Dear Sweetheart Chapter 533


    Chapter 533


    “I did all this for your benefit, Sir,” Ste said as she held Arnaud’s gaze. “Besides, didn’t you approach


    me because you knew I was clever?”


    Before Ste could say any more, Arnaud interrupted, “I’ve told my father about Jefferson and Rayna


    getting married. I think he’d be making a trip down to Norwal City. After all, their wedding was ruined by


    Curtis.”


    Stunned, Ste stared silently at the man’s handsome, defined face.


    Not only was he calm and collected, but he also had a smile tugging at his lips. The more Ste looked


    into Arnaud’s gentle blue eyes, the more she felt chills running down her back.


    All of a sudden, she burst intoughter. “Sir, you say I’m ruthless, but you’re way worse.”


    After downing her brandy, Ste set her ss down and stood from the couch.


    “Once the ns between Ocean International and Faymon Group are leaked, there’s no doubt the


    latter will be in disarray. I hope you’ll take secret action when that timees, Sir,” she added as she


    approached Arnaud and stuck her hand out. “I’ll do whatever you want me to do. As for me, my target


    is Faymon Group.”


    Arnaud gazed at the woman’s svelte hand and grinned. “You have a big appetite, Ms. Zink.”


    “What do you mean?”


    “You’re the first woman I’ve met to be so ambitious and goal-oriented,” he replied as he shook her hand


    to solidify their deal. “I have noints about that.”


    Ste nodded with a smile. “Well, it’s gettingte. I should head back to the hotel. I hope to taste your


    wines again, Sir.”


    With that, Arnaud ordered his subordinate to send Ste back.


    Now that he was alone in the private room, Arnaud slowly poured himself another brandy and thought


    back to his conversation with Ste.


    Before long, a smile crept across his face. “Ha. It’s easy to carve one’s empire, but it’s difficult to guard


    it.”


    I may not have confronted Curtis head-on before, but I know how formidable he is. He got rid of his


    uncle and aunt without much fuss and gainedplete control of the Faymon Group. Even I must


    admit that’s impressive. Therefore, why would he give away Faymon Group just because their ns


    were leaked? Ste Zink is, without a doubt, devious and clever. However, shecks experience in the


    business world and naively believes that everything will go her way. Ah… Forget it. After all, she has


    proven herself useful by doing what I told her to, thus allowing me to take over the Ternc family.


    Meanwhile, Wyatt had arrived in Yartran and went straight to the address provided by Rayna. To his


    dismay, the ce waspletely empty.


    Undeterred, he stopped a resident nearby and began asking questions.


    As luck would have it, the resident lived right next to the unit. “Ah, yes. A Chanaean woman used to live


    there. She’d asionally head out for a walk with a housekeeper. However, she just upped and left


    after the shooting incident. I have no idea where she went.”


    After asking the resident for the woman’s appearance and confirming that it was indeed Jessica, Wyatt


    became even more panicked. He was deathly afraid that something untoward might have happened to


    her.


    Without further ado, he called up his subordinates in Yartran and ordered them to look around for


    Jessica. Then, he rushed to the nearest police station to obtain the surveince footage. s, by the


    time he managed to pull strings to ess the surveince cameras, he realized they were all out of


    order.


    Argh! Rayna must’ve known about this a while ago! Why else would she give me this address to help


    search for Jessica?


    Wyatt had half a mind to call and scold Rayna, but he also knew there was a chance thetter might


    mock him for being useless. Eventually, he gave up on that thought and continued his frantic search for


    Jessica.


    Back in Chanaea, Jacob had just gotten home from work when Hazel asked him sarcastically if he had


    forgotten about his pregnant wife.


    It was only then that Jacob suddenly remembered how he had inadvertently rescued Jessica in Yartran


    and even worked with her to fool his mother.


    Afraid of being reprimanded by Hazel, Jacob coaxed her and immediately bought a flight ticket to


    Yartran for the following day.


    Thankfully, he still remembered where he had arranged for Jessica to stay.


    When the housekeeper opened the door, her surprise was quickly reced with a polite smile. “Ah, Mr.


