Chapter 633


    Caylie had not expected Curtis to follow her upstairs. Feeling scared and worried, she deliberately led


    him in a circle around the second floor.


    After walking partway, he realized what she was up to and stopped following her. He watched as she


    circled the second floor and went straight into the elevator.


    Without wasting any time, he hurried after her. To his dismay, he discovered that a security door had


    been installed outside the elevator doors.


    He shouted Jeremy''s name from the upper floor, and thetter came striding up the stairs with


    Theodore close behind. Their hearts sank when they took in the scene before them.


    “I''m afraid they''re nning to move Rayna elsewhere,” Jeremy said, voicing his suspicions. “I''ll get


    James toe over. He''ll be able to disarm this thing.”


    When James turned up, he happened to have aptop with him. It took him less than two minutes to


    disable the fully-functioning electronic lock. Then, he reset the system, and the electronic security door


    opened.


    “James, you keep watch outside,” Theodore instructed. He''s the only one among us who knows


    anything about electronic technology. If he ends up trapped with us, we''ll be in deep trouble.


    “I thought this mansion was just an ordinary building. Thest thing I expected was for it to contain so


    many hidden secrets. That maid may be young, but she sure is quick-witted,” Wyatt remarked in a low


    voice as he stood beside Curtis.


    Unlike Wyatt, however, Curtis was not as interested in all that. The only thing on his mind was Rayna.


    My wife is in this mansion, and I need to find her as soon as possible. I can''t let her get whisked away


    again by those who wish her harm! The children and I need her too much. Going through this sort of


    horrific ordeal once is already tormenting enough. If I''ve to face it again with the added agony of


    knowing I lost her after only just finding her, I think it''ll send me over the edge!


    The elevator went straight up to the mansion''s fifth floor. The corridor was empty and eerily quiet.


    There was not even a sliver of light.


    “Is Rayna really here?” Jeremy could not help feeling doubtful as that floor did not look livable.


    “Let''s look around a little more. Who knows? There may be more concealed doors. Sometimes, the


    less suspicious a ce appears, the more likely it''s not as it seems,” said Theodore. Compared to


    Jeremy, he was a little more mature in his thinking. Hence, he could read a situation more thoroughly.


    As soon as he uttered those words, the wall to their left began rotating. Immediately after that, a


    blinding ray of light shone toward them.


    Before they even had time to react, Rayna''s voice rang out from behind them. “Who are you?”


    Curtis spun around and saw Rayna standing before him in thin pajamas. Next to her was the maid who


    had tried to stop them earlier.


    In her hand was a fruit knife, and she pointed it directly at them. “What are you doing here?”


    “Rayna, it''s me,” Curtis called out in a gentle tone. He was about to step forward and embrace her


    when he caught sight of the knife in her hand. He furrowed his brows. “Rayna, I''m Curtis.”


    “Curtis...” She racked her brain to see if she knew that name, but her mind was nk. “Do I... know


    you?”


    Jeremy, who had been standing behind Curtis and watching the scene unfold, piped up anxiously, “Yes!


    Of course, you know him! What happened to you, Rayna? The both of you are husband and wife, and


    you have three kids together!”


    Rayna furrowed her brows lightly when she heard that. “Husband? You''re my husband? And we even


    have children?”


    Xareni...


    Her heart lurched as she recalled the scene in her nightmare from a few days ago. “Who''s Xareni?”


    “She''s your daughter. We have three beautiful children, and Xareni is the youngest.” As Curtis


    exined, he made to step forward. Seeing that, Caylie cautioned Rayna, “Don''t trust them, Ms.


    Griffith. They may be lying to you.”


    Rayna jolted to her senses at those words. “Why should I trust you?”


    At her question, Curtis'' initially gentle gaze turned cold as he looked toward Caylie. “Then what makes


    you think you should trust that person beside you?”


    His response immediately left Rayna disconcerted.


    That''s true. Ever since I regained consciousness, I don''t think I ever suspected Caylie or that person


    named Mr. Bridge.


    “I...” Rayna was at a loss for words, yet she did not want to admit defeat. “Caylie wouldn''t mean me any


    harm.”


    “Oh? So, she won''t mean you any harm, but we will? Rayna, you can''t see now, so how can you be


    sure that person beside you isn''t the same person who caused you to lose your eyesight?” Curtis


    prompted earnestly, trying to throw her off so he could find a chance to grab the fruit knife from her.


    She felt utterly bewildered by his words. “I... You''re clearly trying to sow discord.”


    “Yes. You''re right about someone trying to sow discord. However, the people around you are the ones


    who''re trying to sow discord between us!” he countered while inching forward. Rayna was momentarily


    distracted, and he seized the opportunity to lunge forward and grab the knife from her hand before


    tossing it far away.


    The fruit knife fell to the white-tiled floor with a loud tter that wrested Rayna from her befuddled


    thoughts and back to reality.


    In one swift motion, Curtis grabbed Rayna''s wrist and pulled her into his embrace, wishing they would


    never be apart again.


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    Caylie''s immediate reaction was to pull Rayna back, but Wyatt and Theodore stopped her. Hoping to


    get Caylie on their side, Wyatt attempted to sway her by saying, “Youngdy, you look like a good


    person too. Trust us. They''re really husband and wife.”


    “Ms. Griffith... is Mr. Bridge''s...” Caylie wanted to say that Rayna was her employer''s fiancée. However,


    she swallowed the words she had been about to utter.


    Nheless, Theodore guessed her unspoken reply. He looked up and met Wyatt''s knowing gaze.


    There was no need to say anything.


    Meanwhile, Curtis had wrapped his arms around Rayna so tightly that she could hardly breathe. “Let go


    of me!”


    “No! I won''t let you go again!” At that moment, Curtis wished he could shrink Rayna and put her into his


    pocket so that he could carry her with him at all times.


    Eventually, she stopped trying to push him away and lowered her hands. For some reason, his


    embrace seemed to spark a sense of long-lost familiarity within her.


    He peppered her forehead and ears with kisses. Gazing at her with reddened eyes, he said, “I''m here


    to take you home, Rayna.”


    Rayna...


    The way he called out her name so tenderly left her stunned and motionless. Is this person in front of


    me really the man in my dreams?


    “My babies...” Rayna started asking about the children, but he quickly said, “They''re fine. Your mother,


    Grandpa, the nanny, and Jasmine are helping to take care of them.”


    She murmured an acknowledgment while nodding, surprised at how reassured she felt to hear Curtis


    say that the children were doing fine.


    Since she could not see, he picked her up in his arms and carried her out of the bedroom. Theodore


    and the others followed them, including Caylie.


    A private ne descended through the air andnded in a stretch of open space a short distance from


    Primrose Mansion''s front yard. Then, the cabin door slowly opened toward the group.


    Rayna had her arms around Curtis'' neck. When she heard the loud, whirring noise, she asked him,


    “Where are we going?”


    “Home,” he answered in a hoarse voice. “We''re going to Norwal City in Chanaea.”