Dear Sweetheart novel

After scrolling for over a minute, she finally found the voice message sent by Ringo.

However, the email was too large to be previewed online.

It took Rayna several minutes to download the audio clip. After reducing the volume, she held the device beside her ear.

The audio clip began with only the sound of footsteps before various other noises joined the cacophony as if somebody was watching television.

Rayna sped the clip up.

After listening for a while, she put the playback speed back to normal when she detected the sound of somebody opening the door to enter the room.

“I bought you some strawberries and cherries, Kristie.” A low male voice sounded from the audio clip, followed by the sound of footsteps. “I’ll rinse them in the kitchen, then watch television with you. How does that sound?”

Kristie hummed her assent.

Having listened to the dialogue, Rayna assumed from Kristie’s state that it was during the interval when Curtis brought her back from Yartran.

Why did Ringo’s people plant a bug in Kristie’s place at that time?

She did not delve into it but instead pressed the phone against her ear and listened intently.

Curtis’ tone was gentle when he spoke to Kristie, but she merely responded with noncommittal grunts no matter what he said.

Rayna could sense how awful Curtis must have felt.

Feeling awful herself, she once again sped up the clip.

After a while, Rayna heard the sound of the doorbell, followed by Jeremy’s and Wyatt’s voices.

The group chatted a little while until Jeremy suddenly said, “Have James come over, Curtis. You saw how much Kristie wanted to see him when I showed her his photograph.”

“That’s unnecessary. I don’t need outsiders to be concerned about my sister.”

Silence befell the group.

“Ms. Garland called me, Curtis. She wants to help Jefferson, but she requires the signatures of the politicians who attended the party. It just so happens I’m on that list too.”

“We have long since severed ties,” Curtis said blandly. “There’s no need to consider my feelings.” A while later, Curtis asked Jeremy, “When is the party?”

“Two months from now.”

and place,” the man said

you send James, we may not be able to rescue

if there’s nothing else to

ended at that point. Rayna’s eyes were wide

accurate inkling of Arnaud’s movements

who told him

phone vibrated at

message and felt her head splitting open when she saw

was a photograph of an emerald

it at the temple for James. She

believe

of the emerald pendant, Rayna

Kristie. How could Curtis drag my brother into this and send him

heart broke when he thought

her hand supporting herself against the wall and fell limply onto the

When he saw Rayna on the floor, he leaped off his chair and ran over. “Ms. Rayna, what’s

calmly ordered Kristie, who was

Rayna awoke, she saw the sun shining outside the

fainting the night

locate her phone but could not find it despite her prolonged search. When she pulled open the door to exit the room, she ran into Jessica, who was coming in and nearly knocking the latter to

with a

Jessica helped her back to the bedroom. “The

want to rest!” Rayna flung her arm away to head outside. “I have many

James can’t be dead!

her. “Calm down, Nana. This isn’t good

Baby?

senses, Rayna gazed down at her belly, and a horrible feeling rose from

scrambled to wipe

hugged her and

not ask anymore. She only patted her

Jessica pulled her to sit by the bed and poured her a glass of warm water. “What’s

just feel horrible at

is there for them, so don’t worry. Take good care of