Dear sweetheart novel (Rayna and Julian)
Dear Sweetheart Chapter 139

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 139

Chapter 139 Am I A Pawn Too

Curtis quietly waited for her to continue.

Rayna listened to his soft breathing for a while. Once she recollected herself a little more, shewhispered gloomily, “Uncle Curtis, I don’t think I’m suitable for things like these. I’ve made everythingworse. This is just a worksite accident and an embezzlement case of a management-level employee…It’s just a simple thing, and there are plenty of capable individuals in Faymon Group. So why can’t Iresolve them? I feel like a failure.”

Rayna did not even feel as bad when her father had gotten a divorce from her mother and back whenlife had been even more challenging.

She felt she had done so poorly no one could bring themself to give her their approval.

“Rayna, no one in this world is perfect, and what people excel in is pointing out the flaws of others,”Curtis said. “You have to try things out to know what you do well in. Ignore what others have to sayabout you. You’re already doing a great job. You’ve managed Faymon Group so well while I was in acoma, and that is a tough job. If you’re overwhelmed by this, I’ll get Wyatt and the others to help youout in the office.”

Curtis wanted to force her to develop into an even better individual and to make her develop anambitious mind. However, he did not want to force her to the end of the road.

He needed to know her limits.

Right as Curtis was about to tell her that she should rest for a few days, Rayna said, “I don’t want totrouble you, Mr. Faymon. I can deal with this myself. You’re right. How will I know where my limits lie if Idon’t try things out?”

Hearing that, Curtis let out a low chuckle.

It seems that my worries are unnecessary. She’s capable of handling stress much better than I thought.

Rayna was flustered when she heard the man chuckle.

“Mr. Faymon, w-what are you laughing at?”

“Nothing. Ask me anytime if you have anything you can’t solve. You haven’t opened the document Igave you, right?”

“I… forgot about it.” Rayna had been too busy, and she had almost forgotten about the documentCurtis had given to her. “I’ll go to the office to check it tomorrow.”

Fearing that Curtis would hold her accountable for her forgetfulness, she quickly changed the topic andtalked to him about the documents she did not quite grasp. Curtis patiently listened to her andexplained what she did not comprehend.

Rayna took a notebook and noted down the things he said—those were valuable advice.

“Sherfield Corporation is asking for collaboration with Faymon Group because they saw FaymonGroup’s shares falling. They’re trying to take the opportunity to get a good deal. Their CEO wantsmoney and nothing else, so just ignore them.”

Curtis taught Rayna how to read the room and negotiate with others. Eventually, Rayna stoppedresponding to him. The only sound he heard was her soft breathing.

Curtis froze.

He said nothing else and ended the call. Then, he sent her a message about the things he did notmanage to finish telling her.

Rayna only recalled falling asleep mid-call the night before when she woke up the next day and sawCurtis’ message. Her face flushed from the embarrassment, and she cursed herself for how dumb shewas.

This is so embarrassing!

Worried that Rayna was still affected by the news, Jessica had woken up early to prepare breakfast toconsole Rayna. Yet, to her surprise, Rayna was in a good mood. She looked as though she had wonthe jackpot.

Jessica asked in bewilderment, “You recompose yourself this quickly?”

“All my worries are gone after a good night’s sleep.” Rayna smiled. Her good mood was mainly due toCurtis’ talk with her the night before. “By the way, how goes the talk with my brother?”

“Don’t even start. I didn’t get to see him.” Jessica waved her hand dismissively as a gloomy look creptonto her face. “I was already there waiting for him, but he told me something cropped up and went backto the campus.”

“Maybe something did happen,” Rayna said, knowing what kind of person James was. “My brother isn’tthe type to stand someone up. Once I’m done dealing with this mess, I’ll get him to apologize to you.”

Jessica giggled. “All right! I want to have stew that’ll cost him a thousand!”

“Two thousand for each pot works too!”

As Rayna was busy, she did not get to talk much with Jessica. After the two were done with breakfast,she hurried to the office.

Although the news about her history had been sealed away, the news about Yannick’s embezzlementand kidnapping of minors was still spreading like wildfire.

Faymon Group’s shares continued to drop.

Naomi reported the situation to Rayna, and Rayna was equally anxious. Nevertheless, there wasnothing she could do about that. After going back to her office, she took out the document Curtis hadgiven to her earlier from the drawer.

She wondered if the document he had given to her was a proposal for a collaboration with a company.

When she finally saw what was on the document, she froze.

It was not a plan for a collaboration; it was about Faymon Group’s shares.

The names of the directors mentioned in the documents were Curtis’ good friends. She needed tonegotiate with them and persuade them to buy Faymon Group’s original issue shares.

As Rayna fixed her eyes on the document, she mumbled under her breath, “Some shareholders won’tbe able to stand their ground when Faymon Group’s shares stop falling, and they’ll sell the shares theyhave. Therefore, we’ll need someone to take them. The old shareholders will sell their shares, and thenew shareholders will take over those shares. Uncle Curtis won’t even need to lift a finger to changethe shareholders within Faymon Group. This is such a meticulous plan.”

So Uncle Curtis knew that this day would come. That’s why he gave me this document when he sentme back here. He wanted me to contact those directors during this time. If Uncle Curtis could figure outthe Faymons’ plan, doesn’t that mean he could have avoided the accident? Or could it be that he neverthought about avoiding the accident so that trouble would befall Faymon Group? So am I a pawn too?

The world spun around Rayna. She felt as though she had been deceived, but she soon realized thatCurtis had to have come to this conclusion because Sienna and the others would surely target FaymonGroup.

He was only the adopted son of the Faymon family, and the Faymons refused to acknowledge him.Even if Sienna or someone else were the one behind the accident, there was no way Curtis could haveavoided it.

Even if the shareholders sold their shares, the shares would be of a terribly low price. It was likely thatSienna and Chester would take the opportunity to buy them.

Rayna was a quick-witted woman, and she soon deciphered what was going on.

Thinking about Sienna’s and Chester’s attitude back at the shareholders’ meeting and the fact that theyhadn’t shown up recently, she reckoned that perhaps they were behind the worksite accident andYannick’s embezzlement coming to light.

Without wasting a second, Rayna called the secretarial department. “Ms. Gardner, I need you to makean appointment with Mr. Tyson of Wysdom.”

“Sure.”

After making arrangements for the company’s matters, Rayna messaged Wyatt and asked him to replace away to release scandals about Faymon Group as she hurried to the shareholders’ houses.

The police were quick to go public with what Yannick had done, and they also announced the date ofhis trial, which would happen in a few days’ time.

Faymon Group’s shares plummeted again.

The factories in Horington, Yeringham, and Hallsbay were almost all shut down. Tens of thousands ofworkers had lost their jobs overnight, and the management-level employees in the branch companyhad quickly switched jobs. In no time, everyone was talking about how Faymon Group was going tocollapse.

Rayna did not pay much attention to news about Faymon Group no matter how bad it was. She simplybought plenty of high-quality supplements and humbly apologized to the shareholders.

The first thing the shareholders did was berate Rayna harshly. They went on about how women couldnever succeed in high-ranking positions and were nothing but pests. Then, they called othershareholders to discuss the situation. When they found out that Faymon Group was willing to reacquirethe shares from them and the price was up for negotiation, many hesitated little in releasing theiroriginal issue shares the moment they were offered satisfactory prices.

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