Dear sweetheart novel (Rayna and Julian)
Dear Sweetheart Chapter 217

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 217

Chapter 217 Unknowing Reunion 1

Rayna wasn’t a fan of Emma’s condescending attitude, nor did she like the older woman’s tone ofvoice. “If that’s a sincere compliment, I’ll accept it and thank you for it. If there’s something you want tosay, please just get to the point.”

Unfazed, Emma took a sip of coffee, her movements exuding grace and elegance. “I’ve seen yourcontract with Theodore. Your family is lacking, but you’re hardworking, and I suppose you can beconsidered befitting of my son.”

“You’ve seen it?” At the thought of Theodore showing his mother their contract, Rayna felt an intensewave of anger burning in her chest. Nonetheless, she tamped down her temper and tried to put a lid onher emotions. “Mr. Xavier was merely joking around with me.”

“I can judge for myself whether it’s a joke or not.” The older woman’s eyes narrowed into slits, and hervoice was laced with displeasure. “My son’s too stubborn. He could’ve fallen for any other woman, butalas, he fell for an illegitimate child. Well, that illegitimate child is pretty capable herself. It’s been fouryears, yet my son still signed this contract all for her sake.”

Her scathing remarks didn’t end there. After a brief pause, she continued, “That doesn’t matteranymore. It’s a pity that someone like Mr. Faymon ended up marrying Jasmine, but I can finally heavea sigh of relief now that they’re married.”

Since Rayna wasn’t close to Jasmine, she had no intentions of sticking her nose in the latter’sbusiness. However, Emma’s tone vexed her, and she couldn’t help but retort, “You can stop calling heran illegitimate child. Haven’t you heard that the Sanders family has acknowledged Ms. Sanders, andshe’s now one of the higher-ups of Sanders Group? Moreover, she holds twenty percent of thecompany’s shares.”

A disdainful smile spread across Emma’s face when she heard that. “She’s capable, so much so thatshe forced the Sanders family to acknowledge her. Despite that, she’ll always be an illegitimate child inmy eyes, and nothing can change that.”

I won’t allow an illegitimate child to taint the reputation of the Xavier family.

At that thought, Emma’s expression dimmed. “Theodore is a smart boy. He had a bright future ahead ofhim, and if it weren’t for that d*mned illegitimate child, he would’ve taken over his father’s position!”

“Whether you like her or not, it’s none of my business,” Rayna responded as she got to her feet. “I havenothing else to say to you, so I’ll take my leave now.”

Before she could leave, however, Emma reached out to grab her arm, appearing rather friendly andpleasant. “Indeed, I don’t like her, but I have a good impression of you, Ms. Garland,” remarked theolder woman.

“I can tell Theodore likes you a lot. Moreover, you’re currently the vice CEO of Hatchair Group, and thatgoes to show how talented you are. Hence, I believe that with our help, everything you do will besmooth sailing from here on out,” she continued.

Rayna’s heart was filled with disgust.

This woman’s such a drama queen! She acted all high and mighty earlier in an attempt to assert herdominance, but after seeing how I wasn’t intimidated by that, she completely changed her tune and isnow acting friendly with me. This is unbelievable!

“I’m not interested in your son, Mrs. Xavier, and I’m sure he isn’t interested in me either.” Raynawithdrew her hand and stood her ground, showing no signs of relenting. “Thank you, but I’ll work hardto get what I want.”

That prompted a subtle smile to spread across Emma’s face, and she tightened her grip. “That’s fine.You can start off as friends. Maybe your feelings will change after being around him. You’re a good girl,Ms. Garland.”

Rayna was bereft of words.

“I don’t have much to gift to you. This is an emerald bracelet Theodore’s grandma gave me.” As shespoke, Emma removed the piece of jewelry that was adorning her pale and slender wrist.

Before Rayna could pick up what was going on, the older woman had already grabbed onto her handand slid the bracelet onto her wrist.

She wasn’t as meticulous as Emma when it came to taking care of her appearance. Hence, her wristwasn’t as smooth as the latter’s. As the bracelet was forcefully placed on her, Rayna felt a pang of painand took a sharp breath.

