Dear Sweetheart novel

Chapter 708 Superstitious Townspeople

Cassidy's under Fernando's protection?

Before Rayna could ask Cassidy what Yasmin meant by that, Cassidy sent Yasmin away.

“The girl's speaking nonsense. She doesn't know what's going on,” Cassidy told her. She then held Rayna's hand and said, “Let's go inside the house first.”

Curtis brought their groceries into the kitchen. When he emerged back out, he said to Rayna, “I'm going to get the ingredients ready.”

“Do you need help?” she asked.

“No, I can manage.” With that, the man went back inside the kitchen.

Right as Rayna sat down on the couch, she spotted Yasmin entering the house and passing Cassidy a mysterious black object. “Here you go, Ms. Cassidy.”

Cassidy took it, and Yasmin gleefully sat down beside Rayna.

“What was that?” Rayna queried.

“Oh, it's just a balm for wounds,” Cassidy answered as she walked over to Rayna and opened the small black box.

A refreshing scent wafted into Rayna's nostrils. She took a whiff and said, “I smell jasmine.”

“Yes, there's jasmine in it.” Cassidy handed Rayna the box. “Use this for the scratch wound on the back of Curtis' hand.”

Rayna stiffened when she heard that. “He's hurt?”

“Mhm. The back of his hand was scratched by Ms. Weintz's nails back at the marketplace, but it's a minor wound. It's nothing strange that you didn't see it,” Cassidy explained. She then said to Yasmin, “Come with me.”

As Rayna took the box, she watched Cassidy and Yasmin walk out of the living room.

Then, she went into the kitchen with the box. “Why didn't you tell me that your hand is injured?”

Curtis turned around upon hearing her. He then spared a glimpse on the back of his hand and said, “It's just a scratch.”

“You should apply some balm on it,” Rayna said as she showed him the box. “I can't see that well, so you'll have to do it yourself.”

Curtis dried his hands and took it. When he opened it, the fragrant scent of jasmine filled the room. “What balm is this?”

“Cassidy gave it to me. I'm guessing that they made it,” Rayna told him. As she glanced at the ingredients on the countertop, she asked, “Did Fernando leave after we came out of the marketplace?”

“Yes.” Curtis applied some of the balm on the back of his hand. “James messaged me earlier, telling me that he has reached Jayfort, but he went to meet up with Vance first.”

“I see. Tell him to be careful.” Rayna turned to leave the kitchen once she said that. Curtis shoved the small box back into her hands and said, “Wait in the living room. It's rather smoky in the kitchen.”

When Rayna walked out of the kitchen, Robin, who had just woken up, came downstairs. “Mrs. Faymon.”

Rayna recognized his voice. “You're awake.”

“Mhm. Is Mr. Faymon cooking?” Robin asked when he noticed Curtis in the kitchen.

“Yes,” Rayna replied. She then asked, “Are Fluffy and Furry in your room?”

“They are. They're in the cage. I was afraid that they'd wander everywhere,” Robin said as he walked over to sit down on the couch. When he saw the fruits on the coffee table, he took an apple and bit into it.

Judging from the way he was devouring the apple, Rayna figured he probably woke up because he was famished. A smile appeared on her face.

“By the way, what did you notice when you went to that family with Cassidy at night? Can you tell me about it?” Rayna was still worried about the incident. A voice in the back of her mind kept telling her that something bad was going to happen.

“It was nothing much. It's just that the people here are quite superstitious. That's all I noticed,” Robin muttered as he recalled the moment. “Oh, except one thing.”

“What is it?”

“The cook. Her father-in-law was the one who died, and although she seemed to be bawling, something tells me it was faked. Her eyes weren't red at all. She was just shedding tears,” Robin pointed out as he mulled over his memory. He found the way the cook cried rather peculiar.

“Did anything happen here while we were out?” Rayna asked as she sipped on water.

“Nothing, but that might be because I was sleeping like a log.” Robin finished the apple and cleaned his hands. “Fluffy and Furry seemed startled by something in the middle of my sleep, and they were making noises for a while. I doubt there's anything strange, though.”

Rayna hummed in response as she pieced together the bits of information she had gotten. The more the puzzle pieces fit together, the stranger the town seemed to her.

While Rayna was chatting with Robin, Fernando came in, but Rayna did not notice him right away. It was only when the man's voice rang out did she realize he was there. “Is Cassidy here?”

“She went out with Yasmin, but I don't know where they went,” Rayna replied, squinting at Fernando, but all she could see was a vague silhouette in front of her.

It seemed like her vision had returned to its initial state.

“I bought this for her. Please pass it to her when she's back,” Fernando said as he put a black carton box on the coffee table.

After that, he left without looking back.

“Who was that?” Robin wondered out loud.