PopularNovelChapter 981 Just Used Him As a Pawn in Her GTessa propped her chin up, glued to the news online, then grinned, "Oh, by the way, I'm gonna take Raymond sdinner. Heard he's still burning the midnight oil, poor guy." Wind's face fell when he heard that.
Tessa grabbed the lunchbox next to her and bounced out the door.
Wind watched her leave, his eyes full of longing.
The Smith family had trusted him to protect Tessa, a big deal for him. He was their head of security and the best in the biz.
But he broke the rules; he had feelings for Tessa.
Even though Tessa was super tough on her enemies, she always spoke in this sweet, innocent tone.
She was a walking contradiction, and that made her even more appealing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut he knew Tessa didn't feel the same; she just saw him as a piece on her chessboard. Still, he couldn't help but feel happy.
When Tessa got to the Montague Group, it was already 11 PM.
Raymond had just taken the elevator down to the underground parking lot. He'd wrapped up a meeting and was loosening his tie, looking impatient. Raymond asked, "Any updates from Grandpa's side on the investigation?" John replied, "Mr. Montague, the special task force is on it, but even with all those people, they haven't found any leads." Raymond went quiet; he kinda expected that.
Nobody knew what was up with William. If things went south...
His lips tightened, and feeling frustrated, he reached for a cigarette but heard John say, "Ms. Cooper's been trending on a bunch of topics today." John glanced at the rearview mirror as he said it.
Raymond lit his cigarette, and through the smoke, his thoughts were a mystery.
John drove out of the underground garage. As they passed the company building, he noticed a limo parked nearby.
Tessa got out, holding what looked like a lunchbox. John figured she was there to bring Raymond dinner. But to get to the top floor, you needed an appointment. Without Raymond's okay, she couldn't go up. John was about to hit the gas when Raymond said, "Tell the receptionist to let her up from now on, no appointment needed." John was stunned. If Tessa showed up at the Montague Group a few more times, everyone would know about them in no time. Raymond was looking down, fiddling with his lighter.
The blue flflickered in his eyes for a moment. When it went out, he leaned back and took the cigarette out of his mouth.
Raymond asked, "John, if the girl you like went to see her ex when you were in a tough spot, what do you think she's up to?" Raymond had been stewing over this for days and finally blurted out the question that had been eating at him.
John, not realizing Raymond was talking about Selena, answered right away, "I'd think she wants to get back with him. If she still can't forget her first love after all this time, it means she doesn't likeat all." That's what anyone would think, right? Even though Raymond was pretty clueless when it cto love, he got that much.
So he hadn't done anything. Admitting this to himself felt like a punch to the gut.
After John finished, he realized Raymond might be talking about Selena.
He paused for a few seconds, then quickly tried to backtrack, "But if we're talking about Ms. Cooper, it's different. I just don't think she'd do something like that." Raymond asked, "Do you think she likes me?" John was stumped, "Well, Mr. Montague, why not just ask her directly?" When they arrived at Manston Manor, Raymond got out and told John, "Keep pushing the special task force on the investigation." John nodded, "Got it." After Raymond went inside, John drove the car to the parking garage.
Back at another villa in Manston Manor, John thought for a moment and decided to text Selena.
John: [Ms. Cooper, someone's been going after Mr. Montague like crazy lately.] Selena was petting Blizzard's head when she got the text.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAfter two days together, Max was still scared of Blizzard.
Blizzard was a big, intimidating dog.
Selena worried this wasn't good for Max's recovery, so she had confined Blizzard to the room where Max had been staying.
The house was huge, but Blizzard had never been treated like this before.
As Selena lay in bed after her bath, thinking about how to respond to the message, she heard Fiona urgently knocking on the door.
Fiona called out, "Ms. Fair, Blizzard chewed through the door and escaped. The bodyguards couldn't catch him, and he jumped over the wall." Selena immediately felt a surge of panic, put down her phone, and quickly got dressed.
Max had always wandered off, but Blizzard had broken out on his own.
With his size, if he soaked people outside, he could be shot on sight. N She quickly called Raymond, but he still didn't answer.
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