Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 778 He Will Eventually Win Her Back

"But whatever, I'll win her back sooner or later," Raymond thought, all cocky.

He glanced at the papers on his desk. "From now on, don't even think about contacting her."

Lucas just stood there, too scared to say a word.

Once the office was empty, Raymond's mind drifted to Caterlington and Richard. Those two were a real pain, and then there was that actor, Austin. The more he thought about it, the more pissed off he got. "Why the hell are there so many dudes around her?"

He remembered when he used to be her legit husband. Now, he had to wait in line, and that stung.

Caterlington was definitely up to no good.

He couldn't help himself and pulled out his phone to call Caterlington.

Caterlington had just had a spat with Raymond. Even though he knew he shouldn't mess with him, he couldn't resist being snarky when he picked up.

"Well, if it isn't Selena's ex-hubby."

"When did you figure out Penny is Selena?" Raymond asked, ignoring the jab.

Caterlington always talked down to Selena's husband, clearly knowing her secret for ages.

"But how long exactly?" Raymond wondered.

"Oh, I really can't remember. It's been forever," Caterlington replied, all smug.

Raymond's face darkened, and he spoke in a low, icy tone, "What are you so damn proud of?"

Caterlington knew Raymond was on edge and felt a twisted sense of satisfaction. "I've got plenty to be proud of. Selena told me herself. But look at you, you only found out because of those circumstances. If Mr. Montague hadn't been there that day, she probably would've kept it from you."

Raymond slammed the phone down.

Caterlington looked at his phone and suddenly burst out laughing.

As he laughed, a wave of sadness hit him. He hoped Selena wouldn't actually get back with Raymond.

Raymond made the call, feeling even more frustrated.

Then John told him that all the top agents sent to S.M Corporation had been turned down by Selena. She didn't want his help at all.

"Who's she meeting tonight?" Raymond asked.

"Ronald, a top agent who's about to ditch All Star Entertainment."

"Send me the address," Raymond demanded.

He was going too.

"Mr. Montague, there's a super important meeting tonight," John reminded him.

"Push it back," Raymond snapped.

John found it kinda funny. The CEO used to be all about work, but now he was ditching meetings left and right for Penny.

"Alright, I'll let the execs know," John said, trying not to laugh.

Raymond jumped up right away. Not only did he cancel the meeting, but he also bailed on work early.

Selena rolled up to Sky Gallery at 6 PM sharp.

The buzz about Ronald ditching All Star Entertainment was blowing up online, but no one had spilled the real tea on why he was leaving. Selena decided to dig into that.

She heard Ronald was meeting Rachel here tonight, so she came to scope it out.

Lucky for her, as soon as she hit the hallway, she spotted them.

Ronald, at thirty-two, had that mature, steady vibe with his gold-rimmed glasses, making him look all brainy.

Plus, he kept himself in pretty good shape for his age.

Right now, there was this sleazy dude next to him. Larry Hall, rocking a middle part hairstyle, had a hot chick draped over his arm.

Rachel was standing behind Ronald, clearly in the middle of some serious convo.

Rachel looked down at Ronald, saying, "You'll have to cough up $8 million for bailing on the contract. Think about how you're gonna scrape that together."

Eight million bucks was a sum that, if you weren't born with it, you'd probably never see in your lifetime.

Even though Ronald was a top agent, selling everything he owned would only get him about $4 million.

Now that he was on the outs with Rachel, the fair-weather friends in the entertainment biz were even less likely to lend him a dime.

"Ms. Dorie, don't sweat the money," Ronald said coolly.

His eyes landed on Nicole Baker, who was clinging to Larry, and he asked her, "Are you sure? You really wanna go down this road?"

Rachel sneered at his question. "This is Nicole's own choice. You're just too proud, which is why you piss people off."

Nicole didn't dare to say a word, pretty much confirming that this was her choice.

Ronald didn't push it further, but Larry was a big shot in the entertainment world. He was a top exec at All Star Entertainment, and his shares were just a smidge less than Rachel's. Plus, he was tight with Rachel. Rachel almost always gave him whatever woman he wanted.

The two had been business partners for years and were the most trusted allies in the industry.

Any female artists who hadn't debuted yet would usually get harassed by Larry before they made it big.

Other top agents wouldn't step in, but Ronald was the only one who would, not wanting Larry to mess with the artists under his wing.

Before, both sides had managed to coexist, but this time Nicole had willingly accepted Larry's sleazy deal.