Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 868 Bullying a Woman, Are You Even a Man?

Richard jumped in front of Selena, spotting the lunch boxes scattered all over the ground. His face turned stormy. "Raymond, you ever think about what would happen if this crap burned her face?" Raymond lit up a cigarette, barely giving a damn. "Good, then she won't be out there flirting." He was throwing shade at Richard.

Richard felt his fists clench, ready to swing.

Raymond didn't stick around, didn't even glance at Selena, just walked off.

Richard, fuming, wanted to chase him down. "You jerk. Picking on a woman, you call yourself a man?"

But Selena grabbed his sleeve, stopping him.

Richard was boiling. "Penny, let go, I need to teach him a lesson."

Selena just squatted down, picking up the lunch boxes.

Seeing this, Richard felt a stab of sadness. "Sorry, I didn't think he'd show up at your work."

Selena tossed the lunch boxes into a nearby trash can, looking cool as a cucumber.

Richard couldn't read her. Any other woman would be bawling, but she was so chill.

"Penny."

"Mr. Smith."

They spoke at the same time.

Selena grabbed a tissue from the table to wipe the soup off her chest; she needed a change of clothes.

Richard said, "Penny, you go ahead."

Selena muttered, "He was just talking out of anger."

Selena called Ann to get her a change of clothes, then looked at Richard, saying, "He heard what I said, got pissed, and that's why he said those things."

But to Richard, it felt like Selena was defending Raymond.

Selena could even forgive what Raymond had just said. She must really care about him. Asking her to leave him would be harsh, but Richard couldn't explain to Tessa. Richard said apologetically, "Penny, Tessa's really into him, I'm sorry."

"No need to apologize. Just remember to give me those three Hollywood spots. I'll go pick the cast now. Considering my big loss, Mr. Smith, you won't give me any half-assed roles, right?"

"No, as long as the people you pick are good, I'll make sure they make a splash in Hollywood."

Selena sighed in relief and smiled at him, "Can we sign the contracts within three days?"

Richard nodded, "Yeah."

Even now, she was all business.

Richard couldn't say anything more.

After Raymond got in the elevator, he glanced at his reflection in the mirror. He looked like a mess.

He tossed the cigarette into the trash can and found it funny that she had only hesitated for a minute.

He finally got what it felt like to be dissed.

When the elevator doors opened, he got back to his car, gripping the steering wheel like he wanted to crush it.

The owner of Vertex Automotive Group called him, sounding super polite, "Mr. Montague, Elbert contacted me again. How do you want to handle it?"

Raymond snapped, "Get lost."

The owner on the other end said, "Alright, I'll call you later then."

Raymond felt pissed, yanked off his tie, and slumped back in his seat. Three Hollywood spots. He'd never been humiliated like this. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He stayed in the car for half an hour before William called, asking him to come back for dinner.

Elbert's recent moves had William worried, so he wanted to ask Raymond what was up.

William asked, "Is Selena coming with you?"

Hearing this, Raymond felt his chest tighten with anger. "No."

"Then I'll have the servant make something simple." William hung up quickly.

When Raymond got home, he finally got what "something simple" meant.

When Selena was there, the table was loaded with all kinds of dishes.

Tonight, with just Raymond, there was only a bowl of spaghetti on the table.