Chapter 732


    Chapter 732 Flower Petals


    “Cassidy, does Yuna know that she shouldn''t touch the Serekos with her bare hands?” Rayna retracted


    her gaze from Yasmin and fixed it on the pillow in Cassidy''s hand.


    Cassidy, who was about to throw the pillow aside, paused for a moment after hearing Rayna''s words


    and responded, “There are researchers in the mansion. I''m sure they would have informed her about


    it.”


    After saying so, she walked out of the living room and headed toward the courtyard.


    Rayna nced at the candy wrapper in front of her before turning to Yasmin.


    After Curtis was done preparing breakfast, he left the kitchen and noticed Rayna staring at Yasmin. He


    approached Rayna, removed his apron, put it aside, and said, “Breakfast is ready. Come and eat


    some.”


    Rayna looked up. When Rayna''s eyes met Curtis'' intense gaze and noticed him giving Yasmin a


    meaningful nce, she stood up and took his hand, leading him toward the dining room.


    Curtis lowered his head to nce at Rayna, sensing she had something to say. “What''s wrong?”


    “Don''t you think Yasmin is acting a little weird?” Rayna asked Curtis in a soft voice.


    Curtis hummed in acknowledgment.


    Rayna looked up at him in surprise. She then recalled the times when Yasmin demonstrated her fear of


    him.


    “Have you noticed it... a long time ago?” Rayna probed.


    She initially thought Curtis'' asional unpredictable mood swings were the cause of Yasmin''s fear of


    him, leading to her behaving weirdly. But upon reflection, it seemed that she had misunderstood the


    situation.


    “Certainly not too long ago. It was only on the day Yuna showed up that I became aware of it,” Curtis


    exined calmly as he grasped the context of Rayna''s inquiry.


    As Curtis pulled out a chair to sit down, Rayna turned her head to look at Yasmin, who was still in the


    living room. When Yasmin met Rayna''s gaze, Rayna gestured for her toe over and have breakfast.


    Yasmin proceeded to the dining room after receiving Rayna''s approval.


    Rayna observed Yasmin''s discreet behavior but chose not toment on it.


    After throwing away the trash, Cassidy washed her hands in the yard and walked into the dining room.


    She sat down next to Yasmin casually and asked Rayna and Curtis, “Do we have any ns for today?”


    Curtis poured a ss of milk for Rayna while replying, “I have to go to the downtown police station.”


    Cassidy''s hand, which held an egg, froze when she heard Curtis'' response, and Rayna also looked at


    him with surprise.


    Curtis noticed their reactions and exined, “J and the others are downtown. They have results.”


    Rayna bobbed her head after listening to Curtis'' exnation. She then looked at Cassidy and said, “We


    should go with himter.”


    At first, Cassidy had intended to refuse, but Rayna added, “It''s important for you to understand the


    whole situation. It''s not good for you to keep having conflicts with the neighbors while living here.”


    Cassidy nodded. “Okay, I''ll go.”


    Rayna then shifted her attention to Yasmin, who had been silent. “Yasmin, is it okay for you to stay


    home alone?”


    Yasmin looked at Rayna and gave a slight nod.


    Cassidy, sitting next to Yasmin, gave her a serious warning. “Don''t open the door for strangers.”


    Yasmin nodded fervently in agreement.


    Before heading downtown, Rayna asked Curtis to take her to Ashley''s house.


    The man in the courtyard gazed at Rayna with a perplexed expression. “Why do you want to go there?”


    he asked.


    “I want to go and have a look. Take me there.” Rayna held onto Curtis'' hand while using her charms. “I


    just want to check the ce out. Plus, even though you guys went there thest time, you might not


    have looked as closely as I will since you all are men. Who knows, maybe I''ll discover something.”


    Curtis attempted to refuse Rayna''s request by using Cassidy as an excuse. “Cassidy went there with


    us before, and she''s a woman.”


    Rayna then shifted her gaze to Cassidy, who was watering the nts. “Do you believe in her?”


    “Kind of,” Curtis answered in a low voice.


    “Come on, take me there. Maybe I can uncover some new information from Ashley,” Rayna insisted.


    Rayna was very interested in Ashley''s house, especially Ashley herself, the high achiever.


    When Ashley hade over to cook for them, Rayna''s eyesight had been poor, preventing her from


    getting a good look at Ashley. With her eyesight better, Rayna was now genuinely curious about


    Ashley.


    Curtis had no choice but to agree to Rayna''s request to go to Ashley''s house as she was persistent.


    Upon arriving at Ashley''s house, Ashley''s husband, Warner Lambert, was the one who answered the


    door.


    “Who are you?” Warner looked at Rayna with surprise since he had never seen her before. But when


    he saw Curtis standing next to her, his expression turned sour. “What are you doing here? Your men


    came in the middle of the night and took my father''s body downtown for an autopsy yesterday. Who are


    you nning to take with you on this visit?”


    “We came here merely for a visit and to talk with your wife about some matters,” Rayna exined in a


    gentle tone.


    However, Warner hesitated to let Rayna and Curtis enter the house. Upon seeing such, Rayna leaned


    over to nce into the courtyard and spotted Ashley walking out from inside the house. “Ms. Wayne,”


    Rayna quickly called out to Ashley.


    Ashley was about to ignore themotion at the door but stopped in her tracks upon hearing a


    woman''s voice. She turned toward the door, and upon seeing Rayna, she quickly averted her gaze and


    resumed walking.


