Reclaiming Her Heart

Mia just got patched up, and she thought Selena was gonna rot in jail forever.

But like, ten minutes ago, she found out Raymond used ten percent of Montague Group's shares to spring Selena out.

And now, Raymond's calling again, wanting to ship her off to a mental hospital.

"I'm not crazy! I'm not going! It's all Selena's fault, she seduced Raymond, that's why he's treating me like this. I wanna see Grandpa, I wanna see Grandpa!" Mia yelled. But yeah, no one here was gonna let her see William.

Two people grabbed Mia and shoved her into a car.

She kept bawling her eyes out, and the cut on her forehead split open again.

When a guy's face popped up at the car window, she screamed, "Get away! Get away! Don't touch me!"

Her mental state had been messed up for a while. The simpler her world used to be, the darker it got after it all fell apart.

She couldn't handle it, so she needed a reason to keep going, and that reason was hating Selena.

To Selena, it was a total nightmare she didn't deserve, but hey, people are complicated.

Mia kept screaming in the car as they took her to the mental hospital.

"Please don't touch me."

"Get away! Help, someone help me."

"Selena! Selena, where did you go!"

In her total meltdown, she finally screamed the name she wanted to call out the most.

Turns out, that day at the Ridgefield building, she was desperately hoping Selena would show up and save her. She prayed.

She even thought if Selena showed up, she'd give her all the wealth and glory she could, no strings attached.

But if she didn't show, then Mia couldn't blame herself for being ruthless.

The result was clear. She waited and waited until the guy who raped her was done several times, but Selena never came.

"Don't touch me!" Mia kept hiding in the car; her breakdown also came from the fact that it was her own doing. After surviving, she couldn't accept herself like that. She wasn't even twenty, and her mental world was so fragile.

But that didn't give her the right to hurt others with everything she had, otherwise, how was she any different from those abusers?

When Selena got the news, she was still having people check the surrounding surveillance.

She had to find one that Raymond missed.

But before she could find it, Mia had already been sent to the mental hospital.

It seemed like an explanation to Selena, but she wasn't dumb. This was also a way to protect Mia.

If Selena really dug up some evidence, Mia would be heading straight to jail. But now, with the whole "mental illness" card, no matter how big she screws up, the law's gonna cut her some slack. Selena sat in her office chair, stone-faced, and turned off her phone.

Ann handed her some documents. "Ms. Fair, the first show's aired. A bunch of networks bought the rights, and the royalties are gonna start rolling in. Also, here's the script for the second show. Are we still casting Austin as the male lead?" "No," Selena said. "Let's go with a newbie. Austin's good, but if he keeps doing the same roles, he's gonna get typecast. He's young, let him branch out."

Ann grinned, "Got it. So, is Sophia still the female lead?"

"Yeah, I'll talk to her again," Selena replied.

Last time she chatted with Sophia, it seemed like S.M Corporation had her in the bag.

Ann added, "Ms. Fair, one more thing. That scandal with Ronald was trending, and then there were a bunch of posts saying you were ugly and had weird taste. Should we clear it up?"

For some reason, Selena had a hunch Sophia was behind it. "No need, Ann. Have you sorted out your stuff?"

Ann stiffened. She'd been keeping it together these past few days, but it was a tough blow. "Yeah, I've handled it. I told him I want to call off the engagement."

But she had to pay Brody six hundred grand. She didn't have that kind of cash, so she needed to figure out a way to get it.

"If you need help, let me know," Selena said.

Ann nodded, but she really didn't want to burden Selena anymore.

Selena was a good boss, sharp in business, and treated her team well. But Ann had to draw the line and not take advantage, especially since it was six hundred grand.

She had a few days left; she had to find a way to scrape together the money.

When Selena was alone in the office, she got a call from the hospital asking what to do with Jacob's body.

Selena had already booked the funeral home, so she had to go and get him cremated first.

Brian and Erin's bodies were still at the funeral home in Ridgefield, so she called and asked them to handle the cremation.

On Sunday, she took Jacob's ashes and drove to Ridgefield.

She'd already picked out a cemetery, the same one where Barbara was buried.

After having the staff bury all three, she sat alone, staring at the distant mountains.

At that moment, she felt a lump in her throat.

They say growing up means learning to forgive your family.