Dear Sweetheart Chapter 209


    Chapter 209 Murder Rayna With The Same Technique


    Rayna recalled that Carl’s identity had to be kept hidden after sensing that Theodore intended to probe


    further, so she forestalled him.


    “He’s the son of my middle school ssmate. Their family happens to stay in the same residential area


    as my mother, so I bring him out to y whenever I’m free. Why are you asking about him, Mr. Xavier?


    Have you taken a liking to that child?”


    “Your ssmate?” Theodore questioned in return.


    She nodded and continued fabricating a story without batting an eyelid. “His mother is an art teacher,


    and his father is an ex-national table tennis yer who retiredst year.”


    The man was visibly disappointed.


    For some reason, the boy’s radiant eyes lingered in his mind after their encounter on that day. Although


    he knew it was impossible for the boy to be his son, he insisted on seeking confirmation.


    That’s right. If Jasmine birthed a child, I couldn’t be clueless about it.


    Fearing that Theodore might think deeper into the matter, Rayna changed the topic of the conversation.


    “Mr. Xavier, does Ms. Sanders know you’re still deeply in love with her? You’re truly selfless for allowing


    your ex-girlfriend to marry your close friend.”


    In response, he shot a cold nce at her.


    Nevertheless, she was undeterred. Upon glimpsing a tattoo of letters on the side of his finger, she


    immediately grabbed his hand. “This string of Anndurn letters must be rted to Ms. Sanders,


    right?”


    Ms. Sanders! Ms. Sanders! How many times must she mention this name?


    Theodore was already feeling ireful the entire night. The numerous mentions of “Ms. Sanders” further


    aggravated his unhappiness. He could no longer repress his fury, grabbing Rayna’s wrist fiercely and


    pushing her against the wall.


    “Rayna, you should learn to shut up now that you’ve gotten what you’re supposed to receive.” His re


    was dark and threatening, as if he wanted to kill her.


    “Aren’t you overreacting? I didn’t say anything out of line.” Rayna continued to provoke him. “I suspect


    Ms. Sanders broke up with you because she couldn’t stand your temper.”


    Hearing that, Theodore tightened his grip on her.


    The pain caused her to wince. It felt like her wrist could snap at any moment.


    “Theodore, you’d better treat me with more respect!” Rayna was getting furious as well. ring at him


    intensely, she snapped, “Remember, I have dirt on you!”


    Theodore sneered as he lowered his head and inched closer toward her. “Well, tell me about it. What


    kind of dirt do you have on me?” he whispered in a cynical tone.


    Rayna was so petrified that all the hair on her body stood straight up.


    What a terrifying aura!


    Her heart raced faster and faster, and her chest felt tight. Beads of cold sweat appeared on her


    forehead. All of a sudden, her face turned ghastly pale, and she copsed into Theodore’s arms,


    catching him off guard.


    The next second, he pulled her away from him, putting some distance between the two of them.


    “Rayna?” Theodore called out to her, but she was unresponsive.


    At the sight of her colorless face, his countenance darkened, and he scooped her up in his arms. The


    moment he raised his head, he discovered Jasmine standing by the wall. Both their gazes met. Startled


    by her appearance, he felt his throat go dry and tighten.


    However, he did not say anything and hurriedly carried Rayna away.


    Meanwhile, Jasmine grabbed onto the wall, feeling slightly breathless.


    She knew Rayna could not be interested in Theodore, but the earlier sight of them behaving intimately


    with each other still made her ufortable.


    After regaining herposure, Jasmine went to look for Curtis and told him everything she saw.


    As soon as Curtis heard that Rayna had fainted and was carried away by Theodore, he made his way


    to the lounge together with Jasmine.


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    His strides were decisive, showing no signs of hesitation. On the way there, he called Jeremy.


    Soon after the call connected, he heard thetter speak in a resigned tone. “Theodore called me thirty


    seconds ago. I’m on my way now. Could you check on her first, Curtis?”


    Curtis replied, “Make your way here as fast as possible.”


    Upon entering the lounge, he saw Rayna, who Theodore hadid on the couch. Her face was pale, and


    her breathing was quick.


    He looked at Theodore and asked, “What happened, Theodore?”


    “I was chatting with Ms. Gand earlier when she suddenly fainted.” Thetter described the whole


    incident in detail. “Initially, she was only perspiring. Now, her heart is beating abnormally fast.”


    Immediately, Curtis bent over to check on Rayna.


