Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 516 Never Be with Him

Selena's pain was so intense that her body quivered uncontrollably. In the corridor, Shelley was frantically imploring their father to urgently contact Baxter Barnes. She had no prior relationship with Baxter, and a cold call might not win his favor; only their father could achieve that.

Their father had already made the call, but then relayed to her, "It appears Olivia from the Stones' has also been injured, and Baxter has gone there first. He'll attend to us after he's done there."

Enraged, Shelley retorted, "Even if Olivia is gravely injured, can it be worse than Selena's injuries? That woman, I bet she's just putting on an act!"

After her outburst, she was chastised by her father. "I've always advised you to control your temper. You're constantly acting out, and your speech is becoming increasingly reckless."

Tears immediately cascaded down Shelley's face. "Dad, Selena's hand is crafted for painting; if it doesn't recover to its previous state, her talent will be destroyed."

"Just wait," her father advised. "If you insist on Baxter Barnes himself, we have no choice but to wait until he's finished with the Stones."

conceded and allowed the hospital's doctor to tend to the wound. While the Central Hospital doctors were skilled, any error could ruin Selena's life. But

An ordinary person enduring such an injury would likely have screamed in pain, but Selena remained eerily silent, her gaze

down her face as she asked the doctor calmly, "Will

agonizing for Selena.

at the worst possible time, and Baxter's had to step out for a bit, probably as a favor to Raymond. Great, just leaving his own wife hanging." Selena's face was expected to show some reaction to this, but she merely opened her eyes wide and stared unblinkingly at her own fingers. The pain was unbearable, akin to a drill piercing her

Selena would never end up with him for the rest of her life! She paced anxiously, but the sight of

anymore? She might have already braced herself for that possibility, which could explain her eerily calm demeanor, as if her heart had turned to ash. After the doctor had examined Selena, he began treating the wound slowly. Selena merely

at the Stone family residence. He had expected Raymond to call personally, meaning Olivia's injury must be severe, but upon his arrival, he discovered it was just a common

such thoughts; in less than three minutes, he had Olivia's wound all taken care of. Just

the hospital." He was about to start working at a hospital in New York and wouldn't need

standing up, she said, "Stay for breakfast before you go, Raymond. And I've got something I want to discuss with

name made Raymond pause in his tracks. But at that moment, Baxter received a call from Mr. Harper, inquiring if he had taken