Dear Sweetheart novel

Chapter 319

The Lopez family kept Gerald’s accident so quiet that none of the media was aware of it. The only attendees at the funeral were close friends and family.

Dressed entirely in black, Rayna accompanied Curtis and the others to the cemetery.

She saw Wyatt and his mother upon getting out of the car. Pamela looked haggard, as though Gerald’s death had made her age overnight.

Gerald had had a decent reputation and had been a good husband to Pamela. Rayna had even heard from Curtis that Pamela had cried all night with Gerald’s body in her arms on the day of the accident.

Jessica stood beside Wyatt. She was also clad in black, with a dark veil shrouding her petite face. Although her expression remained impassive, her lips moved as though she was saying words of comfort to Pamela.

Rayna withdrew her gaze and sighed softly.

Despite Gerald’s embarrassing conduct, he had been married to Pamela for decades and was Wyatt’s father. Rayna reckoned Pamela would not tolerate Jessica’s presence if she knew the truth.

Wyatt came over to receive Theodore and the others when he saw them.

“Theodore, Curtis, thank you for coming.” He still seemed energetic despite the blankness of his gaze and his hoarse voice.

Theodore patted him on the shoulder. “My condolences.”

Wyatt shrugged and said jeeringly, “I’m not that upset. This must be karma for everything he’s done.”

Those incidents had soured his relationship with his father to such an extent that he was unwilling to inherit the family business.

The funeral began at nine.

The crowd stood in silence and, after the casket was lowered, stepped forward one at a time to offer their

condolences.

the

and said, “You

Curtis nodded.

with tears flowing unrestrainedly down her cheeks. Jessica

loss, Mrs. Lopez. Just because the world doesn’t know it, doesn’t mean the

nodded and held Jessica’s hand tightly. “Oh, Jessica, I don’t know how

me. Wyatt cares for

to Pamela. She kept her distance to avoid disturbing them and only approached after Jessica had

be feeling awful

“You know everything?”

Chapter 319

told me,” Rayna said as the pair headed outside. “You have a good heart for not allowing your vengeance to spill over to the rest of the

but Pamela and Wyatt don’t know anything

for offering to take that bullet, making me

the hospital with Wyatt and saw Gerald’s remains, a feeling

by guilt when she saw Pamela’s tears and

involvement in the plot

should have employed a clever girl to approach Wyatt and exact vengeance on my behalf.

stopped in her tracks and turned to Rayna. “I’m sorry, Nana,” she muttered apologetically. “I approached you with

have taken

“Oh, Nana.”

always thought of you as that friend of mine who is as radiant as the sun,” Rayna said. “I hope

tears to well up in Jessica’s eyes. Unable to withstand it any longer, she

and robbed me of my opportunity to study abroad. Just because my sister

kind in the face of so much injustice? Why

that I managed to

close to tears when she heard the tale. She patted her gently on her back. “I’m sorry for not having

muffled sobs on Rayna’s shoulder

world is