Raymond's eyebrows were cold as if summer couldn't touch them. He looked at Selena with deep eyes and said calmly, "Let's go."
Selena followed behind him and watched him swipe the card to enter the door.
The floor of the lobby was as polished as glass. People at the entrance bowed respectfully to Raymond.
After a while, Raymond turned around and looked at her while Selena stood still and smiled politely at him.
"How much did Carter give you?"
Selena didn't know about Carter's relationship with Raymond or anything about the Montague family. She had never thought about getting involved in their affairs during the past three years. She didn't even meet with Raymond's father. Not even once.
In her opinion, since Carter knew Raymond, they must belong to the same class.
"My boss said the order might be worth hundreds of thousands," Selena replied.
"You even have bosses?" Raymond sounded puzzled because he had no knowledge of such things before. It seemed what Carter told him earlier was true that the 54 Club provided sexual services for some customers, which he had never encountered before until the first night when he came back to New York.
Given where he had been, he decided to face the reality. He turned around and walked towards his private room while noticing Selena following him.
"Carter said you charge high while your services can always satisfy your clients. Is that true? "
Selena had dealt with many clients over the years. Most wealthy people were generous when it came to spending money, but some of them could be particularly tough.
Hearing Raymond's words, she adopted a professional tone. "Mr. Montague, it depends. Different people have different opinions."
Raymond looked dissatisfied and sneered. "But I am not satisfied with your service."
He recalled the night before, 'She was awkward in bed, so I had to be in control the whole time. Since she was doing business, she had to prioritize her client, right? Her figure and pretty face might justify a relatively high charge, yet hundreds of thousands? I don't think so.'
With professional courtesy, Selena maintained her composure and said kindly, "Mr. Montague, can you please tell me what kind of style you prefer? I will make adjustments according to your preferences."
Raymond found her elegant face extremely attractive with such a professional smile under the dim light.
He paused for a moment and then recalled her reaction at dawn when he was about to be done. She held his neck with her arms, her red lips parted and her eyes unfocused, seeming to be in great pain.
Her eyes shimmered like water reflecting light as long eyelashes framed them like lotus petals. Her eyes were stunningly beautiful.
Selena lifted her head confidently. "Many of my customers come back to me with new orders because they are very satisfied." Those villas and mansions designed by her could sell for several times the price even as second-hand residences. So far, she hadn't received any complaints yet.
Raymond didn't see this coming.
"Do you have other clients?" Raymond felt annoyed and his brow furrowed. "Wasn't this your first time to provide your service?"
"How could it be? I've been in the industry for three years." Selena looked surprised as if she couldn't believe he would ask that question. 'What did Mr. Ashford say to him about me?' she wondered.
Upon hearing that, Raymond put on a stern face.
He couldn't explain why he was somehow frustrated, but he just was. "Alright then, don't follow me anymore. We're even now, so don't expect anything else."
Selena paused, not understanding why he suddenly got angry. "Then should I go find Mr. Ashford?"
Her confusion seemed like pretending to be ignorant of Raymond's words. The man frowned slightly with an unhappy expression on his face. "Is he also your client?"
"Sort of," Selena nodded since future clients counted as clients, too.
Raymond's face darkened. Without hesitation, he left.
Selena stood there for a moment, wondering which sensitive nerve of Raymond she had touched with her answer earlier since they only exchanged a few words, 'I don't think I've made any mistake, though. Maybe he just doesn't know me well.'
Just then, Matthew called her. "Have you arrived?"
"Hey, Matthew... I think I just messed up."
Matthew was surprised because he trusted Selena very much due to her talent in designing. She never said that before about messing up something related to work.
"Room 1402. Come here before we talk about it."
"Okay." Selena hung up the phone after asking the waiter for directions to the given room.
Matthew looked up and turned to Carter, who was sitting next to him with his legs crossed. "Mr. Ashford, the designer will be here soon."
Carter had a very flamboyant appearance that exuded youthful energy all over his body. He smiled with raised eyebrows. "No rush, Raymond is still on his way, too. When they meet face-to-face later, things will definitely work out."
With this guarantee from Carter, Matthew breathed a sigh of relief. "Raymond and I were high school classmates but he probably doesn't remember me anymore."
With such a family background and appearance, Raymond had people playing up to him since childhood.
Although they were in the same class back then, the total time Raymond spent in class was less than half a year.
As soon as Matthew finished speaking, Selena pushed open the door. She walked in alone.
Though not in the most professional attire, Selena still looked elegant in her light-colored casual suit with her hair tied up and a handbag of a similar color in her hand.
She smiled at Carter, "Hello, Mr. Ashford."
Carter's eyes lit up instantly. "I wasn't expecting such a beauty."
He felt puzzled seeing her come alone, though. "Didn't my cousin pick you up? Where is he now?"
Selena paused when she heard that. 'He and Raymond are cousins?' she wondered.