Reclaiming Her Heart

"My husband often works overtime. He's busy enough, so I don't want to burden him," Selena said, placing her hand on her temple and gently pressing it to relieve her double vision.

To avoid any further misunderstandings, she held onto the nearby railing and gestured. "It's no big deal. Mr. Montague's car is over there. I'll take you to it."

Raymond lowered his gaze faintly, lost in thought, 'She would be in danger if she had fainted in the bathroom last night. Yet even in that case, she was still thinking about her husband. She loves him that much?' Suddenly Raymond remembered his previous misunderstandings with her. Then he offered out of guilt, "Let's go to the hospital first."

Selena took one step down while holding onto the railing but almost fell.

"Selena?" Raymond quickly pulled her back up as she had reached breaking point after using all her willpower at dinner earlier. Now that she was exposed to sunlight outside, dizziness overwhelmed her senses. She knew Raymond was calling for her but she couldn't answer, feeling a lump in her throat.

Raymond felt Selena's body was scorching hot like magma. How did she manage until now?

He tentatively touched Selena's forehead. The chill of his fingertips was comfortable for Selena. So, she couldn't help rubbing against them.

But Raymond withdrew his hand abruptly as if getting an electric shock. Considering the long-term cooperation afterward, how could he just leave Selena unattended?

Frowning slightly, he bent over and carried Selena in his arms.

However, when they arrived at an intersection, a car stopped right in front of them. The car window rolled down, revealing Matthew's face.

Matthew didn't know that Selena had already taken the deal of Manhattan and was going to say hello to Raymond from afar, trying to leave an impression. But when he saw the person in Raymond's arms, his pupils shrank instantly. Raymond also recognized him. He was with Selena in the elevator that night. Raymond thought they were having an affair back then. But if not, then who slapped Selena?

Matthew quickly got out of the car and reached out to take over Selena.

"Who are you?" Raymond squinted his eyes.

Since Matthew didn't expect Raymond would remember their high school days together, he just briefly introduced himself, "I'm her studio boss."

Raymond withdrew his gaze and thought, 'So his wife slapped Selena that day?'

He turned around and put Selena into the back seat of the car, saying, "She's running a fever. I gotta take her to the hospital now."

Matthew became anxious when Raymond was taking Selena away. "Can I go with you? Maybe you forgot we were classmates in high school..." Although Raymond disliked strangers sitting in his car, he felt familiar with this man after hearing what he'd said. He nodded. "Sure."

Seeing his gesture, Matthew was about to sit in the back seat to take care of Selena. But unexpectedly Raymond sat inside first through another door. Hesitating for a moment, Matthew went straight to the driver's seat.

It was silent until Selena slid onto Raymond's lap, exhaling breaths onto his clothes.

Raymond became stiff all over, looking up at the driver.

Matthew didn't notice their movements yet, honking horns ahead. "The nearest one here is the central hospital. She goes there often."

"She's been unwell?" Raymond asked.

"No, her sister has been hospitalized," Matthew blurted out, not realizing Raymond would ask further.

Raymond lifted Selena up. After pondering for a moment, he put his hand on top of her head, in case she might hit the window.

Matthew saw this through the rearview mirror, surprised. He didn't expect Raymond to be so attentive, contrary to his impression.

Matthew drove fast and arrived at the hospital in just 15 minutes. He wanted to help Selena out of the car, only to find that she was snuggled against Raymond's shoulder, her eyes closed.

Suddenly, Matthew worried that Selena had offended him since it was known that Raymond wasn't interested in women. But seeing Raymond's calm and composed expression, he had nothing to say. Then he bent down to give a hand but stopped as Selena nestled against Raymond at this moment.

Matthew looked towards him hesitantly. "Well, we..."

Raymond remained calm and unaffected, moving aside to give way.

Matthew quickly helped Selena up and sincerely said, "I'll take her to the hospital now. When she wakes up, I'll let her thank you in person."

Leaning against the car, Raymond glanced at Selena a few more times.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Then he said indifferently, "Since it's already like this, shouldn't we inform her husband?"