Dear Sweetheart Chapter 217
Chapter 217 Unknowing Reunion 1
Rayna wasn’t a fan of Emma’s condescending attitude, nor did she like the older woman’s tone of
voice. “If that’s a sincerepliment, I’ll ept it and thank you for it. If there’s something you want to
say, please just get to the point.”
Unfazed, Emma took a sip of coffee, her movements exuding grace and elegance. “I’ve seen your
contract with Theodore. Your family iscking, but you’re hardworking, and I suppose you can be
considered befitting of my son.”
“You’ve seen it?” At the thought of Theodore showing his mother their contract, Rayna felt an intense
wave of anger burning in her chest. Nheless, she tamped down her temper and tried to put a lid on
her emotions. “Mr. Xavier was merely joking around with me.”
“I can judge for myself whether it’s a joke or not.” The older woman’s eyes narrowed into slits, and her
voice wasced with displeasure. “My son’s too stubborn. He could’ve fallen for any other woman, but
s, he fell for an illegitimate child. Well, that illegitimate child is pretty capable herself. It’s been four
years, yet my son still signed this contract all for her sake.”
Her scathing remarks didn’t end there. After a brief pause, she continued, “That doesn’t matter
anymore. It’s a pity that someone like Mr. Faymon ended up marrying Jasmine, but I can finally heave
a sigh of relief now that they’re married.”
Since Rayna wasn’t close to Jasmine, she had no intentions of sticking her nose in thetter’s
business. However, Emma’s tone vexed her, and she couldn’t help but retort, “You can stop calling her
an illegitimate child. Haven’t you heard that the Sanders family has acknowledged Ms. Sanders, and
she’s now one of the higher-ups of Sanders Group? Moreover, she holds twenty percent of the
company’s shares.”
A disdainful smile spread across Emma’s face when she heard that. “She’s capable, so much so that
she forced the Sanders family to acknowledge her. Despite that, she’ll always be an illegitimate child in
my eyes, and nothing can change that.”
I won’t allow an illegitimate child to taint the reputation of the Xavier family.
At that thought, Emma’s expression dimmed. “Theodore is a smart boy. He had a bright future ahead of
him, and if it weren’t for that d*mned illegitimate child, he would’ve taken over his father’s position!”
“Whether you like her or not, it’s none of my business,” Rayna responded as she got to her feet. “I have
nothing else to say to you, so I’ll take my leave now.”
Before she could leave, however, Emma reached out to grab her arm, appearing rather friendly and
pleasant. “Indeed, I don’t like her, but I have a good impression of you, Ms. Gand,” remarked the
older woman.
“I can tell Theodore likes you a lot. Moreover, you’re currently the vice CEO of Hatchair Group, and that
goes to show how talented you are. Hence, I believe that with our help, everything you do will be
smooth sailing from here on out,” she continued.
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Rayna’s heart was filled with disgust.
This woman’s such a drama queen! She acted all high and mighty earlier in an attempt to assert her
dominance, but after seeing how I wasn’t intimidated by that, shepletely changed her tune and is
now acting friendly with me. This is unbelievable!
“I’m not interested in your son, Mrs. Xavier, and I’m sure he isn’t interested in me either.” Rayna
withdrew her hand and stood her ground, showing no signs of relenting. “Thank you, but I’ll work hard
to get what I want.”
That prompted a subtle smile to spread across Emma’s face, and she tightened her grip. “That’s fine.
You can start off as friends. Maybe your feelings will change after being around him. You’re a good girl,
Ms. Gand.”
Rayna was bereft of words.
“I don’t have much to gift to you. This is an emerald bracelet Theodore’s grandma gave me.” As she
spoke, Emma removed the piece of jewelry that was adorning her pale and slender wrist.
Before Rayna could pick up what was going on, the older woman had already grabbed onto her hand
and slid the bracelet onto her wrist.
She wasn’t as meticulous as Emma when it came to taking care of her appearance. Hence, her wrist
wasn’t as smooth as thetter’s. As the bracelet was forcefully ced on her, Rayna felt a pang of pain
and took a sharp breath.
Her face contorted in pain, and with great difficulty, she uttered, “Mrs. Xavier, you—”
Rayna quickly held her tongue and inhaled deeply to avoid spewing the profanities that were swirling in
her mind. On the other hand, Emma had a smile stered on her face as she continued to hold onto
Rayna’s hand. “It’s nothing much, so please ept it.”
