Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 996 Being the Backup Boyfriend?

Raymond spun around, glaring at Nathan with a dangerous look. "Did you do this, Nathan?" Selena quickly grabbed his hand, but the sudden movement made her wince in pain.

Raymond stopped, scooped her up, and headed straight for his car.

Once inside, he raised the partition and signaled John to drive.

John didn't waste any time and drove straight to Manston Manor.

In the backseat, Raymond gently pulled down Selena's collar to check the bruises on her shoulder.

Her shoulder was a mess of bruises, clear evidence of Nathan's cruelty.

"I've got some Arnica, but it's gonna sting a bit," Raymond said, his eyes fixed on her bruises.

Selena felt uneasy and shifted away from him.

Raymond didn't push it and gave her some space.

The car ride was tense and silent.

at Manston Manor, Raymond got out first and

torn collar forced her to cover her chest to avoid exposing

he handed

were filthy, covered

adjust the water temperature. "Take

below the chest was caked in yellowish mud, her clothes a

the hot water, wanting to

her arm was too

shampoo bottle properly, and it slipped to

she tried to bend down to pick it up, but her

several failed attempts, she

pushed open

but her bruises

quickly walked in, picked up the bottle, squeezed some shampoo into

"Sit down," Raymond said.

She wanted to cover herself but felt it was pointless since they'd been intimate before. Still, the situation was awkward. She reached for a towel to cover up a bit, but the pain made

up, catching a faint whiff of her

last time we were close like this? It's been a