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.”

James of the time and place,” the man said

you send James, we may not

there’s nothing else

that point. Rayna’s eyes

accurate inkling of Arnaud’s movements and how

who told him all

phone vibrated at

new WhatsApp message and felt her head

photograph of an

temple for James. She would recognize it even decades

believe

emerald pendant, Rayna almost collapsed

this and send him to exact vengeance on Arnaud by himself? How could he

when he thought

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

saw Rayna on the floor, he leaped off his chair and ran

he calmly ordered Kristie, who was

sun shining outside the window. It looked as if

remembered fainting

recollection of the prior night, Rayna scrambled to 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

her arm with a

the bedroom. “The doctor

Rayna flung her arm away to head outside. “I have many things

James can’t be dead!

her. “Calm down, Nana. This

Baby?

her senses, Rayna gazed down at her belly, and a horrible feeling rose from her chest. She blinked, and her tears began flowing down

wrong, Nana?” Jessica scrambled to wipe her tears. “What

and cried even

ask anymore. She

Jessica pulled her to sit by the bed and poured her a

feel horrible at the

can’t do anything to help.” Jessica sighed. “Mr. York is

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