“Well then, thank you!” Rayna muttered through gritted teeth. At that moment, she was focused on the
throbbing pain on her wrist and failed to notice the camera outside the window that was pointed at
them.
After much difficulty, she finally managed to escape Emma. Rayna had the urge to smash the bracelet
into pieces when she saw how red and swollen her wrist was. Afraid the woman might want it back in
the future, she dared not act on her impulse and stormed into a jewelry store instead.
“Please take this bracelet off of me. Don’t damage it.”
A couple of employees quickly surrounded Rayna and applied a thickyer of hand cream onto her
wrist to provide some lubrication as one of them attempted to slide the bracelet off. Unfortunately, since
the bracelet was forcefully slid onto her, even the slightest touch hurt her. In the end, an employee had
no choice but to hold Rayna by her arm to keep her still as he pried the bracelet off of her wrist.
The employee carefully ced the piece of jewelry into a box and returned it to Rayna. “The color of
the emerald is rich and brilliant. A bracelet of this quality is usually priced at seven figures. You have
good taste, miss.”
That had her staring at him in silent disbelief.
I’m so d I kept myself in check and didn’t smash the bracelet into pieces. Otherwise, things might
have turned out really bad.
Rayna continued rubbing her throbbing wrist. Just as she left the mall, she received a series of
messages from Carl, asking where she was at the moment. Through his texts, she could sense that he
was frantic.
Rayna nced at the clock and didn’t feel like returning to the office. As such, she sent Carl the
address of a restaurant and swiftly made her way there. She had just begun eating when the boy
arrived.
“Have you eaten?” she said, sliding the menu toward him. “Order whatever you like.”
“Something terrible has happened, Ms. Rayna!” Carl pulled his mask down, revealing the anxious
expression that was stered on his countenance. “Did you see the news? Mom is getting married to
someone else!”
Rayna knew that a boy as smart as Carl would eventually stumble upon the news when he was on the
computer. However, there was nothing she could do about it.
“Did you ask your mom about it?”
The boy clenched his fists. “I did, but Mom said she had no choice but to get married and advised me
not to worry about it. How can I not, though?” he huffed. “Even if she was left with no choice, she’s
getting married, and the whole world knows about it! Mom told me we’d wait for Dad toe back for
Christmas and go skiing at Harfush. She lied to Dad and me.”
Stunned, Rayna looked at him and queried, “She said your dad will be back for Christmas?”
But Carl’s Dad is Theodore, so why would Jasmine say that? Is she lying to Carl, or is she nning to
have someone pose as Theodore when Christmas rolls around?
“Yeah, but based on her actions, I can’t help feeling like she’s lying to me. I just want my dad. I don’t
want that Mr. Faymon guy to be my dad.”
She furrowed her brows in frustration. “He can’t be your dad either!”
That would be a mess, no?
Carl instantly lifted his head, his eyes sparkling as he nced at her. “Ms. Rayna, do you like Mr.
Faymon? Why don’t I help you two elope?”
“W-What nonsense are you spewing!” Rayna’s face flushed crimson as she choked on the food. After
gulping down a cup of water, she hissed, “Who would like that man?”
“Then why did you say he can’t be my dad?” he probed.
Because he’s your uncle!
She put her hand to her forehead, sighing helplessly. “Because he’s not a good man, okay? I’m afraid
your mom would be taken advantage of if she married him.”
“I think so, too.” Carl wholeheartedly agreed with that statement of hers and added disdainfully, “He’s
not that handsome either. He can’t even hold a candle to my dad, and who knows where he got all that
money from?”
Once again, Rayna was stunned speechless.
“Ms. Rayna, you’re so smart. Don’t you have an idea?” The boy cast a pitiful nce at her, costing her
a great deal of self-restraint to avoid pinching his soft and supple cheeks.
“I don’t. What about you?”
“Me neither.” Carl scratched the back of his head as the gears in his mind began turning.
All of a sudden, his eyes lit up, and he turned to Rayna. “Why don’t we have someone sabotage him
during the ceremony and have them use him of being a yboy? That way, they won’t be able to go
through with the marriage!”
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