Dear sweetheart novel (Rayna and Julian) novel Chapter 349

Chapter 349

“You’re the best, Mom! I’ve always known you dote on me the most,” Rayna said in a piping voice..

Linda replied, “Save it. It’s not because I feel sorry for you. I’m only acquiescing in your request because I’m worried you’ll drag me down and make me the brunt of gossip if no one wants to marry you since it’ll be your second marriage. I don’t have the energy to make another dress for Roxanne.”

“Mom, could you stop harping about how it’s my second marriage-”

“It’s the truth.”

It seemed as though Rayna knew she would fail in winning the argument with Linda, considering that she stopped talking and went about helping her mother with some housework. A long time passed before Curtis saw her appear on the screen again.

When Rayna noticed that the video was still recording, she gasped and turned beet red. “Oh my gosh! I completely forgot to stop recording. It didn’t capture my conversation with Mom just now, did it? No, that won’t do. I’ll have to edit that bit lest Mr. Faymon see it.”

As she muttered under her breath, Linda happened to call her to have her meal. The video ended after she responded to her mother.

Curtis sat on the couch and stared at the camera silently for a long time.

The forty–minute–long video replayed in his mind again and again. The way Rayna had looked and her words stirred a fire within him, and he felt angry and distressed.

If she loved me so much, why did she take Jefferson’s side without hesitation when a problem arose? Was it just because he had nothing and was the weaker one? What did I have, then?

The memory of that phone call in which she cried because of Jefferson and resolutely decided to remain in Frosa, abandoning him, made him seethe with hatred, and his gaze gradually turned icy.

Curtis tossed the camera carelessly onto the coffee table, then rose to his feet to go upstairs.

When Lucky saw him get up, it sprang to its feet and followed him while wagging its tail. Its owner merely glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and kept walking.

Just like that, the pair went upstairs together.

Curtis grabbed his robe and went to take a shower. When he came out of the bathroom, the sight of Lucky lying quietly on the carpet had him furrowing his brows. He thought of chasing it out of the room, but after a moment’s hesitation, he merely stepped over it.

Since I’m sending it away anyway, I’ll let it lie wherever it wants and do a massive spring cleaning later.

After he dried his hair with a towel and was about to walk to the bed, he was stunned to spot the light gray scarf Rayna had given him during their trip to Jetroina.

Didn’t I put it in the closet? How did it end up on the bed?

Curtis stared at the scarf, his gaze reflecting his mixed feelings. Picking it up, he found a dark blue Hermès silk scarf underneath it. The other scarf belonged to Rayna.

For a moment, he was at a loss for words.

Then, he turned to look toward the puppy lying on the carpet. It gazed at him with wide, innocent eyes and wagged its tail. The corners of his mouth twitched as he asked, “Are you testing my temper?”

Lucky barked at him twice, seemingly unafraid.

Chapter 349

Ignoring it, Curtis threw both scarves onto the nightstand and started attending to some work matters. It was an hour later when he finally looked up from his phone..

He checked the time and saw that it was already after eleven o’clock at night. In ten minutes, it would be the start of a new year.

Even so, a new year won’t bring any changes.

Curtis prepared to go to bed. As he reached out to turn on the lamp on his nightstand, his hand brushed against the dark blue silk scarf. He hesitated for a moment but still held it in the end.

She always ties a silk scarf around her neck whenever she wears off–shoulder dresses or low–cut tops. Although she has porcelain skin, the dark–colored silk scarf wouldn’t age her. Instead, it only further enhances her beauty. When I happened to pass by the Department of Regulators or even during meetings, there were many times when I saw her talking with a fierce and dazzling aura while wearing this exact scarf. Once, it even served as a blindfold tied around my eyes. Despite not being able to see, I could feel the warmth of her skin beneath my fingers and smell her faint fragrance. What brand was that perfume? Was it Bvlgari or Miu Miu?

As Curtis held the silk scarf up to his nose and breathed in the smell of her scent mixed with the fragrance she wore, he could not help thinking that if he knew the perfume’s brand, he would acquire it and force it to cease production of that perfume. I’ll make it so that she can never buy it anymore so as to avoid any chance of thinking of her whenever I smell that perfume.

The second he closed his eyes, he recalled how she would snuggle in his arms languidly. He did not know where she picked it up, but she had a bad habit of playfully pressing on his Adam’s apple while looking utterly innocent.

Despite his resentment, he could not stop his heart from aching at the thought of her being all alone in the cold weather of Frosa. After trying to suppress his emotions for some time, he still reached for his phone.

Curtis frowned upon hearing Jeremy’s spot–on guess. “Why would you think that? You haven’t seen me for some time, so how would you know what I’m thinking?”