Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 808 Abyss of the Heart

Selena wasn't just being too nice; seriously, what did Brian and Erin even do wrong? They'd never left Ridgefield and were just products of their environment.

In a rage, Selena had blocked everyone and never thought she'd run into them like this again.

She sat there until it got dark, then got up, stretched her numb legs, and drove down the mountain.

Just as she was about to open her car door, she noticed another car parked nearby, a pretty basic one.

At this hour, who else would be here? Selena shrugged it off and got into her car.

In the other car, Raymond was chilling.

The window was cracked open, letting the mountain breeze in.

Below the window, a bunch of cigarette butts were scattered, showing he'd been waiting for a while.

If he'd driven his fancy car, Selena would've known he was tailing her. So, after getting to Ridgefield, he had the local manager switch cars.

It was super late, and Selena was probably heading to Harmony Garden.

Raymond had already asked the staff at Harmony Garden to call her, so now he just needed to drive there and "accidentally" bump into her, and she wouldn't be mad. He watched Selena's car disappear before he slowly hit the gas.

He drove for over an hour before getting back to town.

Worried Selena might catch on, he drove aimlessly around town. He'd heard Selena had gone to high school here for her last year, so he headed to the school.

But it was pitch dark by then, and he couldn't see the school clearly.

Figuring enough time had passed, he drove back to Harmony Garden and quietly switched back to his own car.

When he got to Harmony Garden, the manager led him to his room.

Then he asked, "Anyone else come in tonight?"

"Are you talking about Selena?" The manager had dealt with Selena a few times before, and since she'd painted here and the Layman family drama had spread all over Ridgefield, he remembered her name.

Raymond's heart softened instantly. "Yeah."

"Selena's in the room next to yours. The staff set it up that way. If you don't like it, I can..." The manager had also heard Raymond didn't like women being too close to him.

"Leave it. No need to change." Raymond said, sounding indifferent, but his steps got a bit quicker.

Outside his room, he suddenly remembered the first time he came to Harmony Garden and saw her there.

She was painting on that wall, quietly, and he couldn't help but add a few strokes.

Back then, he just thought the scene was too beautiful, and she seemed to blend into the painting, becoming part of the scenery.

He felt a slight flutter in his heart then, but he only thought it was admiration for her painting skills, a tiny bit of mutual appreciation.

Now, as Raymond passed by that wall again, his mindset was different.

It was like the scene from that night flashed before his eyes again, with her spilling paint on his shirt and looking up in panic, calling out, "Mr. Montague." Her voice was crisp and pleasant.

But that version of Selena was someone he'd never see again.

Raymond lowered his eyelids and couldn't help but stand in front of that wall for ten minutes.

Until the manager couldn't help but ask, "If Mr. Montague likes this painting so much, we can have Selena come and paint a few more."

Raymond actually wanted to invite Selena to Manston Manor to paint, but he knew how much she disliked him now, so that was just a pipe dream.

"No need," he said lightly and kept walking toward his room.

But as he passed the corridor, Selena happened to walk by from the opposite direction, seemingly on the phone.

She was so focused she didn't even notice Raymond as she walked past him.

This made Raymond's heart race, but when he realized she hadn't noticed him, his heart sank.