Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 896 How Exactly Did You Offend Her?

Ann dragged herself out of bed, still burning up with a fever. "Ms. Fair, the alarm just went off. It's lunchtime, but I haven't ordered anything yet." Selena felt a jolt of panic. She quickly hung up and dialed Ronald's number.

But Ronald's phone was off, charging nearby. He was already digging into his lunch.

Feeling queasy, he took a few sips of soup first.

Meanwhile, Selena rushed to the elevator and bolted straight to his office. "Ronald!"

Ronald looked up, puzzled. "Ms. Fair?"

Selena's face was tight with worry as she hurried over. "You feeling okay?"

Ronald was about to say he was fine when a sharp pain hit his stomach, and he collapsed.

"Ronald!" Selena wasted no time getting him to the hospital.

She suspected something was off with the lunch but didn't think it was this bad.

As Ronald was wheeled into the ER, Selena stood alone in the hallway, her mind racing.

The doctors were stumped, but Ronald was already showing severe signs of oxygen deprivation.

Selena was a wreck, pacing back and forth, her palms sweaty. She didn't tell anyone, just called the company to replace out who delivered the food.

Ronald's resuscitation dragged on till midnight, and Selena was exhausted, fearing the worst.

Finally, at 1 AM, the doctors wheeled him out.

Ronald lay there, pale as a ghost. The anesthesia hadn't worn off, but he could hear the commotion outside.

Selena asked the doctor, "Was it food poisoning?"

The doctor shook his head. "Ms. Fair, it was a banned substance, highly lethal. One more sip, and he wouldn't have made it. The police are cracking down on this stuff; it's not something just anyone can get. You need to call the cops." Selena followed into the ward, feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders.

She couldn't bear the thought of losing Ronald. Thankfully, he was saved.

Sitting by his bedside, she called the company again for updates.

The staff said, "Ms. Fair, we've sent the surveillance footage to your phone. The delivery was made by a woman." Selena quickly opened the video. Despite the woman's attempts to hide, Selena recognized her by her hairstyle. Brenda was so careless; she didn't even wear gloves. Her fingerprints would be all over the food box.

Selena called the police immediately.

Brenda had returned to Sky Gallery, feeling smug. Her friends warned her, "Did you leave any clues when you delivered that stuff? No fingerprints, right?"

Brenda froze. "What do you mean?"

They laughed, "Brenda, we all know you're not the sharpest tool in the shed, but this is next-level dumb. That stuff can kill. If you left fingerprints, you're basically handing yourself over to the cops. We know powerful people can play with lives, but we're just regular folks. Killing someone means jail time. Didn't you think of that?"

Brenda hadn't, and her face went pale.

She'd been too cocky, thinking only about impressing Raymond, forgetting she was still just an ordinary person.

Breaking out in a cold sweat, she rushed to Manston Manor.

If something went down at Selena's company and the cops got involved, they'd be after Brenda soon.

But she didn't expect the police to show up so fast.

Brenda had just left Sky Gallery when the cops arrived. Panicking, she called Raymond, but he didn't pick up.

She then called Alex.

Alex answered, "What's up?"

Brenda, scared out of her mind, said, "Mr. Reed, I'm in deep trouble. I accidentally crossed Selena. Can you help me out for the sake of my service to Mr. Montague? Otherwise, I'm going to jail." Alex was in bed with a woman, smoking a cigarette.

Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow.

Brenda was, after all, the second woman besides Selena to get with Raymond. She wasn't the brightest, but she did look a bit like Selena.

What if Raymond took a liking to her one day?

Alex couldn't be sure.

So he asked, "How exactly did you mess up?"