Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 793 Never Let a Man Bring You Down

It was pouring that evening. Selena held an umbrella and asked, "All sorted?"

Ann, soaked to the bone, sneezed and nodded slowly. "Yeah, it's sorted."

But she didn't mention the six hundred grand.

"Alright, crash at my place tonight. If you need a spot, you can grab a room in one of the company apartments," Selena said.

This was why Selena handled housing for the artists-rent in Silver Bay City ate up more than half their paychecks.

Ann had nowhere else to go, so she nodded. "Thanks a ton, Ms. Fair."

Selena didn't say anything. Ann was her assistant and a real powerhouse. No way should a woman like her be dragged down by some guy. They headed back to Ashbourne Manor.

As soon as they got out of the car, Selena heard a dog barking. A big black shadow came running over, tail wagging and pawing at her leg. Ann loved dogs, but Brody didn't, so she never had one.

Seeing Max now, her eyes lit up.

"Ms. Fair, you have a dog?"

"Yeah, his name's Max. He's a handful."

Ann squatted down and couldn't help but hold Max's face.

Max was always in great shape, with smooth fur and bright eyes.

Ann watched for a bit, and suddenly tears started to flow, but she bit her lip hard, not letting her voice break.

Selena knew she needed to let it out. Seven years with a guy, and seeing his true colors in one night-no way she could be okay right away.

"I'll get Fiona to set up a room for you. I gotta work late tonight. Hang with Max for a bit, then go in, take a bath, and get some rest. Don't think about anything. Ann, I promise you, S.M Corporation is gonna be huge. You'll always be by my side, and when the time's right, I'll give you shares," Selena said.

Ann lowered her eyelids, tears flowing even more.

"Yeah, I know. Thanks, Ms. Fair. I'll work hard."

Selena patted her head, hugged her, and went inside.

As soon as she left, Ann let go of Max, and the tears flowed even more.

Max, understanding, quietly lay at her feet without making a sound, occasionally wagging his tail.

At that moment, Ann sadly realized that even a dog was more reliable than a man.

After getting to her room, Selena opened her laptop and looked at some documents.

It was already eleven at night when her phone buzzed with a message from an unknown number: [Take me off the blacklist!]

Seeing this, she suddenly remembered she'd been so busy with Ronald's contract that she forgot about Raymond.

She quickly took him off the blacklist.

Soon, Raymond sent a message: [What are you doing?]

After sending that, Raymond searched through his emojis and finally found a rose to send.

He rarely chatted on the phone, and usually, the convo wouldn't go beyond three exchanges, let alone using emojis. Seeing the rose, Selena frowned and sent a question mark.

Selena: [?]

So Raymond sent two question marks back.

Raymond: [??]

'Is Raymond nuts?' Selena put her phone aside and continued to review the recently signed artist profiles.

When she was about to hit the sack, Raymond sent another message: [Selena, you asleep?]

She turned off her phone screen, pretending not to see it, and started thinking about Sophia.

Raymond was still waiting for a reply.

But ten minutes passed, and the message was like a stone sinking into the sea.

It was better to stay on the blacklist; at least he knew she didn't see the message and that's why she didn't reply.