Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 484 A Common Tactic Used by Men in Relationships In a conference room abroad, a meeting that was scheduled to only last a few hours was extended by three more.

The executives present could sense that Raymond was in a bad mood. He had a cold expression throughout, making everyone afraid to speak out of turn.

Raymond didn't know why, but a sense of restlessness suddenly overwhelmed him, causing him to lose his usual calm.

However, he remained stoic. He watched the projected slides for a long tbefore finally saying, "Dismissed. Assign two people to negotiate with the company." The executives present all breathed a sigh of relief as they wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

Raymond stood up and strode out, with John closely following behind him.

After his plane landed, Raymond hadn't even adjusted to the tdifference before heading straight to the meeting room, where he remained until now. But matters here were still not yet settled. His eyes showed a hint of fatigue. He took his phone from John and turned it on.

"Mr. Montague, would you like something to eat?" John asked.

Raymond shook his head while rubbing his brow. "You go rest. When you wake up, prepare the materials needed for tomorrow. We'll delay our return by a week." "Alright." Once John left, Raymond took a shower.

When he cout, he dried his hair with a towel while scrolling through his phone. Restlessness still hovered over him.

He frowned, threw his phone aside, and picked up a hairdryer.

But seeing the hairdryer reminded him of the night Selena had dried his hair for him, and her obedience when she was winding the wire.

He paused, then threw the hairdryer aside too and lay down on the bed.

However, sleeping with wet hair, coupled with the fact that he had not had enough sleep, made him wake up feeling groggy.

John then brought the materials needed for today's meeting.

After glancing at Raymond's complexion, he asked softly, "Mr. Montague, are you feeling unwell?" Raymond shook his head, "Let's go." He was very busy. For the next few days, he had meetings lined up one after another, leaving him no tto pay attention to what was happening back home.

* Selena didn't wake up until noon. Fiona had cto knock on her door many times, but when she received no answer, she chose not to disturb her.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the letter tightly clutched in her hand.

The letter was wet from her tears; the ink was blurred and the paper had wrinkled.

She carefully unfolded the paper, pressed it down, and then carefully put it back.

As she got up and sluggishly washed up, she looked at her pale face and remembered what the doctor told her.

It wouldn't affect her work, and there were no side effects.

Indeed, after sleeping, she didn't feel like she had lost a child, except for her feeling slightly weak, she felt normal. While brushing her teeth, she looked in the mirror and noticed that her tears had started flowing out again. Her eyes were red and swollen, anyone could tell she had been crying.

She coughed a few times, unable to hold it in, and swallowed a mouthful of toothpaste foam, making her feel nauseous.

She rinsed her mouth and leaned over the sink, dry heaving for a while before going downstairs with red-rimmed eyes.

Fiona was startled when she saw her eyes. "Miss Fair, what happened?" Selena thought of the excuse she had prepared. "I dreamed of a family member passing away." Fiona breathed a sigh of relief and quickly brought out the soup she had been stewing. "I've noticed you haven't been looking well these past few days, so I thought I'd make something to replenish your strength. You should stay at Ashbourne Manor for now; you've lost quite a bit of weight." Selena felt a lump in her throat but held back her tears. "Thank you, Fiona." After drinking the soup, she realized she didn't feel like going to the company today. "Fiona, is Max in his kennel?" "Yes, he's still in there. I just took him for a walk while Mr. Montague wasn't here." Selena nodded and went to see Max after finishing her soup.

Max had been by her side for quite a while now and had becquite human-like.

She stroked his head and was again reminded of the man who had given her Max, saying his family was allergic to dog hair. Her tears began to fall again. A few concerned whimpers escaped from Max's mouth, and he began rubbing his head against her palm.

When she first received Max, he was in a small box. He was healthy and would bark at her non-stop.

In the beginning, she was unsure about keeping him and thought of returning him. When she tried t check for information about the man who had given her Max, she found nothing. "Woof, woof, woof." Max was anxious and circled around her. Selena took a deep breath, hid the vulnerability in her eyes, and patted Max's head.

She felt ashamed of her attempt to seek out Raymond for help that day.

She thought Raymond might have a bit of affection for her. Why would he show her his vulnerable side if he didn't? But women often have such illusions, always thinking that they would be an exception for the man they love.

When a man couldn't help but show weakness, he adopted a savior's she know that demeanor Little did she in this was a common tactic used by men in relationships. A psychological trap, where the man appeared vulnerable to gain the woman's sympathy and manipulate her emotions.

So that day with Caterlington, she attempted to test Raymond.

At that time, Caterlington saw through her thoughts and warned her not to fall for Raymond.

Selena forced a smile as she sat quietly next to Max.