Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 1266 You Oppose the Smith Family for Her

As Lawrence drove frantically to the Montague Group, he was informed that Raymond had left just ten minutes earlier to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of their new subsidiaries.

Lawrence immediately redirected his car, racing across town, but when he arrived, Raymond was nowhere to be found. The realization dawned on him—he'd been played. His expression darkened as a text from Raymond lit up his phone:

His expression darkened as a text from Raymond lit up his phone: [The winner gets Tessa. I've announced this across all of Vistalia. The betting pool has reached $30 billion. Her opponent? The 'Orangutan King' you know his reputation in the ring. With his size, Tessa wouldn't survive two nights in his hands.]

The Orangutan King was aptly named-standing nearly nine feet tall, built like a mountain. Someone as delicate as Tessa wouldn't survive a single night if he claimed his prize.

Lawrence slumped in his seat, quickly booking a flight to Vistalia. The acquisition battle with Raymond suddenly seemed trivial-he needed to stop this madness.

His heart pounded as he called Raymond, wondering who had emboldened him to such recklessness. This move would make enemies of the entire Smith family. Even with the underground fighting circuit's considerable influence, a war with the Smiths would benefit no one.

answered with cold indifference.

do you understand the consequences of

Smith, if I cared about consequences, I

find it pathetic. You're making an enemy of the Smith family and putting yourself in the crosshairs throughout Vistalia. Release Tessa now, and we can pretend this never happened." "Mr. Smith, if you're trying to talk me out of this, don't bother." Raymond hung up. Lawrence stared at his phone in disbelief, realizing Raymond was deadly serious. He tried calling the Smith family, but couldn't get through-as

to the airport while back in Silver Bay City, the acquisition of Smith family subsidiaries proceeded

stop there. He immediately targeted Luminary Holdings Ltd- Abigail's

Raymond to be cast aside. Instead, Raymond had boldly moved against the Bailey family, acquiring 25% of Luminary Holdings

continued, the entire company would soon

family desperately sought Abigail's intervention. She called

didn't answer-likely remembering how she'd nearly killed him with that bench years

members descended on the

bring Raymond back to the table," they urged Abigail. "We can work through any misunderstandings