Reclaiming Her Heart Chapter 9

Matthew rubbed his temples, looking exhausted. "It's something with Sarah's family."

His voice was hoarse, clearly from a sleepless night.

He hesitated, then finally said, "I'm thinking about selling the studio, but I don't know how to break it to everyone."

Selena was shocked. The studio was growing; why would he want to sell it? Matthew wasn't exactly broke.

But the studio was his baby; he wouldn't sell it unless he had no other choice.

Selena sighed, "How much do you need?"

"At least twenty million dollars," Matthew said with a bitter smile, his eyes bloodshot. "If only we had closed Raymond's deal last night, but no luck."

"I'll try again with Raymond," Selena said, grabbing her stuff. "Don't tell anyone about this yet."

Matthew sighed, "Don't stress if it doesn't work out. Last night was Sarah's fault; she's not in a good place right now. I'll apologize for her."

Leaving the conference room, Selena decided to head to the Montague Group to try and secure the deal.

Raymond was there, and she needed to talk business.

The Montague Group's HQ was in the heart of Silver Bay City, one of the tallest buildings around. From the top, all you could see was Montague property.

After registering, Selena walked into the lobby and approached the front desk.

The receptionist, seeing her unfamiliar face, smiled sweetly, "Hello, how can I help you?"

Selena replied, "I'd like to see Mr. Montague. Is he available now?"

The receptionist's smile froze, and she looked Selena up and down. "I'm sorry, but Mr. Montague only sees people by appointment."

Rejected, Selena pressed on, "What if I'm here to discuss a collaboration?"

The receptionist answered, "For business matters, please contact the business department. Any documents needing Mr. Montague's signature will be submitted to him for approval."

Selena's silence made the receptionist's gaze more dismissive. She probably thought Selena was just another woman trying to get close to Raymond.

There had been plenty of those lately.

Selena found it hard to explain; she couldn't just say she was actually Raymond's wife.

But waiting around like this wouldn't get her anywhere. She had to find a way to see Raymond.

While hesitating, her phone buzzed with a message from an unknown number: [Ms. Fair, hello, I am Mr. Montague's private lawyer. I have visited your home twice regarding the divorce agreement, but you were not there. Do you have time now?]

Selena plopped down in the lounge by the window and quickly typed out a message: [Can I meet him in person first?]

She was right downstairs at the Montague Group building, so if Raymond was up for it, they could meet right away.

The lawyer said he'd check and then went radio silent.

Up on the top floor, Raymond was behind his sleek black marble desk, eyes on the documents in front of him.

John walked in without knocking. "Mr. Montague, Ms. Fair wants to meet you in person."

Raymond barely glanced up, his voice flat. "No."

Just another ploy to dodge the divorce.

Did she really think a face-to-face would change anything? She was way too confident.

Raymond's face tightened with annoyance, his voice icy. "Send the divorce papers to Fair Manor and make sure she signs them."

John nodded, skipping any further talk about Selena, and moved on to the schedule. "Ethan Anderson, the president of Citibank, has a meeting with you at the golf course this afternoon. We should head out now."

Raymond stood, casually adjusting his tie. "Alright."

Time dragged on, and as Selena sat there, more people showed up, all dressed to the nines.

She sat quietly, like a beautiful painting, until her phone buzzed with a call from James.

"Selena, what's going on? Why does Raymond suddenly want a divorce?" James sounded unusually frantic. "Is there something wrong between you two? Come back, and we'll talk it over."