Dear Sweetheart Chapter 462


    Chapter 462


    She opened her eyes groggily and looked toward the direction of the sound. It turned out that someone


    was knocking on the door.


    She could clearly hear the noise as her earplugs had fallen off.


    “Who’s there?” Rayna asked loudly while she got out of bed and put on her slippers.


    Just then, she seemed to have recalled something and turned to look at the vacant space on the bed


    next to her. She did not notice when Curtis left.


    Rayna yawned as she walked toward the bedroom door before opening it without much thought.


    ire, Vivi’s mother-inw, was standing at the door.


    Rayna wondered why the woman was looking for her that early in the morning. ire’s face contorted


    with rage when she saw Rayna and lunged at her before Rayna could speak.


    “Return my grandchildren to me! How can a youngdy like you be so evil?”


    As Rayna waspletely unprepared for the assault, she almost lost her bnce and fell.


    She quickly put a hand against the door to steady herself while using her other hand to block her face,


    guarding herself against ire’s continuous attacks. “Mdm. Myers, why are you hitting me? Why are


    you asking me to return your grandchildren to you? What do you mean by that?”


    “Stop pretending!” ire bellowed hysterically while throwing punches at Rayna. “My daughter-inw


    had a miscarriage after finishing the duck stew you had given her!”


    “What?” Rayna looked at ire in disbelief. “The duck stew caused Vivi to have a miscarriage? That’s


    impossible. That duck stew was—”


    It was given to her by Curtis.


    Before Rayna couldplete her sentence, she was interrupted by ire. “The stew contained herbs


    that are not safe for pregnant women to consume. Knowing that Vivi was pregnant, why did you still


    give it to her? What were your intentions? Vivi has been so nice to you. How can you be so vicious?”


    While scolding Rayna, ire continued hitting the woman and pulling her hair.


    “Did my grandchildren offend you? Why did you harm them? I really regret epting your duck stew


    and letting Vivi eat it. I will never forgive you! Bring my grandchildren back to me!”


    Rayna was so shocked that her body was shaking, and her mind went nk. Even though ire was


    hitting her, she was barely feeling any pain.


    What kind of herbs are there in the stew?


    Rayna waspletely unaware of that and had assumed that it was just a normal duck stew.


    As she had overeaten and was feeling bloated, she decided to give the stew to Vivi, who was also


    pregnant, through ire.


    Since Curtis was not unaware of her pregnancy, it was unlikely that he would instruct the kitchen staff


    to include additional herbs in the duck stew. Could the kitchen staff have added them on their own


    ord?


    Rayna was thinking about all sorts of possibilities when she suddenly noticed that the beating had


    stopped. When she looked up, she saw Curtis. He was grabbing ire’s hand, which stopped the


    woman from hitting her.


    Curtis saw the scratches on Rayna’s face, and his expression darkened. With a crease between his


    brows, he asked ire, “What’s going on? Why did youe here to attack her early in the morning?”


    “She caused the death of my grandchildren!” ire tried to struggle out of the man’s grip and continued


    resentfully, “Let go of me! I must make sure that she pays for what she has done!”


    Curtis was momentarily stunned when he heard that. “What do you mean?” he probed.


    “Curtis, were you the one who asked the kitchen staff to prepare the duck stewst night?” Rayna


    asked anxiously before ire could reply.


    She would be relieved if he could rify that he had no involvement in it.


    “Yup. I was there when they packed the stew into the lunch box,” Curtis replied and continued, “Was


    there a problem with the duck stew?”


    At that instant, Rayna’s heart sank.


    If he was there, he would have seen the additional ingredients in the duck stew.


    Maybe…


    Realization seemed to have hit Rayna as a shiver ran down her spine, and she gritted her teeth.


    Curtis had a bad feeling when he saw that all color had drained from the woman’s face. “Rayna, was


    there a problem with the duck stew? Tell me.”


    Rayna lowered her head and staggered out of the room as if she did not hear the man talking to her.


    ire ran after Rayna, wanting to continue hitting her, but Curtis pulled her back and repeated the


    question he had asked Rayna earlier. “What was wrong with the duck stew?”