Her face contorted in pain, and with great difficulty, she uttered, “Mrs. Xavier, you—”

Rayna quickly held her tongue and inhaled deeply to avoid spewing the profanities that were swirling inher mind. On the other hand, Emma had a smile plastered on her face as she continued to hold ontoRayna’s hand. “It’s nothing much, so please accept it.”

“Well then, thank you!” Rayna muttered through gritted teeth. At that moment, she was focused on thethrobbing pain on her wrist and failed to notice the camera outside the window that was pointed atthem.

After much difficulty, she finally managed to escape Emma. Rayna had the urge to smash the braceletinto pieces when she saw how red and swollen her wrist was. Afraid the woman might want it back inthe future, she dared not act on her impulse and stormed into a jewelry store instead.

“Please take this bracelet off of me. Don’t damage it.”

A couple of employees quickly surrounded Rayna and applied a thick layer of hand cream onto herwrist to provide some lubrication as one of them attempted to slide the bracelet off. Unfortunately, sincethe bracelet was forcefully slid onto her, even the slightest touch hurt her. In the end, an employee hadno choice but to hold Rayna by her arm to keep her still as he pried the bracelet off of her wrist.

The employee carefully placed the piece of jewelry into a box and returned it to Rayna. “The color ofthe emerald is rich and brilliant. A bracelet of this quality is usually priced at seven figures. You havegood taste, miss.”

That had her staring at him in silent disbelief.

I’m so glad I kept myself in check and didn’t smash the bracelet into pieces. Otherwise, things mighthave turned out really bad.

Rayna continued rubbing her throbbing wrist. Just as she left the mall, she received a series ofmessages from Carl, asking where she was at the moment. Through his texts, she could sense that hewas frantic.

Rayna glanced at the clock and didn’t feel like returning to the office. As such, she sent Carl theaddress of a restaurant and swiftly made her way there. She had just begun eating when the boyarrived.

“Have you eaten?” she said, sliding the menu toward him. “Order whatever you like.”

“Something terrible has happened, Ms. Rayna!” Carl pulled his mask down, revealing the anxiousexpression that was plastered on his countenance. “Did you see the news? Mom is getting married tosomeone else!”

Rayna knew that a boy as smart as Carl would eventually stumble upon the news when he was on thecomputer. However, there was nothing she could do about it.

“Did you ask your mom about it?”

The boy clenched his fists. “I did, but Mom said she had no choice but to get married and advised menot to worry about it. How can I not, though?” he huffed. “Even if she was left with no choice, she’sgetting married, and the whole world knows about it! Mom told me we’d wait for Dad to come back forChristmas and go skiing at Harfush. She lied to Dad and me.”

Stunned, Rayna looked at him and queried, “She said your dad will be back for Christmas?”

But Carl’s Dad is Theodore, so why would Jasmine say that? Is she lying to Carl, or is she planning tohave someone pose as Theodore when Christmas rolls around?

“Yeah, but based on her actions, I can’t help feeling like she’s lying to me. I just want my dad. I don’twant that Mr. Faymon guy to be my dad.”

She furrowed her brows in frustration. “He can’t be your dad either!”

That would be a mess, no?

Carl instantly lifted his head, his eyes sparkling as he glanced at her. “Ms. Rayna, do you like Mr.Faymon? Why don’t I help you two elope?”

“W-What nonsense are you spewing!” Rayna’s face flushed crimson as she choked on the food. Aftergulping down a cup of water, she hissed, “Who would like that man?”

“Then why did you say he can’t be my dad?” he probed.

Because he’s your uncle!

She put her hand to her forehead, sighing helplessly. “Because he’s not a good man, okay? I’m afraidyour mom would be taken advantage of if she married him.”

“I think so, too.” Carl wholeheartedly agreed with that statement of hers and added disdainfully, “He’snot that handsome either. He can’t even hold a candle to my dad, and who knows where he got all thatmoney from?”

Once again, Rayna was stunned speechless.

“Ms. Rayna, you’re so smart. Don’t you have an idea?” The boy cast a pitiful glance at her, costing hera great deal of self-restraint to avoid pinching his soft and supple cheeks.

“I don’t. What about you?”

“Me neither.” Carl scratched the back of his head as the gears in his mind began turning.

All of a sudden, his eyes lit up, and he turned to Rayna. “Why don’t we have someone sabotage himduring the ceremony and have them accuse him of being a playboy? That way, they won’t be able to gothrough with the marriage!”

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