Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 441 Hunger

After Raymond left, Selena stood alone in the living room, dazed for a long while. It wasn't until the insistent growl of her stomach pulled her back that she touched her burning cheeks, as if scorched by fire.

Struggling for breath, she quickly patted her face in a vain attempt to cool down before splashing it with cold water in the bathroom. Only then did she open her barren refrigerator, which held nothing but spaghetti. Overwhelmed by hunger, she boiled some without further thought.

Tossing and turning in bed, she couldn't sleep. Raymond's parting words echoed in her ears.

Selena was old-fashioned, which seemed almost laughable now. Before marrying Raymond, she only dared to make secret promises with those she adored, vowing not to date until after college. Though her date never showed up.

Having spent her high school years in Ridgefield and always being sensitive to her surroundings, she never dared to date. It wasn't until a woman freed herself from such thoughts that, with every book she read, she started to realize the narrowness of her own understanding.

Shelley often said, "Life's about fate, not just relationships.

"If men can play around, why can't women?

"If women can earn big money too, why should they still be doing the chores?"

the true heiress, had shared with her many such

Selena had always struggled with opening up about relationships. Even knowing that Raymond was her husband, she woke up feeling ashamed of their first night together. She had always thought intimacy was meant for two people who genuinely

was not the case with

flipped over in bed, remembering Raymond's remark about her body being more honest than her

with him as quickly as possible. However, nudged by Raymond, she came to the realization that she was somewhat entangled in the affair with him. This situation felt wrong, especially considering the nature of Raymond. Developing feelings for him

a deep breath and

took a shower and observed the marks she had left on his back in the mirror, resembling the scratches of a kitten's claws.

his phone rang with a call from

what's so important that you can't even visit your

satiated for the night, though the two marriage licenses

"I'll handle it tomorrow."

don't bring up her encounter with Selena to your grandfather. You know how those two can't stand each other. Your grandma,

to marry into the Montague

father had actually had his heart set on someone else a woman from the county, not from a notable family, with little

divide between mother and son. Consequently, Raymond's father distanced himself