Dear Sweetheart Chapter 69


    Chapter 69 A Suspicious Call


    James remembered how he stood behind Rayna’s back as she protected him. Even though Rayna was


    petite and not much taller than him, she could summon a surprising amount of energy from God-knew-


    where and hit the boys again and again.


    “You’re wrong! He still has me, her sister, to protect him! I’ll report you to the school when I get there


    tomorrow! I want you to apologize to my younger brother! Mark my words! If you dare to bully him


    again, I’ll break your legs!”


    Nevertheless, some of the boys were not afraid of Rayna. Being cheeky, they taunted, “He looks weak.


    That’s why we hit him. What are you going to do about it?” At that, Rayna hit them again with the stick


    until they shut up.


    After teaching them a lesson, Rayna held James’ hand and walked back home without a word. Back


    home, she cleaned and dressed his wounds and mended his torn clothes. She didn’t say anything like


    “You’re a failure” the whole time.


    James’ eyes started to get a little red. He remembered how Linda would cry all day after the divorce,


    and the weight of caring for the whole family rested on Rayna. Despite that, she studied and worked at


    the same time without a singleint.


    It was at that moment James had an epiphany. He swore that he would wholeheartedly protect his


    sister. From that moment on, he studied hard and trained his body.


    In front of Rayna, he would be a good boy and an outstanding student. Behind her back, he would


    learn all kinds of martial arts and study really hard to be admitted to that school, all just to protect his


    family.


    Because Rayna once said she wanted to buy a big house, he would work hard to earn money, hoping


    that he could give her a surprise one day.


    His sister had sacrificed too much for the family. She deserved better.


    “James, I’m envious.” Cillian sighed ruefully. “I’m an only child, but my parents were the kind who will


    leave their kids to fend for themselves. So, I was always on my own until high school. Fortunately, my


    cousin helped me after graduation, or else I would be a total mess now.”


    Then, Cillian cheekily added, “James, does your mom need any godsons? Am I eligible?”


    “Get lost!”


    The room’s soundproofing was excellent, as Rayna was oblivious to the banter outside. She would


    have never thought that her dutiful younger brother, who was supposed to study in school, was next


    door, separated by a thin wall.


    Following the waiter’s instructions, Rayna applied the medicinal cream to her neck. It felt cold and


    refreshing. Then, she swallowed the capsule-like pill. It tasted like mint but wasn’t bitter.


    She felt no noticeable effects after using the cream, but the pill was different. Not long after she


    swallowed it, her throat felt much better, as it was not as dry as before.


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    Then, Rayna went through some emails. When she looked up at the time, it was almost midnight.


    Shutting herptop, she was about to sleep when a call came in.


    It was an unknown local phone number.


    Who’s the nut-job calling at midnight? Who’s the—” Rayna muttered. Before she could finish saying her


    thoughts aloud, she realized that her vocal cords had recovered. I can speak now?


    Skeptically, she cleared her throat and tried to say something.


    Wow, my vocal cords felt fine, and I sound better than before. Is it really possible for the medication to


    take effect this fast?


    At that moment, her phone was still ringing. As she listened to the persistent ringing, Rayna epted


    the call. “Hello, who’s this?”


    “Darling, it’s me.”


    At Julian’s voice, goosebumps broke out of her skin. Memories of what she saw not long ago rushed in.


    Her heart trembled, and it hurt as if countless needles pricked it.


    To escape from Jefferson, she married Julian when she returned to the country. He treated her well


    when they were just married, so she liked him back, too.


    “Mr. Faymon, we are divorced,” Rayna calmly said. She remembered how well he treated her during


    their marriage and also his true colors before the divorce.


    “Dar— Rayna, I was wrong. I’ve thought it through.” Afraid of angering her, Julian changed his way of


    talking and became submissive. “I just want to say I’m sorry. I should haveforted you and


    supported you since you have that illness. I shouldn’t have cheated on you. I-I gave in to a moment of


    weakness and messed up. I didn’t know we would end up like this.”


    Although his apology sounded sincere enough, Rayna had a weird look on her face.


    She knew Julian well after being with him for a year. He was a male chauvinist and narcissist through


    and through. He would never apologize, even if he did something wrong. Otherwise, he would not have


    treated her like that during the divorce.


    But now, Julian was behaving submissively to her, apologizing and asking for her forgiveness. What


    made him do that?


