Dear Sweetheart Chapter 408
Chapter 408
“What a happy coincidence!”
Gabriel was oblivious to the tension between the two women. He asked Ste to get into the car, then
helped to load her suitcase.
Rayna scooted over to make room for Ste.
Shooting a nce at the elegant Ste, she said, “My apologies for catching a ride back with the two of
you.”
Ste smoothed her long hair as she replied with a smile, “Don’t worry about it. I don’t mind at all. Had I
known you were friends with Gab, I could’ve walked out with you just now.”
Gab?
That cheesy nickname was too much for Rayna, and a shudder of disgust ran through her body. Then,
she lowered her head and texted Jefferson to let him know she had arrived safely.
Her call had been interrupted when her phone fell to the floor earlier, and she had not gotten a chance
to call him again.
Getting the hint that Rayna did not wish to be disturbed, Ste knew better than to continue talking to
the former.
After Gabriel got into the driver’s seat, Ste asked in a concerned tone, “I heard it has been raining in
Norwal City sincest Monday. You didn’t catch a cold, did you?”
“Nope. I’m as fit as a fiddle,” he said while reaching for a thermos sk on the car seat and passing it to
her. “Here’s some Earl Grey tea I brewed an hour ago.”
She took the thermos sk. “Why, thank you!”
As soon as she unscrewed the lid, the tea’s sweet fragrance quickly wafted in the air.
Rayna found the smell a little nauseating and shifted further away, but to her dismay, Ste poured a
cup of tea and held it out to her. “Would you like to try some, Ms. Gand?”
Concealing her difort, Rayna pushed the cup away. “None for me, thanks.”
Ste merely shrugged and did not insist.
As Rayna fiddled with her phone, she heard Gabriel and Ste chatting away. They talked about where
they would have dinner that night and their ns for horseback riding at a ranch during the weekend.
The corners of Rayna’s mouth twitched as she listened to their conversation. I don’t know whether to
say that Mr. Tylinski is a veritable simp or that Ste is remarkable for having the ability to appease two
men at once.
When the car pulled into Rayna’s residential area, she opened the car door immediately and climbed
out.
Gabriel also got down to help her with her suitcase.
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Feeling a little better after breathing in some fresh air, Rayna pulled Gabriel aside. “Let’s have a quick
chat, Mr. Tylinski. Your schoolmate is smart and beautiful. The only thing is that she’s… kind of a fake.”
“What do you mean?” he asked curiously.
After a brief silence, she held her forehead in disbelief and exined softly, “I mean she’s a cunning
and maniptive b*tch. She seduces others left, right, and center. Oh, by the way, how is her
rtionship with… Mr. Faymon?”
I don’t believe what I read in the papers. I’d rather listen to what Gabriel has to say. After all, he has
worked for Curtis for a long time.
“Pretty good.” Although he answered with a smile, there was a glum look in his eyes. “You know how
Mr. Faymon is. He likes to groom talented people. Otherwise, he wouldn’t continue to retain the
Department of Regtors.”
Rayna’s heart sank.
That’s true indeed. Women with exceptional abilities are everywhere, and any one of them could take
my ce.
Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, she said, “For someone as intelligent as Ste, there’s no way
she wouldn’t know how you feel. She won’t date you, yet she doesn’t decline to have dinner with you
and still hangs out with you.”
“Nothing is going on between her and Mr. Faymon.”
Gabriel’s response left her somewhat speechless. “If that’s true, how did they wind up in the
entertainment news? You’re a nice person, Mr. Tylinski. You don’t have to eat out of the hand of
someone like her. Is it fun to be treated as a fallback guy?”
“Maybe someone happened to take that photo when she was away on a business trip with Mr.
Faymon,” he said, still defending Ste.
While she was at a loss for what to say, he shed her a bright smile and added, “Even if she does
have feelings for Mr. Faymon, I wouldn’t be surprised. After all, he’s handsome and rich. Any woman
would fall for him.”
“So, you’re okay with being the fallback guy?”
