Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 878 There Are No Honest and Upright Men in This World

The chick had no choice but to plop down on the other side of the couch.

The ladies coming out of the Sky Gallery weren't your run-of-the-mill hookers; they had that classy vibe, all delicate features and proper manners, plus they were educated and had killer bodies. No way they'd catch the eye of rich dudes otherwise.

Raymond hit the shower and then had the servant come in to scrub the place down. Dude looked seriously pissed.

When Raymond came downstairs and saw the chick still hanging around, his face was like a thunderstorm. He shot daggers at Alex, like he wanted to strangle him right there.

Alex jumped to defend himself, "Hey, it's not on me. You called me like ten times last night, ranting about how ungrateful Selena was, how she stabbed you in the back, and then you told me to replace you a girl. When I said no, you were like, 'I'll get one myself.' So, I found someone who looks like Selena. Thought you'd kick her out, but you ended up sleeping with her. Just pay her and be done with it." Raymond whipped out a check and tossed it at the chick.

She shivered, and after a long pause, said, "Mr. Montague, I was planning to sign with S.M Corporation as an actress. I don't want money; I want a supporting role in their next show. Deal?"

Alex, who was about to sip his tea, spat it out. "You're an actress with S.M Corporation?"

She nodded, eyes full of jealousy and spite. "I was, but I got cut."

Her name was Brenda Ramirez.

Selena was the one who cut Brenda. Brenda never thought she'd end up as Selena's stand-in.

Every actor signing with S.M Corporation had to get Selena's nod.

Selena was super picky. Even though Brenda passed other people's tests 'cause she had legit acting chops and was a minor internet celeb, Selena dug into her background and found out she had a shady character, so she axed her. Last night was too dark, and Selena had cut so many people lately that she didn't recognize Brenda at first.

Now Brenda sat all smug next to Alex, eyes gleaming with undisguised satisfaction.

When the time came, she could lie to Raymond about being pregnant, and taking down Selena would be a breeze.

Raymond's face turned icy when he heard she wanted a role from S.M Corporation.

Alex, however, chimed in, "Haven't you been trying to get Selena's attention? If she really cares about you, you can use this chick to mess with her."

It was a dumb idea. But Raymond was clueless and took it seriously.

Alex kept going, "Besides, Raymond, you hooked up with her. You should throw her a bone. If you go to Selena for this role, you think she won't flip out knowing you're doing a favor for another chick?" Raymond mulled it over and figured it made sense.

Even though he was totally grossed out by this Selena wannabe, he thought putting up with it might be worth it if it pissed Selena off.

Raymond frowned, still kinda bothered by the fact that he actually slept with her. "Keep this between us, alright?" He felt a weird twinge of fear.

Seeing Raymond agree, Brenda practically shook with excitement. "Okay, thank you, Mr. Montague!"

Raymond's heart sank, and he just lowered his lashes, staying silent.

Alex told Brenda to scram. Seeing Raymond all down in the dumps, he tried to cheer him up, "Dude, it's just sex. Is it really that bad? Didn't you have a good time?"

Alex had been in the entertainment biz forever and had seen it all. He'd probably slept with over fifty women. As long as it felt good, who cared about staying pure?

There were no saints in this world; it was just that the temptations they faced weren't enough. That was the cold, hard truth.

Alex knew this all too well. So he never planned on getting hitched.

Raymond lit up a cigarette, still feeling uneasy.

Little did he know, the moment Brenda stepped out of the villa, she called Selena.

Since Brenda had passed the first few rounds of interviews before, she had met Selena and swapped numbers.

She originally thought of trying to get more gigs. As long as Selena signed her, she wouldn't mind kissing up to her.

But now she had hooked up with Raymond, Selena's ex who had ditched her. This was a golden opportunity. Selena's voice was cool, "Hello."

Brenda was over the moon. "Ms. Fair, it's Brenda. Remember me?"

Selena glanced at the work docs in front of her and had no clue who this was. "Nope, I don't. What's up?"

Brenda said smugly, "I slept with Raymond last night."

Selena paused, holding her phone, and didn't say a word.

Brenda kept going, "He said he wanted to keep me around for a bit and that he was tired of sleeping with you. I'm really sorry, Ms. Fair. I didn't want to, but he was so insistent. You know how persuasive he can be in bed, right?" Selena did know. Raymond had that charm.

So she didn't doubt Brenda's words at all, and a wave of suffocation hit her hard.

She hung up immediately.