Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 20 Home Wrecker

John was hovering behind Raymond, thinking the big boss had slipped his mind about their meeting. He was about to pipe up when he caught sight of Selena's face and thought better of it. 'Is she the mystery lady from last night? What's the story with her and the boss?'

The elevator doors slid open and Selena waved them in with a friendly "After you."

Raymond didn't bother with small talk. He just spun around and told John to head back to the office and then stepped into the elevator.

Down in the lobby, the hotel's breakfast crowd was already chowing down.

Selena plopped down next to Raymond by a window view and a waiter quickly served them up some lemon water.

The tangy lemon water hit her taste buds and it was just what she needed to shake off the morning fuzz.

'Might as well grab some breakfast before heading to the hospital,' she thought, 'so I don't pass out from low blood sugar on the way.'

She put her glass down and shot a question at Raymond, "What kind of books do you usually go for, Mr. Montague? I heard from Mr. Ashford you've got a thing for art classes."

vibe. In most cases, a casual chat could clue Selena in on what

probably wasn't into the flashy, detailed American styles. And for an art guy, the stiff Oriental styles might be

to get a feel for his taste, but Raymond just shrugged and said, "You figure

too many options just

was on the hook

was mulling over some ideas, a surprised voice cut through

"Raymond?"

the way as she strutted over

a few days and didn't

exquisite makeup, lit up with surprise as she looked at Selena. "And who

but before she could get a word out, Lisa slid into the seat next to him like Selena was invisible and kept firing questions at Raymond.

wasn't in the mood for chit-chat and gave a curt reply,

smiled slyly, "I remember how much you love the layout of the

playing the designer card. But before she could go on, Selena cut in with a smile, "Sorry, but Mr. Montague is my client right now." Lisa finally turned to Selena, her

she thought Selena was just