Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 875 You Were Just a Passerby

Online chatter about this whole mess blew up, and everyone was dragging Selena through the mud. Selena hadn't said a peep about Ford yet, and now Austin's Hollywood gig totally stole Ford's thunder.

Selena was getting roasted left and right, especially by fans of "The Last Fight," who were ready to storm S.M Corporation and give her a piece of their mind.

S.M Corporation really stepped in it this time, with four trending topics all slamming them.

The heat was so intense that Ford's drama got completely buried.

Right when things were at their craziest, Kevin Martinez from All Star Entertainment chimed in. He's the guy who later became Ford's spokesperson.

Word on the street was he had some distant ties to the White Family. He was a nobody before, but his global endorsement deal shot him to the moon, and now TV directors were all over him. Kevin was riding this fame wave for the first time, but he hadn't forgotten his mission: to take down Austin and S.M Corporation.

Kevin jumped on Twitter.

[Some people just never learn.]

Total shade at S.M Corporation.

He was just a small fry, but this tweet blew up, racking up over 200,000 comments, even catching him off guard.

Loving the attention, he kept spilling the tea.

[She's not just into Austin; she's also got her eyes on a CEO who was just in the news in Vistalia.]

The internet lost it.

[Interviewed in Vistalia? Isn't that Raymond?]

Raymond's godlike looks had everyone talking for days, even getting voted the guy women most wanted to hook up with.

Now, some ugly chick dared to go after him? The nerve!

Selena was into Austin, but since he wasn't biting, she was pulling these stunts to force his hand. Totally shameless.

Just picturing her drooling over Raymond had netizens fuming.

Selena's Twitter got bombarded with 300,000 hate comments, showing just how popular Raymond was.

[Bitch, what makes you think you can go after Mr. Montague? Even if you were naked in front of him, he wouldn't give you a second look!] [You greasy old hag, you really dare to dream. Why don't you just drop dead?]

[Seems you don't know your place! Boycott S.M Corporation, boycott Selena! We're not watching any shows from your company anymore!]

[Mr. Montague would probably puke if he heard this. Just go die and stop bothering people!]

In Raymond's office, papers were scattered all over the floor.

He found out from the gossip rags that Selena was using the roles and resources she got from him to butter up Austin.

He was so mad he could barely see straight.

Just then, his phone rang, and it was an unknown number.

He answered.

A syrupy voice came through, "Honey, have you finished signing the deal with Vertex Automotive Group? Are you planning to come to Vistalia soon?" Normally, Raymond would've hung up and disinfected the phone.

But now, he stayed quiet for a minute before chuckling, "I'll come over."

Tessa's eyes lit up, "When will you come over? Let's grab a meal together."

Raymond said, "You decide. I'll leave in a bit."

Tessa chirped, "Okay, I'll wait for you!"

Raymond said he'd leave soon, and he really did buy the next available plane ticket.

A day later, Selena got a photo on her phone of Raymond sitting in a fancy restaurant. Candlelight, red wine, a romantic dinner.

[Raymond came to stay with me.]

Selena stared at the photo for ages, not seeing any reluctance on Raymond's face.

There was even a jewelry box in the corner, probably a gift for the princess.

While Selena was still in a daze, her phone buzzed again with another text.

[Selena, know your place. You were always just a passerby.]

Just as she was about to turn off her phone, another photo came through. This time, it was a box of condoms, already opened.