Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 923 Words Can Heal or Hurt

William realized he'd said too much and quickly waved it off. "Forget it. You always mess things up! You figure it out! You slept with Selena, then thought it was Brenda, making Brenda hate everyone for so long. Just look at the mess you made!"

"Grandpa!" Raymond's voice shot up, his chest heaving with anger. "Are you saying Max's old owner was the guy Selena liked?"

William stood up, leaning on his cane, clearly done with the conversation. "Just a guess."

"A guess?" Raymond found it laughable, his breathing getting shaky. He could hear a sob in his voice. If that were true, it'd be so ironic.

Back then, Raymond had pushed through his allergies to take Max to the pet hospital, ending up in the hospital himself. He'd talked about Max with Selena, trying to find something to connect over. And now, Max was left by the guy she liked? Did that mean as long as Max was around, she'd never forget that guy? How ridiculous, caring so much for a dog left by his rival.

remembered that day at the hospital when she'd called out a strange name in her sleep. Jealous, he'd asked whose name it was, if it was her first love. She'd said it was Max's previous owner's

him, and his eyes turned cold and deep. William had already left, and Ashbourne Manor was eerily quiet. Everyone could see Raymond was in a bad mood, and no

laugh and said to John, "Take

in the wheelchair, his fingers tightly gripping the armrests. The feeling was unbearable, like someone had scattered nails

over.

the lobby. The pet hospital had only two floors, and Selena sat quietly on a chair,

increasingly inscrutable, his

and just then, the vet came out. She quickly stood up to inquire. Raymond grabbed her wrist.

Raymond felt as if his heart had been cruelly discarded, trampled on, and then thrown into the freezing cold. Then he