Dear Sweetheart novel

The men’s faces were swollen and covered in bruises, and Rayna deduced that Curtis’ subordinates must have shown no mercy.

“Sorry you had to go through this.”

She paid them double and told them they could leave before departing, returning to the company to deal with some matters.

When it was five in the evening, she drove to the residential area Curtis lived in, but instead of going in, she called Carl. “Pack your things. I’m waiting for you at the entrance of the residential area.”

“Sure,” said Carl without asking her why. A few minutes later, Rayna saw him coming out with a suitcase. Lucky was trailing behind the little boy, wagging its tail.

Rayna got out of her car and placed his suitcase in the trunk. Then, she looked at the dog. “He can’t come with us.”

“Why?” Carl really wanted to bring the dog with him, so he pleaded, “Please, Ms. Rayna. Let him come with us. Mr. Curtis never takes him around for walks. That’s just sad.”

For a moment, Rayna wanted to relent, but she gritted her teeth and said with determination, “No. He belongs to Curtis. Take him back.”

“But Ms. Rayna—”

“One more word and I’m leaving you behind as well.”

Taking note of Rayna’s cold expression and her non-negotiable tone, Carl lowered his head and despondently brought the dog back. A moment later, he came back looking dejected.

Rayna took him back to the condominium. She had informed Jessica about Carl staying temporarily in the room next to hers, and Jessica agreed to the arrangement.

After the boy settled down, Rayna was about to take him to Kristie’s place.

Larissa had just returned from her grocery run and was about to make dinner. The first thing she saw upon opening the door was a boy standing next to Rayna. Stunned, she asked, “Ms. Garland, who is this?”

“My friend’s kid. He’ll be staying with me for a while. He might come here a lot, so you probably have a bit of extra work ahead of you.”

Larissa politely, “Hi,

head. “Come in. So what would

okay. I’ll make dinner tonight. You can go

I’ll be

latter there was chicken soup in the kitchen. Rayna would often

some noise outside, emerged from her chambers. “Nana? Are you done with

her morning sickness had subsided, and she even gained a little weight. After just a short

“This is Ms. Jessica. She’s pregnant, and

He greeted Jessica with a juvenile voice and asked, “Aunt Kristie is staying here,

“She’s still sleeping. You’ll see her once she

still sleeping? Is she not

so spooked that she couldn’t sleep the whole night.

did you join her? Jess, you’re pregnant. You should at least take good care

it, and she wouldn’t let me sleep either.” Jessica shrugged. “And it was a zombie movie. It wasn’t that

Words eluded Rayna.

interjected, “Ooh, is it good?

I’ll put it on

“Okay!”

head with a sigh. She then proceeded

As she helped her friend out, she said, “I thought he was fine staying at Mr. Faymon’s. Why did

care of him. Aside

too good.” A momentary pause later, Jessica

“Yes. Carl isn’t, though.”

told Jessica all about Emma sending a woman Theodore’s way, and how Theodore impregnated the woman. Rayna also didn’t leave out the part where she tried aborting the woman’s child

for Jessica. For a while, there was nothing but shock and befuddlement in her eyes. Eventually, she snapped out of it. “He should know how she got pregnant, right?

He said the Nicholsons and Xaviers are good friends, and that Selena is Noel’s only daughter. If I tried to harm Selena, the Nicholsons would be

“He was trying to protect you. He didn’t want

to make me