Chapter 528

Gabriel frowned and thought about it. “But a person convicted of growing poppy plants will not be put behind bars for many years, Mr. Faymon. Vivi nearly killed Mrs. Faymon. You won't let that evil woman off easily, right?”

Curtis lifted his head and stared at him icily. “Are you telling me to teach that woman a lesson? If I'm going to do it myself, why did I hire you in the first place?”

“Oh...” Gabriel immediately understood what he was implying. He could not help but think of himself as an all-rounder. “Mr. Faymon, I might not be able to give birth to your child, but for everything else, you can count on me.”

Curtis' face darkened when he heard what his assistant said.

Upon noticing that, Gabriel chuckled to conceal his embarrassment. “I was just kidding, Mr. Faymon.”

“Shut up and drive!” Curtis roared.

Gabriel instantly paid full attention to the road, as he did not dare to step on the man's toes again.

Sitting in the back passenger seat, Curtis scrolled through his phone and seemed to have come across a piece of information.

Two minutes later, he asked Gabriel, “Where did the money Jessica gave to Vivi come from?”

“Oh, the money.” Gabriel investigated that this morning. He replied, “She has Mr. Lopez's credit card with her, so she made an online transaction to Vivi's account. But Mr. Faymon, Mrs. Faymon has sent Jessica out of the country.”

“Where did she send her to?” Curtis asked.

“Based on my investigation, her flight was bound for Yartran. But I don't know if she'd transit to other places.”

Curtis lowered his eyes and went deep in thought.

He did not pay much attention to Wyatt and Jessica because he felt they should take care of their own business. Nonetheless, he knew Rayna made this arrangement to keep Wyatt away from Jessica.

Gabriel added, “Mr. Faymon, Mr. Lopez wanted me to inform him about Ms. Marsh if I have updates about her.”

“Don't you have enough things to do? Do you want me to give you more assignments?” Curtis threatened him.

“No, no, no. I have enough assignments to work on!” Gabriel instantly knew what Curtis was implying. He responded with a bitter smile and said, “Please have mercy on me, Mr. Faymon. I won't be able to spend time with my girlfriend if you give me additional work...”

Curtis' eyes darkened. He said calmly, “Don't bother about Wyatt. He has gone overboard lately.”

He owed Jessica a favor. Had Jessica not negotiated with Vivi and made the latter withdraw the lawsuit, Rayna would still be in dire straits.

Moreover, he had yet to reconcile with Rayna. It'll be disastrous if I still side with Wyatt.

Rayna was a little lost when she woke up and found herself in her condominium.

She could not believe last night's dreamlike incident was real.

After lazing around on the bed for a few more minutes, Rayna freshened up, changed into a new pair of clothes, and went to knock on Carl's door.

“Carl, are you still asleep?”

“No!” Carl's voice came through the door.

About ten seconds later, the little boy opened the door while rubbing his eyes. “Yes, Ms. Rayna?”

“Go and wash your face. We're going to Aunt Kristie's for breakfast.” Rayna realized her pregnancy had worn her out. She decided to eat at Kristie's since she had run out of energy to prepare breakfast.

Upon noticing a smell from his room, she knitted her brows. “Did you sneak food into the room last night?”

Feeling nervous, Carl stammered, “N-No...”

“Don't try to fool my nose. I can smell crawfish in the room.” Rayna gently hit the back of his head. “Why didn't you open the window? How could you sleep with the smell in the room?”

Carl rubbed his head and chuckled. “I didn't eat my fill during dinner, so...”

“All right, all right. Go freshen up right now!”

Once Carl had cleaned himself up, Rayna brought him to Kristie's for breakfast.

Rayna was taken aback when an older man came to answer the door instead of Larissa. After freezing for a moment, she asked, “James? What are you doing here?”

“Ms. Rayna, you know this man?” Carl tilted his head and gave Rayna a puzzled look. “I thought his name was Samson? Mr. Curtis hired him to be Aunt Kristie's bodyguard.”

Rayna was bewildered. “C-Curtis sent you here?”

Unlike the stunned Rayna, James, on the other hand, looked exceptionally calm. He ushered them into the house. “What would you like for breakfast?”

“Crawfish burger!” Carl suggested. “The last time I was here, I saw some crawfish patties in the freezer. You won't be as selfish as Mr. Curtis, who would only keep all the goodies for Aunt Kristie, right?

“Of course not. She doesn't like crawfish anyway,” James replied.

Words eluded Carl. The person who likes grilled chicken refuses to share it with me, and the person who doesn't like crawfish burgers just gave them to me. How can they be so mean to me? I'm just a kid!

Meanwhile, Rayna was still in shock. Frustration kicked in when James ignored her and went straight to the kitchen. She stormed into the kitchen and confronted him.

“The man I bumped into downstairs when I went to Mom's place for dinner was you! I remember everything now!” Rayna gritted her teeth. “You recognized me, too, didn't you? Why didn't you call me?”

James explained, “I wanted to, but you were with someone at that time. I can't risk it.”

“Who—” Rayna initially wanted to give it to him, but after thinking about what he said, she could somehow understand where he was coming from.

Had he greeted her and revealed his identity that day, Jefferson would have learned that he was still alive. Arnaud, too, would receive the news in no time.
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