“This situation isn’t anything like that. It’s just unrequited love,” Gabriel corrected her. “As long as she
and Mr. Faymon aren’t dating, it isn’t a crime for me to invite her for dinner and hang out with her.”
Rayna was silent.
Without waiting for her to gather her thoughts, he looked at her and hesitated for a moment before
saying, “Ms. Gand, you shouldn’t criticize Ste. You’re quite simr to her.”
Upon hearing that, she stared at him in disbelief.
“I heard from Cillian about how Mr. Faymon went to Hallsbay the other day and searched for you
frantically. He has treated you well, yet you left with Jefferson just like that and even broke up with him.”
Rayna was so furious that she felt the urge to pummel the man. “That’s different! Jefferson is ill, so I
took him abroad to find him a cure. What’s more, Jefferson and I were never a couple, nor were we in
an ambiguous rtionship. I rejected him without hesitation. Have you ever seen any rumors of a
scandal between us in the media?”
“Well, no. However, everyone knows you’re dating,” Gabriel responded stubbornly. “I attended a party
at Yartran with Mr. Faymon some time ago, and we found out about your rtionship with Jefferson
after only speaking to a few guests.”
“We were only pretending to be a couple to outsiders. We’re not in a rtionship! Why would I return to
Chanaea if I was really dating him?” she uttered through clenched teeth.
“So, why did you return to Chanaea, Ms. Gand?”
Her gaze flitted toward Ste, who was in the car. Seeing that thetter was browsing through her
phone and wasn’t paying attention to them, she finally said, “Boniel Ternc said he’s nning to retire
after three years…”
She proceeded to tell Gabriel her purpose for returning to the country.
After that, she shot him a re. “You’re not allowed to say I’m a b*tch like her. I’m nothing like your
schoolmate who has a close rtionship with Mr. Faymon while still leading you on.”
“Ah, so that exins it,” he remarked, finally seeing the light. “Then, you—”
“I’ve given up. Mr. Faymon can fall for whoever he wants. We won’t get back together,” she interrupted
his sentence, knowing what he was about to ask. Grabbing her suitcase, she walked off with a cial
expression.
The mere thought of how merciless Curtis was the other day infuriated her.
Even if I did something wrong, why couldn’t we sit down and talk it out in a civilized manner? Instead,
he tossed me some money after sleeping with me and went gallivanting around with other women
unscrupulously! Well, whatever it is, I’m not going to be so foolish as to birth him three children. It’s not
like I can’t raise them myself.
Gabriel watched her enter the condominium, then scratched his head in confusion. I thought Mr.
Faymon went looking for Ms. Gand at the party. Didn’t they talk things through?
At that moment, Ste rolled down the car window and asked, “Are you done talking to Ms. Gand?”
“Ah, yes. I’ming,” he replied, quickly getting back into the car. “Shall I send you home or…”
“Let’s go to the office. I still have a few things to attend to.” Brushing back her hair, she added in an
offhand manner, “The others in my department mentioned that Mr. Faymon hasn’t been in the best
mood recently. Did something happen when you guys went to Yartran?”
He smiled. “It’s nothing. It was just a business trip, and our discussions fell through. That’s all.”
“Oh, I see,” she responded while nodding. Then, she leaned forward, moving closer to the driver’s seat.
“Gab, I know you and Ms. Gand are friends, but she has already broken up with Mr. Faymon and is
no longer working in thepany. Hence, I hope you can cease contact with her in the future. You’re
aware of what happened between them. I don’t want Mr. Faymon to end up resenting you, too, thus
causing you to lose your job.”
Gabriel could not help asking, “That won’t happen, will it? It was just a breakup. It’s not like they
became enemies.”
Besides, if Mr. Faymon didn’t care about Ms. Gand, he wouldn’t have traveled all the way to Yartran
just to help her. I saw how busy Jeremy was that night, and I listened to himining all night.
Ste patted his shoulder and said, “Have you seen couples who remain friends after breaking up? I’m
only saying this for your own good. Losing her as a friend isn’t actually much of a loss for you.”
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