Chapter 366
The Ixora experiment was sessful, and it could have been used on Jefferson and restored him to
good health.
s, the hope for a new life had been shattered by a sudden explosion.
Jefferson walked over, only to see Rayna trembling violently. Shrugging off his jacket, he draped it over
her and reproached in anguish, “Have you forgotten that you’re currently pregnant? Take care that you
don’t catch a cold.”
Rayna gazed up at him, tears streaming down her face uncontrobly. “It’s gone, Jefferson… What
should we do now? Ixora has been destroyed when its experiment was a sess.”
Jefferson wiped her tears with his thumb. “It’s okay, Belle. We can’t guard against everything, and
perhaps God doesn’t want me to live too long either. Anyway, I’m already content.”
Clutching at his clothes, Rayna wailed, “But I don’t want you to die. I want you to live! We’d waited for
so long, and it was already within reach. It’s so unfair!”
She had gone all out to obtain Ixora, but it was then gone.
At the side, Robert sighed softly.
Never had he thought that such a thing would happen. Not only had theboratory lost a ton of
information, but they had also lost a researcher. That was a tremendous loss to them.
There was still a stalk of Ixora with Jeremy, but he reckoned that the research must have failed ages
ago since there hadn’t been any news in such a long time.
Jefferson took Rayna back to the mansion and cooked her favorite dishes.
However, Rayna was down in the dumps because of the explosion of theboratory and the multimedia
message, so she hadn’t any appetite.
Jefferson took some food for her before sliding the te over to her. “The doctor said I can still live for
a few more months if I keep myself in high spirits. Eat some for the sake of your children.” He nudged
the te again. “Eat. Otherwise, I’ll be distressed.”
At the thought of the children in her stomach, Rayna perked up and ate a bit. Unfortunately, she threw it
all up shortly after because of her morning sickness.
Jefferson hurriedly patted her on the back and handed her a ss of warm water. When she was
feeling better, he went to the kitchen to cook her some pasta.
Rayna was forced to sit on the couch. Just as she was about to tell the man not to go into such trouble,
her phone rang.
It was an unknown number with the Yartran area code.
In a sh, the identity of the caller urred to her. Her eyes darkened frightfully. Answering the call,
she brought the phone to her ear.
“Why aren’t you saying anything, Ms. Gand? Don’t you miss this old friend of yours after being out of
touch for so long? I miss you every second of every day, Ms. Gand,” Arnaud drawled with a chuckle
on the other end of the phone.
“Is something the matter?” Rayna inquired calmly.
“No. I just called to ask whether you like my gift, Ms. Gand
“What gift?” Unease swamped Rayna, and she only managed to maintain her even tone by pinching
her thigh.
“That multimedia message,” Arnaud enunciated.
The string in Rayna’s mind snapped, and all the blood in her body boiled. Gritting her teeth, she
snarled, “It was you! Just f*ckinge at me if you want revenge! Why must you hurt innocent
people?”
“She’s not innocent. She’s Mr. Faymon’s sister and your sister–inw. I was quite the gentleman to gift
her the two men she likes. Besides, I wasn’t the one who wanted to film the video. It was Jason who
insisted on filming it for Mr. Faymon to watch. It had nothing to do with me.” Arnaud sounded all
rxed.
“You’re a f*cking piece of sc*m, Arnaud! Do you think you can stay home and enjoy a cup of coffee
leisurely after making a move against Mr. Faymon’s sister? He won’t let you off the hook!” Rayna
barked frostily.
“I know that. I’ve previously lost hundreds of millions in Anndurn currency at his hands. But so what?
I’ve got plenty of money. Furthermore, Epea is my territory, so he can’t do anything to me. Jefferson no
longer has the right to inherit the Ternc family either. My greatest threat is gone.” Arnaud snickered.
Pausing, he added in a seemingly deliberate manner, “Oh yes, my men identally blew up a
mansion. somewhere in Frosa. I heard that the medicine you needed was in there.”
“Karma will definitely get you, Arnaud!” Rayna couldn’t even hold the phone steady anymore.
From the moment he blocked my bank cards, I should’ve been more careful and taken preventive
measures to hamper him from tracking Jeremy’sb down. Because I had taken things for granted, it
led to an irreparable disaster!
Chortling, Arnaud retorted, “I’ve got deep pockets and can buy anything. Why should I be afraid of
karma? On the contrary, you should spend more time with that brother of mine, Ms. Gand. After all,
he’s just a step away from death.”
Rayna could no longer stand his voice. She hung up haphazardly.
The multimedia message, Curtis‘ indifferent gaze in the hotel, and the zing mansion kept ying on
a loop in her mind without giving her any respite. As a headache assailed her, she propped a hand
against her forehead.
This is all on me! If I had given more thought to every step I took and been more meticulous, things
wouldn’t havee to this.
A slight cramping pain in her stomach snapped her out of her thoughts.
She caressed her stomach with a hand. Her gaze slowly turned resolute as she made some sort of
decision.
At that precise moment, Jefferson came out with a bowl of lemon garlic pasta and ced it on the
coffee table. “It’s sourish, so it should be to your liking. Were you talking to your brother on the phone
just now?”
Rayna picked up the te, and while eating, she replied unhurriedly, “No, that was a call from Arnaud.
The multimedia message was from him, and he was also the one who orchestrated the explosion in the
lab.”
Jefferson hastily looked at her and asked in concern, “Are you okay?”
Rayna’s expression was calm and unruffled, making it evident that she had regained herposure.
“I’ll only be falling for his ploy to be mad.”
Her appetite appeared to be great right then, for she finished the entire te of pasta..
Putting the te down, Rayna asked Jefferson solemnly, “Is there a way for you to reim the Ternc
family’s session rights?”
“You want to go to Yartran with me?”
“The medicine is gone, so it won’t do us any good to stay in Frosa. I can’t stand to see Arnaud living a
carefree life. I want to drag him down from his pedestal!” Rayna’s eyes brimmed with hatred.
Conversely, Jefferson’s eyes lit up.
Regardless of her motive for returning to Yartran with me, she’ll at least stay by my side. Moreover,
there’s where we first met. I’ll be able to rest in peace if I die there.
“I previously asked Father Vernal to help get rid of Arnaud’s men and hispanies secretly, resulting
in him suffering a massive loss. That aside, I obtained evidence of him making some deals with others.
It so happens that my father is strongly opposed to us both getting involved in such a business. He’d
undoubtedly fly into a rage if he were to learn about it.”
When he spoke of his father, a hint of hatred could be heard in his voice.
If it weren’t for him forcing himself on my mother, I wouldn’t have existed, and my mother wouldn’t have
detested me so much!
It went without saying that Rayna was aware of the pain within him.
Well, but I think he hasn’t yet known that he’s Curtis‘ half–brother.
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She took the man’s hand. “It isn’t your fault, Jefferson. Your father loves you, and I’m by your side as
well. Can you reim your session rights with that?”
Jefferson sensed the warmth from her hand, and tenderness showed in his eyes. “The chances are
high. Dad dotes on me more, and he’ll certainly favor me, seeing as Arnaud and I are the only heirs of
the Ternc family.”
Rayna nodded. “Great! The only tricky issue is your passport. Arnaud made all your documents invalid.
I have to find someone to help with this.”
Jefferson’s eyes flickered, and he suggested softly, “Let’s contact Ringo. While I no longer have
session rights, I’m still a member of the Ternc family. I still have some privileges.”
Rayna took out her phone and asked the man for Ringo’s number. “He’s fine? I thought something
happened to him since no one answered when we called him several times back then.”