    At first, Cossidy hod intended to refuse, but Royno odded, “It''s importont for you to understond the


    whole situotion. It''s not good for you to keep hoving conflicts with the neighbors while living here.”


    Cossidy nodded. “Okoy, I''ll go.”


    Royno then shifted her ottention to Yosmin, who hod been silent. “Yosmin, is it okoy for you to stoy


    home olone?”


    Yosmin looked ot Royno ond gove o slight nod.


    Cossidy, sitting next to Yosmin, gove her o serious worning. “Don''t open the door for strongers.” Yosmin


    nodded fervently in ogreement.


    Before heoding downtown, Royno osked Curtis to toke her to Ashley''s house.


    The mon in the courtyord gozed ot Royno with o perplexed expression. “Why do you wont to go there?”


    he osked.


    “I wont to go ond hove o look. Toke me there.” Royno held onto Curtis'' hond while using her chorms. “I


    just wont to check the ploce out. Plus, even though you guys went there the lost time, you might not


    hove looked os closely os I will since you oll ore men. Who knows, moybe I''ll discover something.”


    Curtis ottempted to refuse Royno''s request by using Cossidy os on excuse. “Cossidy went there with


    us before, ond she''s o womon.”


    Royno then shifted her goze to Cossidy, who wos wotering the plonts. “Do you believe in her?”


    “Kind of,” Curtis onswered in o low voice.


    “Come on, toke me there. Moybe I con uncover some new informotion from Ashley,” Royno insisted.


    Royno wos very interested in Ashley''s house, especiolly Ashley herself, the high ochiever.


    When Ashley hode over to cook for them, Royno''s eyesight hod been poor, preventing her from


    getting o good look ot Ashley. With her eyesight better, Royno wos now genuinely curious obout


    Ashley.


    Curtis hod no choice but to ogree to Royno''s request to go to Ashley''s house os she wos persistent.


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    Upon orriving ot Ashley''s house, Ashley''s husbond, Worner Lombert, wos the one who onswered the


    door.


    “Who ore you?” Worner looked ot Royno with surprise since he hod never seen her before. But when


    he sow Curtis stonding next to her, his expression turned sour. “Whot ore you doing here? Your men


    come in the middle of the night ond took my fother''s body downtown for on outopsy yesterdoy. Who ore


    you plonning to toke with you on this visit?”


    “Wee here merely for o visit ond to tolk with your wife obout some motters,” Royno exploined in o


    gentle tone.


    However, Worner hesitoted to let Royno ond Curtis enter the house. Upon seeing such, Royno leoned


    over to glonce into the courtyord ond spotted Ashley wolking out from inside the house. “Ms. Woyne,”


    Royno quickly colled out to Ashley.


    Ashley wos obout to ignore themotion ot the door but stopped in her trocks upon heoring o


    womon''s voice. She turned toword the door, ond upon seeing Royno, she quickly overted her goze ond


    resumed wolking.


    Rayna, noticing Ashley''s avoidance, spoke up in a hurry. “Ms. Wayne, I noticed that the flowers in your


    courtyard look quite beautiful.”


    Upon hearing Rayna''spliment, Ashley stopped in her tracks once again and looked at her with a


    wary expression.


    Rayna then went on, “Can you tell me how you take care of your flowers? I''m interested in nting


    some in my own yard.”


    Ashley gave Rayna a cold look and replied, “You should ask Cassidy about that. She''s an expert at


    gardening.”


    With that, Ashley wanted to leave. Rayna, who was by the door, persisted and tried to tter her by


    saying, “But I think the flowers you nt are much prettier than Cassidy''s.”


    Ashley had already taken a few steps forward when she heard that. She stopped moving and turned


    around to look at Rayna. “How can you tell?”


    Ashley became suspicious when Rayna imed that. She felt that the flowers in Cassidy''s courtyard


    were prettier than hers.


    “Whenpared to the flowers in Cassidy''s courtyard, the stems of your flowers are thicker, and the


    colors are evidently more vibrant,” Rayna said earnestly as she nced at the flowers in the courtyard.


    Following Rayna''s gaze, Ashley noticed she was looking at a pot of roses.


    In Ashley''s opinion, that potted nt was cared for the best and was much better than the ones in


    Cassidy''s courtyard.


    Rayna noticed that herpliments had an impact on Ashley, and she seized the opportunity to


    continue, “Can wee in and have a conversation?”


    Ashley took a nce at her husband before nodding.


    The man who had been blocking their way stepped aside, allowing Rayna and Curtis to enter the


    courtyard. As Rayna walked in, Rayna couldn''t help but feel a chill in the air, despite the sun burning


    brightly overhead.


    Rayna nced around, trying to locate the source of the coldness. Finally, her gaze settled on a small


    flower bed to her right.


    Curtis saw Rayna rubbing her arms, so he took off his jacket and draped it over her shoulders. As soon


    as he removed his jacket, Curtis also felt the chill in the air.


    Rayna and Curtis then exchanged nces and came to a conclusion.


    Ashley remained unaware of the change in expressions on Rayna and Curtis'' faces, but Warner, who


    stood beside them, noticed everything clearly.


    Rayna approached a rose and lightly touched its petals. The silky texture sent shivers down her spine,


    making her feel as though she wasn''t touching a flower petal but rather human skin.