Reclaiming Her Heart

Lawrence felt a jolt of regret course through his body. How could he expect

cooperation from someone he'd rendered both mute and blind? Unless he went to Silver Bay City himself but time was running out. Tessa had been missing for over twenty-four hours, and he couldn't bear to think of her suffering.

His anger mixed with helplessness as he spoke, "Christopher, use Selena to get information about Tessa from Raymond. If I don't find her soon, she's as good as dead."

Christopher's alter personality listened to the desperate fury in Lawrence's voice with

cold indifference.

Selena felt equally unmoved. In fact, she secretly hoped Tessa would meet with disaster. Lawrence deserved punishment for what he'd done. Wouldn't it be perfect if Tessa turned out not to be part of the Smith family after all? Lawrence would be devastated.

The thought brought an involuntary smile to her lips.noveldrama

"What's so amusing?" Christopher's alter asked.

Her smile vanished instantly, her face becoming expressionless as she turned toward the breeze.

Christopher's alter frowned. "You seem in unusually good spirits today."

Selena ignored him, maintaining their typical dynamic.

His irritation grew. "Raymond's been seen with a woman who looks remarkably like you. They've been quite... intimate. Three days and nights in a hotel without leaving- use your imagination."

Selena remained unresponsive to his provocation, though she had noticed a faint perfume on Raymond yesterday, which disappeared when he returned later clearly having changed his clothes.

"Selena, my father and grandmother were delighted about our engagement. They're planning a ceremony for the fifth of next month. What do you think?" Christopher's alter added.

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A mocking look flashed in her eyes. She was curious about his true motives, understanding why Raymond chose to stay-to uncover what Christopher's alter was really planning.

Seeing her contempt, Christopher's alter nearly struck her, barely restrained by his remaining rationality. He stormed to the end of the hallway and slammed his fist into the wall.

His breathing grew rapid as he questioned whether his loss of control around Selena stemmed from Christopher's emotions or something else entirely.

"Christopher!" he shouted. "Come out and answer me!"

His face darkened with rage. Why did her scornful looks affect him so deeply? Why hadn't he killed her when she took control of the Montague Group?

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If Christopher cared for her so much, killing her might make Christopher disappear completely-wasn't that what he wanted? Yet he'd never seriously considered harming

her.

He pounded the wall again, bloodying his knuckles.

"Are you influencing me? When will you disappear completely?"

No response came from within his mind, as if Christopher had already vanished, though the alter knew a trace of him remained.

Taking a deep breath, he tended to his injured hand. Perhaps killing Selena was the only way to test his theory?

Around the corner, Raymond stood silently, listening to the frantic questions and the sound of fists hitting the wall. He raised an eyebrow as another outburst echoed through the hallway, "I am not your alter personality, Christopher. Either you disappear completely, or I swear I'll kill Selena."