Dear sweetheart novel (Rayna and Julian) novel Chapter 194

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 194 Meeting With Meredith
“Well, it’s precisely because I’m behaving so naturally that no one would notice me,” Kristie replied while linking arms with Rayna. “Rayna, are you feeling tired from your business trip? I’ll give you a massage when we’re in the car.”
“Please stop acting this way. I’m not used to it.” Rayna felt goosebumps all over her body. Even though she had accepted Kristie as her brother’s girlfriend, she was still not used to the woman’s enthusiasm.
“That’s all right. You will get used to it soon!”
Kristie pulled Rayna outside, leaving James and Curtis behind, completely ignoring them.
The two men were speechless.
During the car ride back to the city, Kristie tried to ingratiate herself with Rayna by giving the woman a massage and peeling oranges for her.
Witnessing that, Curtis said coldly, “You’re not even married yet, and you have already thrown me aside?”
“That’s nonsense. Curt, you will always have a special place in my heart,” Kristie passed the man a piece of orange and continued shyly, “But Rayna ranks first in my heart. You’re third.”
Rayna was trying her best not to laugh when she heard that.
Curtis scoffed at that remark and said, “I’m the one who is giving you everything and taking care of you, but I’m only third? I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that!”
Kristie clung to Rayna and let out a snort before replying, “You’re so dumb! If Rayna and I have a good relationship, it would be easier for me to trick her to marry you. Can’t you see that I’m helping you?”
When Rayna heard that, she almost choked on her orange.
“Rayna, calm down. I’m not going to snatch away your man.” With a serious expression, Kristie carried on saying, “I will make sure that you have a blissful life, just like me! I’m going to try my best to set you up with Curt!”
Taking a pause, she asked James, who was driving, “Am I right?”
After all, Rayna had not admitted that she liked Curtis. As such, James could not agree directly and gave an ambiguous answer instead. “No matter who my sister likes, I will support her decision.”
“It’s so obvious that your sister likes Curt.” Kristie was not satisfied with her boyfriend’s answer and said, Daily new chapters upload Only On Alaniniz(dot)com “Previously, when I went to see—”
“See monkeys?” Rayna stuffed a piece of orange into the woman’s mouth to stop her from spouting nonsense. With an awkward smile on her face, she said, “Did you see those giant pandas when you visited the zoo last time?”
Kristie looked at Rayna with a puzzled expression.
The next moment, Rayna leaned closer to Kristie and whispered, “Do you want me to break you guys up?”
Kristie shook her head vigorously and remained quiet and well-behaved throughout the remaining journey.
Observing their interaction, Curtis smiled faintly and shot James a side-eye. Of course, he’s on his sister’s side instead of mine.
When Rayna was on her business trip, Linda had already moved to the new house with James’ help. As such, they drove there directly for dinner.
Linda was delighted to see Rayna and the others.
She had already cooked a stew and was in the midst of preparing other dishes. As Linda was worried that there might not be enough food for everyone, she said to Rayna, “Go with your brother to get some vegetables from the supermarket nearby.”
“Ms. Linda, I’ll go with Rayna instead.” Kristie volunteered to go before saying, “James, stay here and take care of Curt.”
“All right then.”
On the way to the supermarket, Kristie bombarded Rayna with a barrage of questions. “Rayna, why are you not telling Curt that you like him? Did the two of you fight?”
Feeling annoyed by Kristie’s continuous harassment, Rayna simply answered, “No.”
“Then why? Is it because of Ms. Sanders?” After a brief moment of contemplation, Kristie’s expression changed as she continued, “Is it because something happened between Ms. Sanders and Curt, that’s why you…”
“Stop overthinking and look where you are going,” Rayna murmured, wishing that Kristie would just shut up as she had no more energy to entertain the woman.
Kristie kept quiet for a few seconds before starting again.
“Why are the two of you not together? What’s the reason? Would you also consider Theodore, Jeremy or Wyatt? Oh, wait! Wyatt is already attached though.”
Rayna was utterly speechless.
