Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 425 Domestic Violence

"How long have you been working here?" Selena asked.

"Two years," the woman responded.

That meant she knew about James' family living in a villa and running a company in New York even before Steven, possibly even before Victoria. She had kept silent all this time. It was also her who had notified James last night. Selena noticed the bruised skin peeping from beneath the woman's sleeve. It seemed that even now, Steven had never ceased his violent ways at home.

When Lily Fair saw that Selena had nothing more to say, she suddenly burst into tears.

"Miss. Fair, please don't fire me."

Selena was startled and quickly pulled her up, "What are you doing?"

Lily Fair looked down. "I know you never really liked our family..."

Selena was silent. She didn't have a strong impression of Lily Fair. Now, seeing her small and frail, with a face marked by hardships and exposed skin covered in bruises, Selena couldn't help but feel a surge of compassion. "I never considered firing you. Just cooperate with the police to give your statement for now."

Lily Fair, fearing Selena might regret her leniency, hurriedly nodded and left.

Once she was gone, Selena felt a slight alleviation of her headache.

Lily Fair had been working here for two years, and her father hadn't even realized that she was his brother's wife.

Selena was about to dive into her work files when a message from Raymond popped up. Sent to her personal number, it was clearly intended for his wife.

A brief message read: "Take the money."

what the money meant. First, it was compensation for last

was a hush money to keep her from telling her grandfather, with the obvious

divorce, I am ready to complete the formalities at

in the dark all of last night, her face shrouded; Raymond certainly hadn't seen

Raymond had told James that he

such a thing? He didn't know her at all, acting as if she had

could even

misunderstanding lay between

was not

a surge of anger when he read

Selena's previous attempts to seduce

laugh;

was a drama orchestrated by her to gain his

the

his brow,

his phone aside without replying to

that Selena expected a reply. She immersed herself in work, staying busy until evening arrived, her mood lifting a bit when she learned that the police had taken away those involved from her company for questioning. She wasn't one to lose her cool

office until dusk before making a trip to Manhattan. She was eager to finalize

accident with the house's renovation, and Cornerstone Construction has a good reputation in the industry, so they're still to be trusted. Selena went up to the second floor to check the progress. She had prepared an exceptionally large

house she designed; she

sent Raymond a message from her work

were in

Alex's place, where Alex had invited some friends for a small gathering