Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 713 Showing Weakness Was More Effective Than the Sweetest Words

The next morning, while Selena was still catching some Z's, Raymond yanked her up.

"Let's go snag some gifts," Raymond said.

Selena, totally wiped from last night's shenanigans, was dead tired. She slumped into the car, practically melting into his shoulder to catch some more sleep. Raymond shifted her to a comfier spot, juggling his docs with one hand and keeping her head from bobbing with the other.

When they rolled up to the mall, the doors were locked tight. John, their driver, finally clued in. "Mr. Montague, the mall doesn't open till nine."

It was only seven, and the place was still shut.

John had never hit the mall early and forgot to give them a heads-up. Oops.

Raymond and Selena weren't morning shoppers either, so they were clueless.

Hearing John, Selena cracked her eyes open and chuckled. "Mr. Montague, should we head back first?"

Two hours till the mall opened.

his eyes on his docs.

flicker of impatience in him, like a kid who couldn't

but sneakily

Then he dropped the pen and held her hand without a second thought. "What's up?"

letting him do his thing. In a sleepy haze, she thought she felt a scar on his back. No clue if it was old or new. Selena opened her mouth to ask, but Raymond's phone buzzed. Seeing the caller ID, he frowned. Selena saw it too; it was

had trashed her at

dinner tonight. Your dad's coming back, and I need you to talk him out of divorcing me. Raymond, have you

turned icy. John had filled him in on all these family dramas. The caller was his mom, and his brother had

for dinner," Raymond shot

it. "It's Christmas today, and you're not coming? How will the Montague family see me if I can't even keep my own son or husband? Raymond, how can you be so heartless! Do you want me to be the

eyes got colder, but

his lips together, staying silent,

get it and threw out a nasty suggestion. "By the way, I met that Selena last week. Find a chance

the drama went down, he was already divorced, so John hadn't mentioned his

he was a bit puzzled, 'Who the heck is

Catherine, figuring

you to get her pregnant and then make her get an abortion. She seems to care about you; she's