Just when she was on the brink of a mental breakdown, her phone rang.
The woman immediately stepped aside to take the call while Kristie pouted as she waited for Rayna.
“Hello, who is this?”
“Rayna, it’s me.”
The woman on the other side of the line spoke in a hoarse voice and sounded as if her vocal cords had been damaged. However, Rayna immediately figured out who she was. “What’s the matter?”
“I would like to have a chat with you.”
Rayna sneered, “Meredith, who do you think you are? What makes you think I would want to talk to you?”
“I have videos of both of you from the night at Intercontinental,” Meredith replied calmly. Judging by the tone of her voice, it did not sound like she was joking. “In high-resolution. If you won’t talk to me, I will distribute the video right away.”
Rayna bit her lips before composing herself and replying, “If you really have the videos, you would have released them long ago and not waited till now. I can also claim to have a video of you and Julian, but would you believe that?”
“So what if you have it? I don’t care at all. But it’s not the same for you, isn’t it? Besides, what do you think Curtis would feel if he sees the video?” Meredith replied nonchalantly.
The woman suddenly started laughing before she continued, “Faymon Group is in a very precarious position lately. Once the videos are released, I’m sure Faymon Group’s Public Relations Department would not be able to block the news. By then, everyone would be admiring your stunning performance in the videos!”
Rayna did not want to continue listening to the woman’s nonsense and hung up.
Just as she was about to put her phone away, she received a video message.
Having an ominous feeling, Rayna opened the video that clearly showed a man and a woman entangled with each other.
Even though it lasted for just a few seconds and the faces of the couple could not be seen, Rayna immediately closed the video after noticing the man’s muscular build.
She could hardly believe that Meredith had resorted to using such a despicable tactic!
Rayna inhaled deeply and dialed the number.
“Where should we meet?” she asked through gritted teeth.
After hanging up, Rayna told Kristie that she had something to attend to and asked her to head back first after getting the vegetables.
Noticing the grim expression on Rayna’s face, Kristie did not question further.
Rayna took a cab to the meeting location specified by Meredith and saw a black car parked at the roadside. When she walked over and opened the car door, she saw Meredith sitting inside one of the cars.
Meredith was so skinny that she looked almost anorexic. Her clothes were hanging loose and her cheeks were hollow.
When the woman saw Rayna, she smiled and said, “It’s been a while, Rayna.”
“What do you want?” Rayna went straight to the point.
However, Meredith continued beating around the bush and replied, “There’s no rush. We can talk about it slowly.”
Feeling anxious, Rayna subconsciously fiddled with the ring on her finger. After giving it some thought, she decided to get into the car.
The car started cruising along the road.
As Rayna did not want to continue wasting time with Meredith, she asked again, “What do you want?”
“One hundred million.” The corners of Meredith’s lips curled up into a smirk before she continued, “I know that Faymon Group is collapsing soon, but I believe that as the acting CEO of Faymon Group, you wouldn’t have any trouble getting the money, Ms. Garland.”
“No problem,” Rayna answered calmly. “However, I want to examine the video first.”
“Haha! I’m just pulling your leg. So you really think I’m just after money?” Meredith inched closer to Rayna and said, “Rayna, do you really think I would let you off after all the misery you have caused me?”
If not for this woman, I would not have become someone’s plaything and ended up with nothing!
Hatred filled Meredith’s eyes as she brushed her finger against Rayna’s cheeks. “It’s true that you’re pretty and capable, but there are plenty of women like you. Why is it that you’re so lucky? First, it was Julian, and now, you’ve even hooked up with Curtis. Tsk, tsk. What’s more, your ex-boyfriend is the direct heir of the Terblanc family. You’re indeed the envy of all women!”
When Rayna heard that, her expression darkened. Grabbing Meredith’s wrist, she asked, “How did you know about my ex-boyfriend?”
Inching closer to Rayna, Meredith exhaled on the woman’s face and smiled eerily before replying, “Because someone wants you to die! He said that he would give me anything I want as long as you are dead.”