Reclaiming Her Heart

Selena went quiet, realizing it made sense, and just gave a nod.

Raymond felt a lot better right away. Just as he was about to say more, the call dropped.

For the next bit, he juggled his paperwork while keeping an eye on his phone.

Ten minutes later, he shot her a message.

Just a question mark.

The status still showed-message sent but bounced back.

Raymond frowned, checking the time on his phone. Hadn't he just called her ten minutes ago?

Meanwhile, Selena was knee-deep in Ronald's contract and had totally forgotten about Raymond after hanging up.

Once she wrapped up the contract, someone took it to Ronald personally.

Selena then started mulling over the female artist under Ronald's wing, named Sophia.

Sophia had only snagged a supporting role in one TV series so far, but she totally nailed it. Most importantly, she wasn't even professionally trained. Yet, she managed to leave a mark in her first TV role, which was pretty impressive.

However, Selena felt like Ronald was keeping something from her.

If he thought Sophia was so talented, why didn't he bring her over himself?

After all, he knew how All Star Entertainment played their game. If such a promising artist stayed there, her talent would probably go to waste.

Half an hour later, Ronald dropped a bomb on Twitter, announcing he had signed with S.M Corporation.

The internet went nuts; after all, it was Ronald, the top-tier manager everyone was talking about.

Wasn't he still in a spat with All Star Entertainment over his contract? How did he sign with S.M Corporation so fast? Did All Star Entertainment really let him go? Selena had a Twitter account, and thanks to the All Star Entertainment drama, she had already racked up 200,000 followers.

She retweeted Ronald's post and added a few flowers.

But those flowers caused a big stir.

Because they were roses, and netizens, being the sleuths they are, quickly started speculating.

[Is the president of S.M Corporation dating Ronald? Isn't the president a woman?]

[Did Ronald break his contract with All Star Entertainment because of her? Looks like true love.]

[Is this a relationship announcement? And with roses, no less.]

Selena had no clue that netizens in the entertainment world were so imaginative. She rarely chatted with people and hardly used emojis, thinking the flowers just showed she was happy.

By the time her and Ronald's rumored relationship hit the trending topics, she realized what had happened, but it was too late to delete the tweet without looking shady.

Ronald was already trending, and adding a female president to the mix shot them to the top of the trending list.

When the news reached Raymond, his face darkened immediately.

John didn't dare meet his eyes and quickly explained, "Boss, it's probably just the netizens making stuff up. Ronald seems to be a non-marriage advocate; he mentioned it to the media a while back." "Really?" Raymond was a bit unsure. After all, young women nowadays did tend to like mature and stable men.

Moreover, Selena's upbringing made her somewhat starved for affection. If an older man showed her care, she might easily fall for him.

Thinking of this, he felt a prickly sensation all over.

But he kept a calm facade, continuing to scroll through the trending news.

John fell silent.

After a long while, Raymond asked, "Do you think he's better than me?"

John didn't know how to respond for a moment. But as a responsible assistant, he had to ease the boss's worries. "You two are not the same type. Ms. Fair would definitely prefer you," John said. Raymond felt irritated. He had sent flowers, given gifts, and even saved her eight million dollars last night, yet she wasn't even willing to take him off her blacklist.