Reclaiming Her Heart

Ronald cut the chatter and slammed the phone down.

To Sophia, Ronald was all about the grind, like he had zero feelings or wants.

His daily grind was like an old man's, leaving no room for her to break through.

She couldn't help but flash back to junior year in high school when she accidentally caught him showering at his place. She thought his junk was huge. 'Does he never get off?'

'Can he really hold it in?'

'Ronald doesn't have a girl, right?'

Sophia's head was pounding from all the thinking. She was itching to get to S.M Corporation, at least to keep an eye on him.

She shot a quick text to Selena but kept her cool.

Sophia: [Selena, if you don't get here fast, All Star Entertainment's gonna lock me into a long-term deal.]

Selena saw the text and knew Sophia was freaking out. She replied: [I'll have a lawyer hit up All Star Entertainment tomorrow to pay the breach fee.] After that, she called Ronald. "Ronald, if Sophia shows up, are you really not gonna take her in?"

Ronald lowered his eyes, thinking back, and after a long pause, he answered.

"Why?" Selena pressed.

"She's grown up. She needs her own life," Ronald said.

'She can't be orbiting around a dude in his thirties forever,' Ronald thought.

Selena didn't really get it, but since he was firm, she didn't promise Sophia anything.

She took a shower, popped some sleeping pills, and crashed.

But she had no clue the hospital had been a madhouse for two hours.

Catherine was laid up in bed, only able to move her eyes and mouth.

She was a total vegetable, stuck in bed, needing help for everything.

Tonight, Donovan came by but didn't say anything comforting, just notified the White family.

The Whites had always spoiled Catherine, and now that she was a veggie, they were livid. After some digging, they found out it was linked to Selena, and they lost it. "Where's that Selena now? We gotta settle this with her!"

"She needs to go to jail. We gotta make her do time!"

The Whites had the clout to make it happen.

In this mess, Donovan had to come back. Hearing that Raymond had put up ten percent of Montague Group's stock to shield Selena, he knew there was no room for talks.

If the Whites went after Selena, Raymond would definitely step in, and things would blow up.

Donovan sat by the bed, his tone flat. "There was no surveillance, so we can't be sure it was Selena who pushed her. It could've been Catherine losing her balance."

The Whites frowned and quickly asked Catherine, "What really happened? Was it Selena?"

Catherine lay there, weak, unable to speak.

She had been pushed, and the only ones around were Mia and Selena. It couldn't have been Mia; she'd watched Mia grow up, and Mia was also hurt, with stitches on her forehead, now in a mental hospital. Catherine knew this was Raymond's doing.

If she admitted it was Selena, both Raymond and Donovan would act.

She hated Selena for daring to mess with her. But she couldn't let the Whites go after Selena, or she and Donovan would be toast.

Catherine prioritized her relationship; as long as Donovan didn't divorce her, everything was negotiable.

She signaled Donovan to lean in; she had something to say.

Donovan, annoyed, leaned in.

Catherine used all her strength to whisper, "Don't divorce me."

Donovan, being sharp, quickly got it. If he didn't divorce her, she'd protect Selena.

Protecting Selena would keep Raymond safe.

Donovan's face was grim, but thinking of Raymond as his son, he coldly nodded.

Catherine's eyes lit up with excitement. She wouldn't have to divorce; she wanted Donovan to take care of her for life.

So what if he liked Barbara? In the end, she kept him!

Her eyes were filled with madness.

The Whites, seeing her lack of reaction to Selena's name, thought it wasn't Selena who pushed her. So they stormed in angry and left in a huff. Only Aria White stayed behind. By seniority, she should call Catherine aunt.

Aria had always known this aunt prioritized her relationship, willing to let go of everything if Donovan agreed to her terms. They had clearly discussed something, so it must be related to Selena.

Rumors were flying that Raymond liked a designer named Selena and, despite being played, was chasing her even harder.

These were just rumors, but there's no smoke without fire. Otherwise, why would Mia suddenly end up in a mental hospital?