    “Julian, I don’t know what you are up to, but I want nothing to do with you after our divorce.” Rayna did


    not want to argue with him anymore. “And I don’t need your apology, either.”


    Julian made a mistake, but she also made a mistake afterward. Now, they were even.


    “Rayna, are you not going to forgive me?” Julian was sorrowful. “We were husband and wife for one


    year. Doesn’t our rtionship mean anything to you? I still love you.”


    Rayna would believe him if he said these when they were married. However, she only felt disgusted


    when she heard those phony words from him. She thought he had lost his mind.


    “I found it! I found it!”


    Before Rayna could say anything, an excited voice came from the phone. It seemed like someone had


    found something.


    Rayna asked, “Who’s talking?”


    “Oh, it’s someone behind me. I’m currently outside,” Julian answered, but Rayna could feel something


    was wrong with his tone. “Unlike Norwal City, Horington is a bustling city,” Julian added.


    “Rayna, when you return to Norwal City, let’s meet and talk. You know, I still love you. Well, that’s it for


    now. Excuse me while I tend to some matters. Bye-bye!”


    Right after he said that, the call ended.


    Looking at her phone, Rayna had a solemn expression on her face. She felt something was not right.


    Then, a realization struck her. She had only told Edith she would be on a business trip. How did Julian


    know she wasn’t in Norwal City?


    Moreover, someone had said they had found something on the phone. What was that?


    That one phone call kept Rayna wide awake. She recalled the events that happened to her. Firstly,


    Sienna approached her for a job offer. Secondly, she survived an assassination attempt in Tyrandas.


    Now, Julian, who divorced her some time ago, hade and looked for her.


    Weirdly enough, all of them were Faymons, so Rayna couldn’t help but suspect they were somehow


    connected.


    Without hesitation, Rayna told Curtis everything she had heard from Julian, especially the part where


    she heard someone had found something on the phone. She didn’t want to be killed and her dead body


    found in Tyrandas just for a job.


    Curtis’ reply was fast. He said: When Julian was talking to you, someone was tracking your location


    through the phone call. It’s best you move to my room, Ms. Gand. It’s safer.


    Go to his room?


    Even though Rayna knew Curtis was saying that out of concern for her, she couldn’t help her face from


    reddening. She pped her cheeks and admonished herself. He’s not that kind of person! Don’t think


    of him like that. This is Uncle Curtis, after all. I need to control myself.


    Nevertheless, Rayna declined Curtis’ help and told him that someone was guarding the door for her.


    After replying to the text, she walked past the living room and opened the door. Outside, Cillian was


    happily ying a game on his phone with a lollipop in his mouth.


    As he saw Rayna out of her room, Cillian stopped ying and said, “It’s already twelve, Ms. Gand.


    Are you not going to sleep?”


    “Are you the only one here?” Rayna asked him instead as she looked around. Ever since she returned


    from the swimming pool, she saw only Cillian outside. “Are you okay doing this by yourself?” she


    added.


    “M-Ms. Gand, you can talk now?”


    Rayna nodded and smiled. “I have to thank my employer for that. The medication he gave me was very


    effective.”


    “Really?” Cillian touched his hair. No wonder a waiter came over at night to pass the medicine to her.


    It’s good stuff. He continued, “Actually, Gray Wolf and I are on duty today, but he’s currently away


    taking a call.”


    As Cillian was reminded of James’ exasperated look while he took the call, the former wanted tough.


    It seemed like Kristie wanted to obtain some certificate that required her to take an Advanced


    Mathematics exam. Initially, she looked for Curtis, but Curtis told her to solve it on her own. Therefore,


    she had no choice but toe crying to James for help.


    No matter how many times James rejected her calls, Kristie kept calling him. Moreover, she would call


    Cillian if James switched off his phone. Not even Cillian could not bear her. In the end, James went out


    with a scowl.


    At that moment, Cillian sympathized with him.


    After Rayna acknowledged Cillian’s answer, she brought two chairs and a few bags of chips to the


    latter. “I know it’s kind of hard standing here all day, so these are for you two. I’ll be counting on you.”


    “Thank you, Ms. Gand.” Cillian was a little surprised by her generosity and took another look at her.


    Although Rayna was not as pretty as Kristie, who appeared on big screens, the former was elegant and


    had a pleasant personality. To top it off, she waspetent at work as an interpreter.


    Cillian could onlyment.


    Forget it. A woman like Ms. Gand is out of my league anyway. She should be with the elites like Mr.


    Faymon.


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