    “There were some herbs in the stew that could potentially kill a pregnant woman!” ire hollered. “Vivi


    had a miscarriage and almost died after eating that duck stew!”


    Curtis froze in shock.


    He finally understood why ire was so agitated and looked like she wanted to murder Rayna. It also


    made sense that Rayna’s face had turned ashen after hearing his reply. It was because Vivi had lost


    her babies after consuming the duck stew.


    “Rayna has got nothing to do with it. It was me.” Curtisposed himself and said, “Mdm. Myers, I’m


    so sorry. I had instructed the kitchen to prepare the duck stew yesterday afternoon, but I didn’t expect


    them to add those herbs in there.”


    ire was still fuming as she replied, “I think it has got everything to do with her! Otherwise, why would


    she insist that I bring it home for Vivi instead of eating it herself? She must have had an ulterior motive


    and wanted Vivi to miscarry!”


    Curtis said in a grave tone, “Rayna wouldn’t have done that. I know her character very well. Besides,


    the two of them are friends. It was indeed my mistake for not inspecting the stew carefully.”


    Just as ire was about to carry on ranting, Curtis continued to speak. “I am really sorry that this


    happened. I will get the best doctors here to take care of Vivi. Please let me know what I can do to


    make you feel better.”


    Rayna walked out of the homestay in a daze.


    The thought that Curtis might have known everything and intentionally instructed the kitchen staff to


    include those additional herbs in her food gave her the chills.


    But I hid it so well. There was no way he could have found out.


    Rayna sat down on the bench and took out her phone. With trembling fingers, she unlocked it and


    dialed a number.


    The call went through after a few rings. “Belle, what happened?” the person on the other end of the


    phone asked gently.


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    “Vi… Vivi had a miscarriage…” A lump formed in Rayna’s throat as she spoke, and tears started


    streaming down her face. “Curtis had gotten someone to deliver a duck stew to me yesterday


    afternoon, but I was too full…”


    The woman narrated the incident to Jefferson tearfully.


    Rayna was stricken with guilt at the thought of Vivi lying in the hospital after losing her babies. “I


    shouldn’t have asked Mdm. Myers to send the duck stew to Vivi. I was the one who caused Vivi’s


    miscarriage.”


    Jefferson listened quietly while Rayna spoke.


    His expression turned grim asprehension suddenly dawned on him. He started feeling worried and


    restless.


    Unless it was at the customer’s request, it was unlikely that the chef would include herbs in the stew.


    Moreover, there was no way Curtis would have made such a request if he was aware that Rayna was


    pregnant, knowing that it could be potentially fatal for her.


    The only exnation was that Arnaud had nted informants around Rayna and tried to hurt her by


    adding harmful ingredients to her food after knowing about her pregnancy.


    Just as Jefferson was about to share his thoughts with Rayna, the woman spoke first. “He treated me


    so well and stayed by my side throughout the power outagest night. I thought he still had feelings for


    me…”


    Taking a pause, Rayna continued, “Why would the stew contain such herbs?” The question was for


    both Jefferson and herself. “Did he… already know that I’m pregnant?”


    When Jefferson heard that, he could not help but feel bitter and resentful.


    Although Rayna imed that she no longer had feelings for Curtis after their breakup, it was clear that


    she still cared deeply for him. A small act of kindness from the man would be enough to make her


    happy.


    If Curtis was willing to humble himself and give in, would they have already gotten back together?


    Clouded by his jealousy, Jefferson said, “Belle, those are definitely not ingredients that would be


    commonly found in a duck stew and would only be added at the request of the customer. It’s very likely


    that Curtis has found out about your pregnancy.”


    “But I concealed it so well.” Hearing that Jefferson shared her sentiments, a pained expression


    appeared on Rayna’s face. “Why did he do that…”


    Jefferson replied in a deep voice, “Because he didn’t want the babies. He knew that you would not


    abort them and would insist on raising them yourself. That was why he got the kitchen staff to add


    those herbs to the duck stew before delivering it to you. By doing that, it would seem as if your


    miscarriage was an ident, and the responsibility would be on the kitchen staff. That way, he would


    be able to stay out of the matterpletely.”


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