GoodNovelChapter 438 Lessons Taught Raymond recalled the face that had tried to entice him into bed twice using pitiful strategies. Her schemes were indeed foolish, and they were as plain as day on her face. "Grandma, you should avoid seeing her in the future," he suggested firmly.
Mrs. Montague breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed her grandson also disapproved of Selena.
"I'm glad you understand, Raymond. She was quite rude to me, desperately trying to ingratiate herself. She undoubtedly did so to indirectly win your favor. It's all too transparent, and I don't appreciate it," she said with a tone of disdain. At that moment, Raymond had brought the water to Selena, who was looking at him with a complex gaze.
Mrs. Montague continued to instruct him over the phone, "Just stay away from her, knowing the kind of person she is." She cautioned, "Raymond, I just don't want you to be fooled by her beauty." Speaking of beauty, Raymond glanced at Selena by his side.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs their eyes met, he couldn't resist the urge to tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear. Her short haircut made her look more aloof, inciting in him a greater desire to see her express other emotions.
For a split second, Raymond forgot he was on the phone and, gripped by an impulse, he leaned in and kissed her. Selena's head tilted back, surrendering to his advance as a tear glistened in her eye.
Mrs. Montague was still talking. "Just remember, this Selena is no good lady. She's leagues below Olivia, so once you're divorced, you really should give Olivia another thought." "Mhm..." Selena let out a soft moan as her lips were caught in his gentle bite.
Mrs. Montague narrowed her eyes. "Raymond?" Raymond released her, slowly wiping away the trace of their kiss from the corner of her mouth.
"Grandma, don't worry. There won't be anything between us," he reassured her.
'Otherwise, I might start doubting my own judgment,' he thought.
Selena was aware they were talking about her, but from her brief acquaintance with Mrs. Montague, she had a hunch that the intimidating elderly woman wouldn't spread tales of the wrong she had done. After hanging up, Raymond methodically popped an antipyretic into Selena's mouth, following it with a glass of lukewarm water. "Drink this," he instructed.
Obediently, Selena drained the glass. He produced another pill. "Take this, too." Without hesitation, she consumed everything he offered her. His heart softened as he watched her compliance, his arms wrapping around her in an embrace that culminated in a tender kiss. Truth be told, Selena wasn't particularly fond of such intimacy.
On the other hand, Raymond couldn't seem to keep away from her lips-except for their very first encounter, when he had abstained from a deep kiss.
A wince crossed her face at the pain in her jaw to his remark, "Breathe, Selena. Are you trying to suffocate yourself?" Only then did she catch her breath.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe scrutinized her before asking, "All this tmarried, and your husband never taught you how to kiss properly?" She avoided the question, feigning sleepiness.
He was tempted to throw a few more barbs, yet the irony that he was the one schooling another man's wife in the art of breathing through a kiss struck him. It unsettled his composure, so he quickly averted his gaze. "Your wound needs a couple of days to heal. You'll have to wear shorts to prevent infection in this weather." Just as the words left his lips, someone knocked on the door.
John cin bearing four pairs of shorts conducive to loungewear for women, coming to just above the knee, all cleaned and sterilized.
Raymond handed them to Selena. "Change into these." Her cheeks flushed with a wave of embarrassment, fully aware that John probably knew too much. "Raymond, I'd prefer to go hto change." He raised an eyebrow, giving her a once-over that made her squirm. "Alright, then. Let's go hso you can change."
As Selena was chauffeured, she expected to be dropped off at the Rose Garden residences. Yet, it wasn't that simple. Raymond escorted her to her own doorstep.
She quickly unlocked the door, anxious to avoid an encounter with Lillian Mitchell from across the way. The sound of Max, her goofy dog, snoring was the first thing she heard after closing the door. She couldn't fathom why Raymond was so brazen as to cto her home. Didn't he see her as a married woman? It was then she noticed a message from Alan, sent days ago but overlooked due to her hectic schedule lately.
Selena's brow furrowed with a flicker of surprise as she glanced at Raymond lounging on the couch. It all made sense now: his unannounced visit coincided with Lucas Den being inexplicably reassigned to Ridgefield, likely to return but briefly.
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