Reclaiming Her Heart

Selena stood still for a while, and when she returned to the car, she felt a bit uneasy.

Firstly, it was because of her situation with Raymond, and secondly, because of what Lawrence had said. Was something about to happen?

She looked up, wanting to talk to Ann, but then she heard Ann's faint sobbing. Ann was leaning on the steering wheel and hadn't even noticed Selena getting into the car. "Ann?"

She called out, and Ann, as if waking from a dream, quickly sat up straight. "Ms. Fair."

"Did your ex-boyfriend come to you again? Didn't you already pay him back? Is his family still not letting you go?"

"Not that."

"Then is it because he's marrying that woman and sent you a wedding invitation, and you're feeling upset?"

"No."

Then what was it?

The people close to Selena all had simple family situations. Ann came from a single-parent family, and her mother didn't care much for her.

Betty's parents had both passed away, leaving her an orphan.

Sophia's parents had died even earlier, and the only one with a happy family was Shelley, who was truly a wealthy heiress.noveldrama

So Selena couldn't guess what was wrong with Ann at the moment.

"Did a business partner give you a hard time?"

She took a tissue from the side and handed it to Ann.

Ann reached out to take it, her voice muffled. "No, Ms. Fair, I just watched a very touching movie."

Ann had a gentle appearance, and even though the light in the car wasn't bright, Selena noticed that her eyes were red.

For some reason, Selena felt a pang of sadness as well.

She was now the president of S.M Corporation and always wanted to protect the people she cared about.

But S.M Corporation was still too small.

She raised her hand to rub her temples and sighed. "Let's go back."

Ann's fingers trembled as she gripped the steering wheel.

She recalled the man's words from earlier.

In front of him, he was the absolute controller. He didn't want to hear her speak, and when he was in the mood, he would pull her to have sex. He never stayed the night and never said anything nice. Not insulting her was already a great favor from him.

Ann, as the one who had actively clung to him and slept with him, had already shattered her pride when she chose this path. Earlier, she wanted to get out of the car and follow Selena inside, but he had pulled her to the second floor.

Below were the guests entering and leaving Sky Gallery. As long as they looked up, they would know what she and he were doing.

There was no cover there. Her clothes were disheveled, her hands were tied behind her back, and she had no strength to resist.

The feeling of her dignity being trampled on lingered. She begged him to hurry up, but he leisurely took a puff of his cigarette and blew the smoke into her face.

Ann hated the smell of smoke and coughed violently.

"Whatever I give you, you have to take it."

His words made her feel cold all over, and she could only quietly lower her eyelashes.

He smiled and patted her cheek. "Be good."

By the time the car stopped at the entrance of Ashbourne Manor, Ann's face was already pale.

Tonight, he hadn't finished. After all, it wasn't a good place. After enjoying her embarrassment and discomfort, he had left.

Ann's mind was a bit blank when she heard Selena's voice.

"We'll attend that party together tomorrow night."

"Okay, Ms. Fair."

Selena had planned to get a good night's sleep tonight, but at two in the morning, she was woken up by a phone call.

It was from the company.

"Ms. Fair, Austin has been taken away by the police!"

Selena's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately got out of bed. "What happened?"

It turned out that Austin had recently taken on a public service advertisement to raise awareness for children with autism. But now, he was being publicly accused by the parents of an autistic child of assaulting their daughter. The public service ad required Austin to go to the child's home for filming, communication, and interaction.

Now, the child's parents had directly accused him online, with a long post that seemed to be written in tears, directly targeting S.M Corporation.

Selena rushed to the police station overnight.

Meanwhile, at Sky Gallery, Tessa and her group were chatting and laughing.

Isla grabbed Tessa's hand.

"Don't worry, I just gave her a small punishment to make her panic."

"Isla, thank you."

"Why thank me, Tessa? We're all friends."

As Isla said this, she shyly glanced at Lawrence.