    He was not a professional doctor, so he could not diagnose her condition. Naturally, he dared not


    examine her body recklessly. However, one thing he knew for sure was that she was experiencing


    great difort, judging by the beads of sweat on her forehead.


    He felt a throbbing pain in his chest as though something was twisting his heart.


    Overwhelmed with worry, he called Jeremy again and hurried him over to the lounge.


    While he did not realize the anxiousness and frustration in his voice, they did not go unnoticed by


    Theodore, who nced at him and pressed his lips together tightly.


    Why did he decide to marry Jasmine if he’s so worried about Rayna? Confused thoughts ran through


    Theodore’s mind as he tried to make sense of Curtis’ reaction.


    Amid the anxious wait consisting of Curtis checking on Rayna repeatedly, Jeremy finally arrived at the


    lounge.


    Jeremy’s face immediately changed when he saw Rayna in that state.


    With swift movements, he put on his gloves and started to inspect Rayna. In the meantime, he also


    instructed Curtis to prepare the medicine ording to his prescription.


    Once Curtis prepared the medicine and inserted it into the syringe, Jeremy injected it into Rayna’s arm.


    Three minutester, her breathing slowly stabilized to a steady rate, and color began to return to her


    face. Seeing that, Curtis heaved a sigh of relief.


    He asked Jeremy, “What happened to her?”


    “You’d better ask someone to investigate what she had eaten and with whom she came in contact this


    evening.” Jeremy removed his surgical gloves and said with a lingering fear, “Thank goodness you all


    called me the instance she fainted. Otherwise…”


    Curtis’ face darkened. In a cold tone, he gave Wyatt an order. “Get a copy of the surveince footage


    from this evening.”


    How dare they touch her right under my nose!


    Within ten minutes, Wyatt returned with a copy of the surveince footage.


    From the footage, it could be seen that people had been striking up conversations with Rayna non-stop


    since she entered the banquet hall. A few lustful men even tried to touch her on the pretext of


    socializing.


    Rayna barely ate, only drinking two sses of champagne. When Curtis went on the stage to make a


    speech, she followed Theodore to a corner.


    The scene of him pinning her against the wall stunned everyone.


    Wyatt looked at Theodore and clicked his tongue. “I didn’t expect you to do such a thing,” he


    commented in a meaningful tone.


    Curtis was visibly upset at Wyatt’s teasing, kicking him in the leg.


    Theodore did not seem embarrassed at all. “She was joking with me,” was all he said.


    A joke? What kind of a joke would result in one party being pinned against the wall? Wyatt became


    even more curious, so he darted a nce between Theodore and Curtis, wanting to dig deeper.


    Right then, Jasmine, who had been keeping silent, spoke up timely to change the topic. “From the


    footage, it seems that nobodyid a hand on Ms. Gand. So, what’s going on?” she asked.


    “She was drugged with a potent poison,” exined Jeremy with a solemn expression. “It can cause a


    person to die from a heart attack. However, once the effect wears off, it can’t be detected by any test


    unless an autopsy is ordered for investigation.”


    “If the cause of death is determined as heart attack, people will think it’s due to fatigue.” Wyatt rubbed


    his chin and pondered. He seemed to have recalled something and turned his head to look at Curtis.


    “Didn’t an executive at Faymon Group die of a heart attack too?”


    Staring at Rayna’s pale-looking face, Curtis grunted in response before saying, “The person who died


    was Rayna’s supervisor. He suffered a heart attack while sitting in the car.”


    Jeremy sneered. “If one can suffer a heart attack simply because of fatigue, there’ll be countless


    deaths annually in this country. This person’s tactic is top-notch; it’s almost impossible to trace back to


    the murderer.”


    “So, who murdered Rayna’s supervisor?” Wyatt was puzzled. “And why is the person targeting her


    now?”


    Curtis drummed his fingers on his dress pants. “It was said that Mr. Lawson was secretly involved in


    moneyundering activities. Later, he wanted to move to Norham with his family, probably wanting to


    quit the illegal business. That was when he died, likely taken down by the people he worked for. But I


    couldn’t find any leads on that.”


    When Gabriel submitted the diagnosis report to him, he had already suspected something was amiss


    about Jonathan’s death. Even though he did ask Gabriel to investigate it, no conclusive findings could


    be discovered. Soon after, he had to handle matters regarding the Faymon family, so he did not pursue


    it further.


    It was horrifying to think that the person attempted to murder Rayna with the same technique.


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