Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 543 Inquiring About Their Love Rival

Exhaustion had consumed Selena to the point where she lacked the energy to even lift a finger. Through her haze, she noticed him, clad only in a pair of suit trousers, clutching a crumpled shirt in his hand. His back bore the evidence of her passion, imprinted with her nail marks.

The dawn had broken outside, casting a soft light into the room. He turned to her, his lips moving in speech.

Was he off to a meeting? Or perhaps something else? She couldn't quite catch it.

It was only when he discarded the rumpled shirt and returned wearing a crisply ironed one that she realized John must have brought it for him. As Raymond descended the stairs to the waiting car, John was already there.

A sense of satisfaction played across Raymond's features as he issued an order to John. "Select a few pairs of women's high heels."

John, having never been tasked with such a chore, was taken aback. He was single, and the world of women's footwear was a mystery to him. There were so many styles: flats, pointed, strappy. He drove to the Montague estate, and it wasn't until they reached the office that he presented a few images, asking, "Mr. Montague, which style do you prefer?"

by the myriad of high-heel styles he had never encountered before. Recalling the pair she had worn the previous night

shot him a silent glance, surprised at this newfound preference of Mr. Montague. Clearing his throat lightly, he asked, "How many pairs do

have softer straps, and the shoe surface should be highly polished. Get the same style in black; it

a cough. "Alright, I'll have them air-shipped from overseas." These were all new models, not yet available in local stores. Raymond appeared very satisfied, a smile

as if his heart was filled with an inflated balloon. So much so, that when Alex came to see him, he noticed the unusually pleasant atmosphere in the office. Even after closing a multi-billion dollar deal, he had never seen Raymond this elated.

to the hotel merely to

brushed him off, visibly annoyed. "Are you two so

don't usually concern ourselves with others' business, but my brother has fallen for a married woman, and

thing Raymond wanted to hear about was a married woman. He set down the documents he was holding and fell silent for a long moment before asking, "What's Austin's private

is not blind, she will definitely know how to choose." Alex paused, a sudden realization hitting

guessed his thoughts. "I

taken aback, realizing for the first time that Raymond was so