Reclaiming Her Heart

"It's not what you think. Come back with me first." Raymond still had his back to her, his tone heavy.

"No, I'll stay here. I don't want to be an eyesore to you."

Selena got up, pretending to be angry.

"If you keep this up, I'll leave."

Raymond's peripheral vision instantly caught her, seeing that she was really about to leave, he quickly stood up.

But he didn't chase after her, just stood there like a prisoner awaiting execution, waiting for the judge's verdict.

Selena sighed, "Hold my hand, I'll take you back."

Only then did he look at her properly and took off his shoes.

"Selena, wear these."

Even though he was drunk, he still remembered she wasn't wearing shoes.

Selena felt a pang of sadness because she didn't know what to do with Raymond.

If Christopher's alter ego vividly described that night in front of him, she would feel ashamed to face him.

"No, your shoes are too big."

He put them back on and squatted slightly, "Then I'll carry you? Like that day we went hiking."

That was one of the few warm moments they had.

"You're drunk, you can't walk steadily, you can't carry me."

She grabbed his arm, "Raymond, I'll support you as we walk."

"No, you don't have shoes on."

He took out his phone and surprisingly still knew to call John, asking him to bring a pair of women's shoes over.

He added one last thing. "Selena's size."

Selena looked at him in confusion, realizing he didn't seem as drunk.

But as soon as the call ended, the phone fell from his hand with a "thud."

She picked up the phone, and before she could straighten up, he hugged her and sat her on his

lap.

He grabbed a tissue from the table and wiped her feet.

Selena felt a bit embarrassed but didn't struggle.

After wiping, he threw the tissue into the trash can, hugged her waist, and fell asleep on her shoulder.

When Raymond was drunk, he rarely acted out; most of the time, he was quiet.

Selena felt touched and stayed still, letting him hold her.

John arrived about forty minutes later and placed the new shoes in front of her.

"Thank you."

She said this and helped John get Raymond into the car.

John went to the front to drive.

"Ms. Fair, are we going to Ashbourne Manor or Manston Manor?"

Before Selena could answer, Raymond responded.

"Selena, can you not go back to Ashbourne Manor? Move in with me, I want to see you all the time."

He would never say such things when he was sober.

These past few days, he had been in a state of unease. He hadn't told anyone, but Selena noticed.

She didn't grow up with Raymond, so she didn't know how much of a shadow Christopher had cast on him, making him feel that as long as Christopher was around, he would always be the second choice.

She stared at his face, making him so nervous that he started to stutter. "Is... is that okay?"

"Yes."

She answered firmly, smiling at him, "Then let's go back to Ashbourne Manor first. I'll get my

usual documents and bring Blizzard and Max over, okay?"

Raymond's eyes lit up, and he grabbed her hand, kissing it gently.

"Okay."

John, sitting in the front, was still in disbelief.

Selena agreed to move in with Raymond!

He got so excited that he stepped on the gas and drove towards Ashbourne Manor.

When they arrived at Ashbourne Manor, Raymond had already fallen asleep to one side, his

eyelashes quietly resting, lacking the sharpness he had when awake.

John got out of the car and respectfully said to Selena, "Ms. Fair, is there anything else you need to move? I can help you."

"No need, just some documents. As for clothes, there are some at Manston Manor. Just have someone bring Blizzard and Max over."

"Okay, okay."

John's cheeks were flushed with excitement. After thinking for a moment, he still spoke up for Raymond.

"Mr. Montague may speak harshly, but he really likes you. I don't know much about his past, but recently he hasn't been able to sleep through the night. If you're not with him, he'll be very sad. The idea of living together, he's probably thought about it a thousand times but never dared to say it."

Selena chuckled and sighed.

"That's why I said, he always has a way of making people feel soft-hearted."