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.”

of the time and place,” the

If you send James, we may not be able to rescue him if he’s

there’s nothing

point. Rayna’s eyes were wide with

she understand how James could have gotten such an accurate inkling of Arnaud’s movements and how he had managed to ambush the latter from his vantage

Curtis who told him all

vibrated

her head

photograph of an emerald pendant smeared

it at the temple for

believe he

at the photograph of the emerald pendant, Rayna almost

Curtis drag my brother into this and send

when he thought

hand supporting herself against the wall and fell limply onto the

floor, he

he calmly ordered Kristie, who was passing by, “Aunt

awoke, she saw the sun shining outside the window. It looked as if it

fainting the

search. When she pulled open the door to exit the room, she

grabbed her arm with a look of panic.

repairs.” Jessica helped her back to the bedroom. “The doctor says you’ve

have many things to do, and I’m going over for a look.

James can’t be dead!

forward to grab her. “Calm down,

Baby?

down at her belly, and a horrible feeling rose from her chest.

scrambled to wipe

her and cried even

not ask anymore. She only patted

had cried enough, Jessica pulled her to sit by the bed and poured her a glass of warm water.

smile. “I just feel

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