Reclaiming Her Heart
Chapter 900 Fine, I'm letting go

Raymond froze, Alex's eyes went wide, and Selena, well, she was the picture of calm.

But those words hit her like a truck, making her sit up straight, chest tight.

It felt like all the air got sucked outta the room, and her breathing got all loud and ragged.

Humiliation washed over her, like she'd been slapped silly.

She came here 'cause Raymond was all about Brenda, the criminal, but she forgot Raymond had already hooked up with Brenda, and now Brenda's knocked up. In the future, they'd be one big happy family. And Selena? She was just a footnote.

Selena found it kinda funny and grabbed her bag to bounce, but then Alex piped up, "It's only been a week. How do you even know you're pregnant?" At this stage, it shouldn't even be a thing.

Brenda had her answer ready. "My period's late, and I took a test."

She shot a glance at Raymond and quickly looked down. "Mr. Montague, if you don't want the baby, I'll get rid of it."

That last line stuck in Selena's head like a bad song, making her shoulders sag. She'd been forced to abort before.

She didn't know what to do; she just wanted out.

Seeing Selena get up, Raymond blurted, "I don't want this baby. Get rid of it."

Brenda started bawling on the floor, "Mr. Montague, an abortion's really rough on women. Can I keep the baby? I swear, I won't use it to trap you into marriage." Raymond felt a headache coming on and saw Selena trying to walk past him. He quickly grabbed her.

Selena shook him off and sped up.

"Selena!" Raymond chased after her, slamming the door behind him.

Alex and Brenda were left inside as he ran after Selena.

Selena's car was busted, the door all messed up. She had to walk.

But the place was huge, and after ten minutes, she still hadn't reached the gate.

She heard footsteps behind her, and Raymond caught up, hugging her from behind.

He sounded desperate, "Give me a chance to explain." Brenda's words had freaked him out.

That night, he had a blast, and even in his dreams, he felt the pleasure. Thinking about it now still gave him chills.

But he was too drunk to remember the details.

Selena felt cold in his arms, not 'cause of Brenda, but 'cause of Raymond's attitude towards the baby.

He told Brenda he didn't want the kid and casually told her to get rid of it.

It was exactly what he had said to her before.

Through time, the two versions of Raymond overlapped, and it felt like those words were aimed at her.

She saw Brenda begging him, and in that moment, she saw herself begging him back then.

It was a terrible feeling.

But Raymond didn't get it and thought she was mad 'cause of Brenda. "I'll replace out the truth about this baby. I won't let her keep it."

"Let go!" Selena's voice shook, hoarse and breathless.

"No." Raymond buried his head in her neck, hugging her waist tight from behind.

Selena couldn't take it anymore and turned to hit him.

He didn't dodge, just looked at her with red eyes. "Selena, you said I wasn't as good as the guy you liked. Can't I drown my sorrows in booze? How was I supposed to know I'd call Alex when I was drunk and whine to him? How was I supposed to know he'd actually send a woman over? So what if I slept with her? If you don't like me, it doesn't matter who I sleep with, right?"

He let go of Selena, self-loathing hitting him hard. "Fine, I'm letting go. You can leave."

Selena had been yelling for him to let go, but when he did, she suddenly felt lost.

She stood there for a few seconds before realizing she could leave.

Turning around, her steps felt heavy.

She and Raymond never had a proper relationship and didn't know how couples should act, let alone that they weren't even a couple. They didn't know what a healthy relationship looked like and could only keep fumbling around.

But they were both clumsy.

Selena thought she didn't like Raymond, but in this situation, she felt suffocated.

It took a lot of effort for her to walk away step by step.

Raymond didn't notice her slow, heavy steps and just shouted at her back, "I will marry her."

The words cut the last ties between them.

Seeing that Selena didn't turn around, he added, "We're getting married next week."