Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 440 You Don't Mind?

In the subsequent moments, Selena did comply with his suggestion. Nevertheless, the posture she assumed proved embarrassingly unstable, and her body quivered beyond her control.

It seemed like an eternity before the doorbell finally rang, announcing the arrival of their ordered meal.

Raymond sensed her body tense and a thin layer of sweat break out over her skin as though she were nervous.

His gaze intensified, and his movements became more deliberate.

"Isn't your husband out of town on business? What? Afraid of getting caught?" he taunted.

Selena didn't respond, only pleading with him to hasten.

Still, she knew that once Raymond embarked on a course of action, he wasn't one to easily stop. As such, her thoughts lingered on the food, likely no longer edible, until she drifted off to sleep.

...

Selena woke up once in the night, consumed by a fever. Despite this, she took medication and engaged in several more hours of intense activity with Raymond. To her surprise, when she woke up again, she noticed a significant improvement in her condition.

an hour of sleep after Raymond's relentless four-hour exertion. If she hadn't consistently complained about

a soft sigh and dragged herself out of bed, feeling the gnawing emptiness in

her. Raymond was still there. Unlike her, he hadn't

possibly thinking that others had claimed the space before him. She went to the kitchen, fetched a glass of

return to New York. Yet, there they were, tangled up

solitude has grown

time brought her an intensity that bordered on

was reminded of Shelley's words-spot on,

around her delicate features instead of being tied back in the typical low ponytail. For a fleeting moment, Raymond felt the illusion of domestic bliss-it was as if

was uneasy. He avoided the bed, fearing the lingering

going home?" she

insights. His behavior was indeed akin to that of a kept lover: seeking stolen

is none of your concern," he

with a hint of irritation, 'You're lounging on my couch, not

breath

it for the sake of the $70,000,000 and because, frankly, he was a satisfying