Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 825 He Restrained His Temper

Most celebs these days? Total manufactured personas. Fans are all about that fake image. Only folks who've hung out with them in private know what they're really like.

Sophia's got this bubbly personality that could totally sell her as the real deal. Not only could she clear her name, but she'd also snag a bunch of new fans.

Ronald was pretty hyped, his eyes behind those gold-rimmed glasses practically sparkling. He let out a little chuckle and hopped out of the car.

"Ms. Fair, I'm gonna hit up the original second female lead and see if she'll team up with us," Ronald said.

Selena gave a nod.

Back at the office, she got a call from Ashbourne Manor. "Ms. Fair, turns out Aria went to high school here. There was this spot for direct admission to a top music school abroad. It wasn't supposed to be Aria's, but the kid who was supposed to get it messed up her hands and couldn't play piano anymore, so Aria got it."

Yeah, that sounded fishy.

"Dig into it and see if you can replace the student who was supposed to get the spot," Selena said.

A lot of folks at Ashbourne Manor were William's people-loyal and pretty sharp.

After hanging up, she was about to dive back into the investigation when William called.

"Grandpa," Selena greeted.

She was always super polite to him; he was the only Montague she actually liked.

"Selena, how about coming home for dinner tonight? You promised you'd have a meal with Raymond after the divorce," William said.

She had promised ages ago, saying the divorce shouldn't end on a sour note.

Selena couldn't say no and replied, "Okay."

"I'll have Raymond come pick you up," William said.

"I'll drive myself over," Selena said.

"It's on his way," William insisted.

Selena couldn't argue much. With everything that happened to Catherine, no one knew how William was holding up.

She worked until six, plowing through a bunch of documents. Just as she was about to call Ronald to check if he'd sorted things with the second female lead, the office door swung open, and Raymond strolled in. She thought he'd wait downstairs.

Selena frowned a bit.

Standing up, she grabbed her bag, ready to leave.

Raymond stepped up, trying to help with her bag, but she dodged him.

His fingers brushed against the back of her hand, warm and lingering.

"No need, I got it," she said, way too calm, and walked a few steps ahead. "Let's roll."

Raymond stood there, looking a bit ticked off, but since it was their first dinner back together, he swallowed his pride and walked beside her.

As they stepped into the elevator, Ronald called, sounding out of breath.

"Ronald, what's up?" Selena asked.

"Ms. Fair, I'm at the hospital," Ronald replied.

Selena's eyes narrowed, her voice steady. "What happened?"

"I got jumped by some random dudes. Lucky a passerby saved me, or my hand would've been toast," he said lightly, but Selena knew it must've been intense. They really tried to mess up his hand? The elevator dinged, reaching the underground parking lot. She should check on him, but she promised William dinner, and Raymond was right there. "Did you get your hand checked?" Selena asked.

"Yeah, it's fine, but the second female lead's a problem. She agreed to work with us, but just called saying she won't sign with S.M Corporation anymore. Someone must've bought her off." Figures. She lost a role, but if someone offered her better gigs, she'd jump ship.

So much for the sisterly bond plan.

Selena's eyes narrowed. She'd have to dig into Sophia's past fights.

In the car, she checked Twitter and saw her account blowing up with over ten thousand new comments, all demanding S.M Corporation drop Sophia.

Sophia had tweeted about signing with S.M Corporation, and now everyone was coming for Selena.

[Didn't expect S.M Corporation to sign someone like this. Guess the other artists you signed aren't any good either.]

[When she slapped someone that hard, didn't she think a face is an artist's moneymaker?]

[She got expelled for fighting and didn't even finish college. If someone like this can become a star, are we telling kids it's cool to fight?]

Netizens were going nuts, and Selena's comments were piling up fast.

If Selena didn't respond soon, S.M Corporation would take a hit.

Plus, Aria's real target was her and S.M Corporation.