Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 117

Chapter 117 A Gift From Uncle Curtis

The agitation in Rayna was about to subside when she suddenly noticed the glaring wedding favors and monetary gift on the table that burned her eyes.

It just so happened that Jordan came in to deliver some documents.

Rayna threw the wedding favors and monetary gift to him. “Take these. I don’t want them.”

“Oh, okay.” Jordan was stunned for a moment before asking cautiously, “Ms. Garland, you seem to be in a bad mood these days. Is it because we aren’t doing our job properly?”

Can they see that I’m in a bad mood too?

Slightly taken aback, Rayna forced a smile. “No, you’re doing a great job. It’s my problem.”

“Tell me if you need anything.”

Jordan soon left, but he merely took the wedding favors, not the monetary gift.

After staring at the document in front of her for a while, Rayna felt that the words in the document became jumbled up and ended up becoming the content of the newspaper she previously saw. She could not help but bring the palm of her hand to her face in exasperation.

What’s wrong with me? Why am I so upset? I barely interact with Uncle Curtis except during the business trip to Tyrandas, where we spent some time together. After we came back, we go about our daily life. Why would I fall for him?

The screen of the phone on the table lit up. There was a new WhatsApp message.

Curtis: Ms. Garland, I would like to invite you to dinner tonight. Let’s meet at Red Bricks Restaurant at seven o’clock.

Rayna’s hand trembled when she clicked to view the WhatsApp message.

Uncle Curtis hasn’t contacted me for so many days. He did not even send me a single WhatsApp message. Why does he suddenly invite me to dinner tonight? Has he texted the wrong person? But then there’s “Ms. Garland” in his text.

His WhatsApp message left Rayna absent-minded for the rest of the day. She had been hesitating, unsure if she should accept his invitation. When it was time to get off work, she decided to go home with Jessica.

As soon as she got out of the elevator, Rayna saw Naomi outside, who was obviously waiting for her.

Naomi gave her a faint smile. “Ms. Garland, it’s raining. Mr. Faymon is afraid that it will be inconvenient for you, so he asked me to drive you to Red Bricks Restaurant. What do you think?”

“She’s okay with it!” Jessica replied before Rayna could respond. “I’m leaving now.”

She gestured to Rayna before scurrying off to take a taxi.

Rayna was rendered speechless.

The road was even more congested than usual during a rainy day, and cars were traveling at a low speed. In the end, they arrived at Red Bricks Restaurant at seven twenty.

Rayna opened the door of the restaurant and went in. She immediately saw the man sitting by the window without asking the waiter. Leaning slightly against the chair, he seemed to be on the phone as there was a faint smile on his face.

Pursing her lips, she walked over.

“Mr. Faymon.”

As soon as Curtis looked up and saw Rayna, he whispered into the phone and ended the call. Then, he got up and helped her pull out the chair across from his before she could do it.

The waiter brought the menu over after that. Rayna looked at the menu and casually placed an order.

After the waiter left, she could not help but ask, “Mr. Faymon, why did you think of inviting me to dinner? Is something wrong?”

“No. I just want to treat you to dinner.” Curtis flashed her a faint smile.

Rayna found that Curtis seemed to look happier and more at ease. Before that, he was indifferent and standoffish despite being easy to get along with. The difference made her feel bitter.

Is it because of the engagement?

Curtis took out a dark blue gift box from his pocket and pushed it to Rayna. “Ms. Garland, here’s a gift for you.”

Rayna took the gift box and opened it.

On the velvet cloth nestled a necklace. The end of the necklace was engraved with the Anglandurn name of Van Cl*ef & A*pels, while the pendant was a Ferropenean word—Néonatal—cut out of diamonds.

Néonatal meant new life.

Rayna was dazzled by the gleaming jewelry. After a few seconds, she closed the gift box and pushed it back to Curtis. “Thanks, Mr. Faymon, for your kindness. I can’t accept this. In fact, I can afford the

jewels myself. You should also ask Naomi to take back the little castle you gave me previously.”

“Ms. Garland, I just wanted to express my gratitude to you with the gifts. Nothing else. You can afford them too, so they are not a burden to you,” replied Curtis.

Rayna shook her head. “I’ve done nothing to deserve it, Mr. Faymon. I’m already very grateful that you gave me a house that costs eight hundred thousand, so I’ll definitely work for Faymon Group and you, Mr. Faymon, with all my heart.”

Her indifferent tone and the way she addressed him brought a frown to his face. He was a little annoyed.

He felt that it was much nicer for her to call him “Uncle Curtis”.

“Take it as a congratulatory gift, then.” Curtis pushed the gift box over again and raised the corners of his thin lips. “I haven’t congratulated you yet on your transfer to the Department of Regulators as a manager.”

“It’s all right.”

Before Rayna could finish her sentence to reject his gift, Curtis pressed his hand on the gift box and gazed at her, making Rayna’s hand tremble. In the end, she accepted the gift.

After the food was served, they began to eat and rarely talked.

Occasionally, Curtis would ask her about her work and if it was difficult to deal with, while she would tell him that everything was fine. She wanted to ask him about his engagement, but she could not bring herself to do it.

By the time they finished the dinner and left the restaurant, it was still drizzling, making the air a little stuffy.

Curtis drove the car over and insisted on sending Rayna back.

It was so quiet inside the car that Rayna could even hear her own breathing. She turned her head sideways to look at Curtis, who was driving and pursed her lips. “Mr. Faymon, congratulations on your engagement.” © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

Curtis responded in acknowledgment and added, “Initially, it’s sufficient for our two families to have a meal together for the engagement, but Jasmine’s status in the Sanders family is rather special, so I told the media to issue a notice, trying to make it look good for her.”

“Is that so? It seems that you dote on Ms. Sanders a lot.” Rayna tightened her grip on the gift box in her hand, feeling upset. “Your tone even changes at the mention of Ms. Sanders. You seem really happy.”

Curtis could sense that something was wrong with Rayna’s tone, so he looked at her out of the corner of his eye. She was holding the gift box tightly with her head lowered and lips pursed, but he could not see the look on her face clearly. A strange feeling swelled in him.

Has she fallen in love with me?

Curtis tugged at his tie as he wanted to talk about something with her, but in the end, he said, “There’s a document in the drawer in front of you. Take a look at it when you’re home. I need your help with something.”

“Okay,” Rayna replied as she opened the drawer of the car and took out a document.

At first, the rain was gradually easing off when they left the restaurant, but it became heavier. Soon, the rain was now drumming on the car windows.

Turning his head sideways slightly, Curtis glanced at the rearview mirror, and a sneer flashed across his eyes as if he had seen something. Then, he slammed on the accelerator, jerking the car forward.

Rayna jolted backward as she instinctively gripped the grab handle and reminded, “Mr. Faymon, you should drive slowly on rainy days.”

It’s not like I’m in a rush to head home.

Just as she finished speaking, there was suddenly a car with high beams that went against the traffic in front of the car she was in. Its dazzling light blinded her. All she knew was that the car she was in was shaking and had bumped into something hard.

The world around her began to spin as she was nearly thrown out of her seat. The airbag popped and pressed on her. In the next second, the car rolled over, tossing her around and making her feel dizzy.