    Valentine, have youe to see your wife? Mrs. Valentine is in the pink of health. The doctores


    over regrly to give her checkups too.”


    “Wife?” Jacob muttered before the housekeeper’s perplexed look snapped him out of his daze. “Oh!


    Yes, yes! I’vee to see her after finishing up my work.”


    The housekeeper merely held her tongue and led Jacob into the house.


    To thetter’s surprise, Jessica was nowhere to be seen. “Where is she?”


    “Oh, Mrs. Valentine told me to buy her some paints and drawing boards this afternoon. I think she’s


    painting in the study,” the housekeeper replied as she walked to theundry room. “I’ll do the washing


    first, Mr. Valentine.”


    “Ah! Does that mean the doctor I found has dropped by and treated her eyes?”


    Hmm… When I first called the doctor, he said theboratory was too busy and that he could only find


    time for Jessica after three months. Has he swung by already?


    “No, but Mrs. Valentine said she felt like drawing.”


    “Huh? How is she supposed to draw if she can’t even see?” Jacob muttered under his breath as he


    made his way up the stairs.


    The study was at the end of the hallway, and by the time Jacob got there, he saw that the door was


    wide open.


    A shelf had been set up beside the floor-to-ceiling windows, and a young woman sat in front of an


    easel, asionally dabbing her paintbrush on the drawing board.


    Dressed simply in a brown knitted dress, she was a picture of obedience and poise.


    Jacob slowed his steps as he admired the scene before him. The evening sun had shone ant


    through the windows, casting a warm glow over Jessica that entuated her beautiful features.


    One thing was for sure—she was as pretty as a picture.


    Enraptured by the woman’s beauty, Jacob was in such a daze that he hit his face against the door


    frame and yelped in pain.


    Having heard the noise, Jessica turned around and blinked. s, there was still no pupil response in


    her eyes.


    “Mr. Valentine?”


    “Yes. It’s me,” Jacob said as he rubbed his forehead and let out a dryugh. “I was texting someone


    and identally hit my head on the door. How embarrassing, huh?”


    “Oh, that’s careless of you. I’ll tell the housekeeper to bring you some ointmentter.”


    By then, Jacob had already walked up to Jessica. “No, no. Don’t trouble her for something so trivial.


    You know, it’s good that you have hobbies, but how can you draw with your currentck of sight? The


    paints have gotten—”


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    Just then, Jacob caught a glimpse of the drawing board and gasped.


    “Oh, d*mn!”


    As it turned out, he was staring at a sunflower.


    Even though the leaves were a little crooked, there was no denying it was a beautifully painted


    sunflower. In fact, one might even think it was an abstract painting.


    On top of that, the hand caressing the sunflower had been painted perfectly, thus making the artwork


    so much more stunning.


    Jacob quickly turned to look at Jessica. “Have you regained your sight?”


    Thetter shook her head.


    “H-How did you draw this, then?” Jacob stuttered as he pointed at the painting. “You can paint so well


    despite not being able to see. If you continue working on it, you’ll be a master artist in no time!”


    A smile slowly spread across Jessica’s face. “Not at all. I asked the housekeeper previously what color


    to use for each square andmitted that to memory. I was only painting for fun. Does it look good?”


    “It’s very good!”


    Upon seeing the smile on Jessica’s face, Jacob suddenly realized how different she was from the first


    time he met her. Not only had her mental state done a one-eighty, but she also looked much healthier.


    “You look pretty when you smile,” Jacob added. “You should smile more in the future.”


    “Okay,” Jessica said sincerely with a nod. “Thank you for saving me and going the extra mile to care for


    my baby and me.”


    “Oh, don’t mention it. We’re partners, remember? I helped you, but you’ve also helped me in return. By


    the way, what did you and my mother talk about when she was here thest time?”


    “Ah… Your mother was easy to deal with,” Jessica remarked as she tried to stifle a giggle. “She kept


    grumbling about you and said you finally made something of yourself when you got a wife. Otherwise,


    she’d have severed ties with you.”


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