Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 151

Chapter 151 Maybe It Is Just A Coincidence

Theodore said indifferently, “I know Curtis well. He won’t stand up for just anyone. Thus, he must be somewhat attracted to you, Ms. Garland. If you truly intend to keep your feelings to yourself, sign this.”

As he spoke, he uncapped a pen and placed it next to the document, adding, “I need absolute assurance from you.”

Rayna knew she could come up with a million excuses, and still, he would accept none of them.

Uncle Curtis… also has feelings for me?

That thought sent her heart racing. I must be crazy for entertaining such a possibility!

Theodore tapped on the document. His voice was cold as he uttered, “Ms. Garland.”

“Huh?” Rayna raised her head to meet his sharp gaze that seemed to be able to see right through her. It felt impossible to hide all her thoughts from him. Subconsciously, she began to twiddle with her fingers on her knees.

Her subtle movements did not escape Theodore’s notice. “Ms. Garland, you can still be yourself after signing this document. I will not interfere with any part of your life. After Curtis gets married, this contract will be annulled, and I will not retract any of the houses, cars, or shares stated on it,” he explained.

All of the possessions stated in the contract were valued at a total of nearly one hundred million.

Rayna did not doubt the strength of the friendship between Theodore and Curtis. However, she was certain that the man before her was mainly doing such a thing in Jasmine’s interest.

Curiosity bubbled up inside her, and she wondered what had happened to them and why they had broken up.

Rayna stared in contemplation at the contract in front of her for a full minute. Eventually, she picked up the pen and signed on the dotted line. Her countenance remained calm, betraying none of her true emotions.

Once she was done, she closed the document and pushed it back toward Theodore. A small smile played about her lips.

“This is such a good deal. Of course, I’ll take it.”

Theodore pressed his lips tightly together. His entire demeanor changed, becoming colder and harder. He kept the signed contract away and stood up, towering over Rayna. “Ms. Garland, I hope you’ll remember what you have promised.”

“See yourself out, Mr. Xavier.”

Rayna watched him head out of the restaurant. The second he was out of her line of sight, she pressed a hand to her chest and heaved a sigh of relief.

Theodore was a difficult man to deal with. Every conversation with him felt like an interrogation. There was no room for negotiation with him at all. He was extremely unreasonable in that way.

“How can a person like that even have an ex-girlfriend…” Rayna muttered. Just as she reached for her glass of water, she realized Carl was still next to her. His entire body was pressed against the glass window as he stared at the view outside of the restaurant.

Rayna leaned over to him. “Hey, kid, what’re you up to?”

“Ms. Rayna, who was that?” Carl pulled off his mask. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was physically a replica of Theodore. “Did you not realize that we look exactly alike?”

Nodding, she replied, “I realized that on my second meeting with you.”

“T-Then, do you think he’s my father?” Carl asked, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

“I’m not sure about that.” Rayna had also speculated about the relationship between Theodore and Carl before but ended up dismissing the thought. “Didn’t you say that your father is a soldier and is a very busy man? Those descriptions do not fit him.”

Disappointed welled up in the boy’s eyes. “You’re right. He said no when I asked him earlier if he has a wife, so he definitely won’t have a son. But we look very alike!”

Rayna stroked his head and smiled, saying, “Maybe it’s just a coincidence that the two of you look alike. There are cases of unrelated people who’re the spitting images of each other out there in the world.”

Carl nodded in understanding, but he still turned to look out of the window.

Even though Theodore had long driven off, he could still recall the moments of their earlier encounter.

I’ll have to wait till the holidays to meet Daddy! That’s too long!

Rayna had planned to drop Carl home before returning to the company. The second the two of them left the restaurant, the boy received a call from his mother. Then, he told Rayna that his mother would pick him up and urged her to go on without him.

“Okay, then I’ll leave first. Message me on WhatsApp if you need anything,” Rayna exhorted.

She remembered she had some tasks to handle at the office, so she could not wait with Carl until his mother came to pick him up. As she strode out of the door, a woman passed by her. If Rayna had walked a little slower and lifted her head, she would have recognized that woman as Jasmine.

Faymon Group’s shares continued on its freefall. Negative news popped up endlessly. Even the employees of the corporation were beginning to panic.

Through insider information, many employees knew that the shareholders were selling their original issue shares. Every one of them presumed that Faymon Group would go bankrupt soon, so they resigned as soon as they received a new job offer.

The HR department received at least a dozen resignation letters daily. When Naomi learned of it, she reported the situation to Rayna.

However, Rayna was not alarmed by the report. While reviewing the documents speedily, she said, “With Faymon Group in such a state, of course, the employees would lose faith. It’s natural that they would be resigning in droves. Have every department take note of this—inform the employees that they can’t work in the same industry for half a year after their resignation. Send out subsidies.”

“Yes.”

Naomi gathered up the files and quickly exited the office.

Rayna’s head began spinning from the long hours of reading. After calling for someone to send in a cup of coffee through the internal landline, she leaned back against her chair and massaged her temples with her fingers.

Other than learning that Chester and Sienna had secretly been in contact with the shareholders to acquire the original issue shares some time ago, she had not been to find out what he was up to at the moment. Chester seemed to have fallen off the radar.

“What exactly are they waiting for…” Rayna murmured in puzzlement.

Because she had signed the contract with Theodore, she took pains to keep a distance from Curtis, no longer sending any WhatsApp messages to him, even when it came to work-related matters. Instead, she directed all her questions to Wyatt and the others.

While Rayna was lost in her thoughts, a knock sounded at the door, followed by a man’s flirty voice. “Here’s your coffee, Ms. Garland.”

Reflexively, she looked up and saw Wyatt standing at the door. Dressed in trendy clothes, he looked every bit like a fashion guru. Yet, he had a cup of coffee in his hand. One had to say that he stood out like a sore thumb in their solemn corporate office.

Rayna stared at him for a moment, stunned. “Mr. Lopez, what are you doing here?”

“I came over to visit you because I’m worried about you,” Wyatt said playfully and placed the cup of coffee beside her hand. “A darling like you shouldn’t be drinking so much coffee.”

His term of endearment for her gave her goosebumps.

He really is so flirty and skittish!

Rayna rubbed her arms and said in disgust, “Mr. Lopez, please don’t think you can get away with such crazy behavior just because you’re good-looking. Women hate men like you the most.”

“Oh, you’re breaking my heart!” Wyatt wailed, clutching at his chest in mock pain. “I treat you this way because I consider you a friend! Everyone else just gets a cold look from me.”

“Just why are you here, Mr. Lopez?” Rayna took in a deep breath. She could not banter with him. He was too good at the game, for he had no shame. “Well, if you’re here to check in on me, you can goCcontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

now since I’m fine.”

“Wow! Aren’t you a cold woman? Won’t you at least thank me for bringing you your coffee?”

Rayna stared at Wyatt, speechless.

Seeing that he was sitting on her desk with one side of his body, she tried to ignore his frivolous posture but to no avail. In the end, she used a pen to forcefully poke his backside, saying, “Well, thank you! Now, off you go!”

Fortunately, Wyatt had quick reflexes, hopping off the table when he saw her pen nearing him.

Aware that he could not lean against the desk anymore, he pulled out a chair and settled into it. “I do have a reason for coming here. Curtis has been in a foul mood lately. He’s driven away all the housekeepers in his mansion.”

Rayna’s heart skipped a bit at the mention of Curtis, yet she asked casually, “Why is he in such a foul mood?”

Wyatt crossed his arms across his chest, sighed, and replied, “It seems that the doctor who did the follow-up on him let it slip that his leg was necrotic and that there was no hope of recovery. That angered him.”