She saw Rayna speak to a woman in the shop. Rayna then kissed the woman on the cheek and left the shop while saying, “Mom, you go back and make the sweet soup first. I’ll go over to your house a little later to have it.”
Stella watched as Rayna approached the elevator. She spun around and hid behind a nearby advertising column.
Very stealthily, Stella peeked out from behind.
She noticed Rayna was wearing a pair of light brown flats and walking in a very careful manner. When Rayna got into the elevator, she even placed her hand on the handrail.
Stella’s gaze soon turned serious as she began to suspect something.
It’s not a working day, and Rayna is dressed casually. She’s wearing flats, walking very carefully… She must be pregnant!
Is it Curtis’s child?
If the child truly belonged to Curtis, Stella wondered why Curtis seemed to be as calm as ever when he went about his day-to-day affairs. She also learned from Gabriel that Curtis rarely interacted with Rayna.
Is there some kind of misunderstanding between them? Did Rayna not inform Curtis about her pregnancy?
A woman’s mind was naturally quite delicate.
After mulling over this for a while, she arrived at the conclusion that something did happen between Curtis and Rayna.
As such, Rayna did not tell Curtis she was pregnant.
“I’m glad that the misunderstanding occurred. Otherwise, I can’t act,” muttered Stella after letting out a sigh of relief.
If Curtis knew about the child, he would definitely try to patch things up with Rayna.
A while later, Stella raised her head and glanced at the shop.
Gabriel was quite busy today. When he found out that Stella had to drop off some documents, he asked her to help deliver something.
If not for the chance encounter today, Stella would not have known that the owner of the shop was Rayna’s mother.
As Stella lugged the item with her into the store, she saw a woman dressed in purple come into the shop and say something to Linda. They both seemed to be well acquainted.
This made Stella arch a brow.
She remembered that when Gabriel returned to Faymon Group, he had received a call and then ran to a parked car to speak to the person inside. It seemed to be the same woman from before.
When Stella tried to enquire about the woman’s identity, Gabriel merely told her she was a client of Faymon Group.
Would a client of Faymon Group be so well acquainted with Rayna’s mother?
Just as Stella thought about this, she had already reached the entrance to the shop.
Quickly, she flashed her most polite smile and approached Linda. “May I know if you are Mrs. Garland?”
Linda glanced at her curiously and replied, “Yes. Do you need something?”
“I’m Stella Zink, and I work at Faymon Group,” Stella introduced herself and handed over the parcel in her hands. “Mr. Tylinski is busy today. He asked me to deliver this to you.”
“I already told him that this was unnecessary, but he insisted on having this delivered. Thank you for your trouble,” said Linda with a sigh. “You must be tired. Wait here while I get you something to drink.”
Stella had not planned on leaving so soon. She smiled and replied, “I’m sorry for the trouble.”
“It’s no trouble at all.”
Linda waved her hand at Stella and quickly brought her a cup of warm water.
Stella thanked her but did not drink any.
She looked around and then at the side dishes on the shelves. “I shop at Obelisk Mall quite often and have heard good things about your side dishes and house-brewed wine. I’ve been meaning to purchase some for myself, but the shop is always too crowded when I’m around.”
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