Rayna parted her lips to say something as she looked at the man’s gentle gaze, but when she thought about the price he had paid and the limited lifespan he had, she found herself at a loss for words. All she could do was let her tears fall in silence.
Lifting her hand, she placed it on top of Jefferson’s and nodded. As she forced her tears to stop, she said, “Okay. I’ll stay here with you.”
Hearing that made Jefferson’s eyes light up.
Other than not allowing Rayna to use her phone, Jefferson did everything she wanted.
Every day, a helicopter would send fresh food over. Jefferson would make different kinds of dishes every day, fearing that she would be sick of a specific cuisine. Sometimes, he would even get his men to send food from other cooks.
When the weather was fine, he would put on a sunhat for Rayna, and they would take a stroll by the beach. Sometimes, he would take the camera and dive into the ocean to capture the beauty of the underwater world for her to see. He would also catch a lobster for their meals.
Every two weeks, two obstetricians would come via helicopter to give Rayna and her babies a checkup.
At night, Jefferson would stay by Rayna’s side. Before she slept, he would play the piano for her and tuck her in.
Rayna almost lost track of the time in the peaceful days on the island.
However, sometimes, when she looked at Jefferson’s side profile, the face of another man would form in her head. She would wonder whether he was looking for her after her long disappearance and whether she was doing the right thing.
There were times when Rayna was frustrated too. She would think about persuading Jefferson into taking her back by promising him she would never leave him.
Nonetheless, every time she thought about the things he had done for her, she would feel terrible, and she would not be able to raise the topic at all.
She owed him too much, and she did not know how she could even start repaying him.
Rayna missed Curtis, and Curtis missed her too.
He had done everything he could to look for her. He even found Jefferson’s man, who was in Norwal City, and interrogated the man. Yet, nothing he did brought him closer to finding out Jefferson’s whereabouts.
Not only was Curtis worried about something happening to the pregnant Rayna, but he was also busy with the company’s matters.
He would get exhausted sometimes, and that added to his frustrations. A minor mistake from one of his employees in the meeting would make him lose his temper. In no time, his employees became extra cautious around him whenever they spoke and made sure to study his expressions the entire time.
Just as Curtis came back to the CEO’s office, the person he hired to look into the matter called and told him that he still could not find any leads.
In his fury, Curtis nearly threw his phone.
Still, he managed to hold himself back and massaged the bridge of his nose in an attempt to lighten the frustration he felt. But in his mind, he cursed at how useless the people were to not be able to find any clues as to how two adults had left Norwal City and where they had gone to.
After cursing at them, he cursed at himself. He was the one who had let down his guard and gave Jefferson the opportunity to do that. Those people were useless, but he was even more useless than them to have not found Rayna by then.
Right then, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Curtis said coldly. He tugged on his tie to take in a deeper breath as more and more frustration piled up in his eyes.
The one who came in was James.
“Kristie said Carl’s the only one at my sister’s place and that she can’t find her. You were ignoring her too, so she asked me to come and take a look at you.” James walked over and put the lunch box on the table.
When James took in Curtis’ expression, he paled and asked, “Did something happen to Rayna again?”
“She should be safe, but she’s missing right now.” Curtis sighed and decided to be honest with James. “I went out for a meal with Rayna over a month ago, but before I realize it, Jefferson has brought her away.”
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