Dear Sweetheart novel

Stella bit her lip. “That’s just what I heard from others. I deeply respect Ms. Garland.”

Despite her reply, Xandra did not buy it. “If that were true, you wouldn’t have believed what others said. I’m over twenty years older than you, and I can tell what you’re thinking. I turned a blind eye because it’s not easy to be working at your age. If I choose to be petty, you can forget about attaining wealth or status anywhere else you go, let alone at Faymon Group.”

She spoke calmly but firmly. Stella was so intimidated that she could only bow her head without daring to utter a single word.

After a long pause, Xandra finally glanced at the younger woman. “All right, you should leave after finishing your drink. We’re about to close soon anyway.”

Stella turned to Linda and gave a slight bow. “I’ll be leaving, then.”

Linda’s expression remained cold as she ignored Stella.

I didn’t notice it before until Xandra pointed it out. I’ve only now realized how devious Stella is. She claims to be Belle’s friend yet speaks ill of her!

After Stella left, Linda took Xandra’s hand and said, “Thank you for standing up for Belle. I don’t mix with others much, so I had no idea how awful the youngsters are nowadays.”

“Don’t mention it. Belle is an amazing child. It can’t be helped if she and Curtis don’t get along. I hope you won’t cease to be my friend just because we don’t get to be in-laws,” Xandra replied with a smile.

Her response immediately put Linda at ease. “What are you talking about? I’m the one who worried you’d think I wasn’t worthy of being your friend.”

“Not at all. I couldn’t be happier to be friends with you.”

“In that case, why don’t you come to my house later and have a meal? When the sweet soup is ready, you can take some back for Mr. Faymon.”

Xandra nodded while beaming. “Okay. By the way, you don’t have to keep addressing him as Mr. Faymon. Just call him by his name.”

Meanwhile, Stella’s cheeks were still burning even after she left Obelisk Mall.

learning that Linda was Rayna’s mother, Stella had deliberately

never imagined that the woman next to Linda would be Curtis’ mother and would end

wouldn’t know anything about Curtis’ relationship with Jefferson. The mastermind behind this plan was the one who told me about it, and the same person arranged for me to return to

Stella’s spine and her brows furrowed as she recalled Xandra’s contemptuous gaze and

dare she talk to me like that? Who on earth is

the relationship between Curtis and Jefferson, she knew nothing about

the side of the road, got into the

went

female voice. The person

something to change the sound of their voice. That was the case in almost every call, so she took

mother today. Send

haven’t completed what I asked you to do, yet you’re already in a hurry to make your

She took a pack of cigarettes from her bag, lit one of them, and rolled down the car window. “Beauty and coy behavior don’t work

his mother, then?” the other

a puff of smoke out the window, seemingly mocking the person for being slow on the uptake. “Even the thirsty crow in the fable knew how to put stones into the pitcher so it could drink the water. Since I

you got here. Had I not destroyed your information in advance, do you think Curtis would’ve

memory of the past made Stella’s eyes

her gaze softened again, and she spoke with much more restraint. “At any rate, you’re my backers.

the

while stretching a hand out of the car window and flicking the ash from her cigarette. “Oh, I’ve something to tell

driver saw what she was doing, he wanted

the rearview mirror, he saw Stella sitting with her legs crossed. Her skirt had ridden up, exposing her fair thighs a little. She also had a cigarette between her lips

sneaking a few more peeks at

nothing had happened

phone in a low voice. “I

the line was so shocked that they