Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 750 Reminiscing Through Objects

When Raymond hit the path, he spotted something glinting by the roadside.

He moseyed over, crouched down, and scooped it up. It was a hairpin, decked out with diamonds. Definitely a chick's thing and worth some serious cash.

No way the Montague Manor staff would rock something like this. Maybe some lady at the party dropped it?

He stood up, clueless about the hairpin, but he wasn't about to chuck it.

Catherine, who had been tailing him, caught sight of the whole scene. She knew it was Selena's.

"Raymond, this must be from one of the party gals. Hand it over, and I'll return it," Catherine said.

Raymond stayed silent, just eyeballing the hairpin.

As Catherine reached for it, he slowly asked, "Did Penny swing by?"

Catherine's fingers shook. "Penny? Who's that? I don't know her!"

Her nerves were shot lately, and even the tiniest thing could set her off. Raymond saw right through her, and his face darkened.

"I'm keeping the hairpin," he said.

Catherine tried to grab it, but Raymond slipped it into his suit pocket.

He had this gut feeling that the hairpin was important. And it was strong.

"Raymond, why do you want a girl's hairpin?" Catherine was getting flustered.

Raymond didn't bother explaining and started to walk off.

Catherine tried to follow but saw him stop suddenly.

"I don't want to get involved in your and Dad's mess, so stay out of mine," Raymond said.

Catherine's face twisted with regret, thinking why couldn't it have been him who died back then. At least Christopher was obedient.

But now, she only had Raymond. If he wasn't on her side, her and Donovan's marriage was even shakier.

"Raymond." She softened her tone, but Raymond just walked away.

Back at the Montague Group, he pulled out the hairpin and gave it a good look.

John walked in and was surprised. Wasn't this Penny's?

But John didn't know Raymond had given it to her.

Raymond had bought it for Selena as a Christmas gift on a whim and gave it to her privately. John had only seen Penny wearing it and thought Raymond was reminiscing about her.

"Mr. Montague, if you miss Ms. Cooper, why not give her a call?" John asked.

Raymond paused, realizing he was still holding the hairpin. "I'm not thinking about her."

He stashed the hairpin in the drawer, hearing John say, "I always thought Ms. Cooper wasn't the type to have a messy personal life. Her eyes are too clear." And determined. If she was after money, she would've asked long ago.

But all the gifts were Raymond's idea; Selena never asked for anything.

Except when she needed his help, she was always upfront.

John thought about it and had a lightbulb moment. 'Selena's not after Raymond's money but his power? Because he can handle stuff for her?'

He thought he had it figured out and didn't dare tell Raymond.

Selena had been recovering at Richard's place for two days. When she first woke up, she just stared blankly at the ceiling.

Eventually, she felt hungry, but anything long and thin freaked her out.

Her mind was still a mess, totally blank.

The doc said it was from extreme fear.

That dark room was usually for interrogations. Even the toughest criminals could only last three days, and Selena had been in there for over a day without breaking down, showing serious willpower. Plus, there were snakes and centipedes, the stuff of nightmares.

Richard sat by the bed and handed her a bowl of porridge.

"Eat something," he said.

Selena took it, eyes down, and quietly ate.

Seeing her like this, Richard felt a strange heartache.

It wasn't about wanting her; it was something deeper, from the heart.