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.”

time and place,” the

is Arnaud’s turf, Curtis. If you send James, we may not be able to

there’s nothing else to

point. Rayna’s eyes were wide with

did she understand how James could have gotten such an accurate inkling of Arnaud’s movements and how he had managed to

who

vibrated at that

her head splitting open

a photograph of an

it at the temple for James. She would recognize it

believe

the photograph of the emerald pendant, Rayna almost collapsed

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

when he thought

let go of her hand supporting herself against the wall and fell limply

Rayna on the floor, he leaped off

ordered Kristie, who was passing by, “Aunt Kristie, hurry up and

the sun shining outside the window. It looked

fainting the

prolonged search. When she

a look

took it for repairs.” Jessica helped her back to the bedroom. “The

rest!” Rayna flung her arm away to head outside. “I have many things to do, and I’m going over for a

James can’t be dead!

“Calm down, Nana. This isn’t good for

Baby?

gazed down at her belly, and a horrible feeling

Nana?” Jessica scrambled to wipe

and cried even

ask anymore. She

cried enough, Jessica pulled her to sit by the bed

her head, Rayna forced a smile. “I just feel horrible at the

but we can’t do anything to help.” Jessica sighed. “Mr. York is there for them, so don’t

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