, keeping an eye on the kidnappers' moves.

Selena stood by his side, listening to his calm orders, suddenly remembering all the crazy stuff he'd done before, and he was just a teenager then. Even if Raymond inherited his family's money, he'd still be a big shot in the military.

From the surveillance, Selena saw the cops moving out, and the hostages in the lobby were still crouched in fear, too scared to make a sound. "Get down!" a cop shouted, and the hostages hit the floor. The officers aimed their guns at the remaining kidnappers.

Gunshots and screams echoed in the lobby.

Just watching through the cameras made Selena's heart ache.

Those who went through this would never forget today's nightmare.

The fight lasted only ten seconds before the gunfire stopped.

All the kidnappers were down.

Selena finally felt a wave of relief, her legs giving out as she collapsed to the side.

Raymond quickly caught her.

He remembered his first time in the military, where other rookies, like him, had high fevers for days after seeing such bloody scenes. There was a special counseling room there, as almost all new recruits went through this kind of psychological mess at first. But over time, they got numb to it.

He supported Selena, touching her forehead. Thankfully, she wasn't burning up.

"I'll get you out," Raymond said.

Selena opened her mouth, suddenly remembering Mia.

"Mia, Mia's downstairs," Selena said.

She forced herself to stand straight and led Raymond to the floor where Mia was.

Reaching the restroom, she quickly opened the door to the storage room.

But Mia, who should've been inside, was nowhere to be found.

Selena frowned. "I hid her here."

This storage room was tough to open from the outside, so the guys shouldn't have found her unless Mia came out on her own. Soon, as Selena reached the hallway, she heard crying from another room.

She quickly pushed the door open.

Inside, Mia was on several tables pushed together, with a man moving on top of her, cursing.

Raymond swiftly grabbed a gun and shot the guy dead.

Mia, crying uncontrollably, sat up and quickly dressed herself upon seeing Raymond, covering her private parts.

"Raymond," Mia called out.

While hiding in the storage room, Mia had been too scared alone and had quietly come out.

But unlike Selena, she had no way to fight back against the kidnappers.

One of the kidnappers, seeing her beauty, dragged her into this room.

She had been raped.

She hated Selena so much. She had asked Selena to take her along, but Selena had ignored her, leading to her being raped.