Chapter 181 She Needs A Tranquilizer
Pfft!
Rayna was so taken aback by Kristie’s actions that she nearly had a heart attack. “D-Don’t. Just call me Ms. Garland instead. I can’t possibly afford for you to do away with informalities.”
“Of course you can! I will have to address you differently again in the future as well!” Kristie wrapped her arms around Rayna’s affectionately. “Let me take you to your seat, Rayna.”
Rayna was confused. You should go eat at your table. Why are you taking me to my own seat?
When they came to the table, she noticed James was sitting there. She looked even more confused than before.
Kristie arranged for Rayna to sit inside, then wheeled Curtis over beside Rayna before she sat next to James.
“W-What’s going on?”
Rayna looked at James before shifting her gaze to Kristie. She had a bad feeling about what was going to happen next.
Kristie tugged at James’ sleeve and said, “You should greet Curtis.”
Although James felt awkward, he still greeted Curtis obediently, “Curtis.”
Rayna was at a loss for words.
Curtis didn’t seem to be surprised at all. “All right, let’s order, shall we? Everyone’s hungry.”
“What do you think you’re doing?” Rayna held down the menu in front of Curtis. She was on the verge of a major outburst. “Is this the f*cking time to eat? Aren’t you supposed to explain the situation to me?” She then looked daggers at James. “And why are you greeting him informally?”
“Don’t be mad, Rayna. Have some coffee.” Kristie poured a cup of coffee and handed it to Rayna with a blush on her face. “I’m dating James now. Curt is his brother-in-law now, and you are—”
“No! No! Stop!” Rayna stopped Kristie from continuing. “Ms. Winton, my brother is still a child. I beg you to have mercy on him and let him go.”
Kristie looked at Rayna with an aggrieved expression. “I know I was too arrogant in the past, and I kept bullying you. I’ll apologize to you and write you a hundred apology letters! James and I like each other very much.”
Rayna’s expression darkened as she said, “Don’t. It feels like I’m trying to break up a pair of lovebirds. I don’t care who you like as long as it’s not my brother.”
She was perplexed as to why Kristie had behaved so strangely in front of her. The latter had even addressed her affectionately. It turned out that she had seduced her brother.
Recalling what Curtis had said that night at the Faymon residence, Rayna secretly pinched Curtis and chided him in a low voice, “You knew they were together, and that’s why you said those words to me back then. Is that right?”
Curtis replied, “Well, you don’t want your brother to bring a boyfriend to meet you, do you?”
Still, that person can’t possibly be Kristie!
“Please forgive me, Rayna,” Kristie said in a childlike voice as she held Rayna’s hand tightly. “I really, really like James. Just tell me what you would like for a wedding gift, and I’ll gladly give it to you!”
James cleared his throat and reminded Kristie, “You’re straying away from the topic here.”
“I’m being serious.” Kristie had a solemn expression on her face. “I even contacted the wedding dress designer! But they have too many clients, so we would have to reschedule until the year after next.”
James was stunned by her remarks.
“Ms. Winton, I really don’t want the both of you to be together.” Rayna took a deep breath as she didn’t want to start an argument with Kristie in a fancy restaurant. “You have a bright future ahead of you, and you can have everything you want. You also have Mr. Faymon and the others to help you. As you know, my family isn’t well-off at all, and we just bought a house recently. My brother is still studying too. I’m not expecting him to have a great or successful future; I’d be happy enough if he lived well. Besides having a difference in status, both of you have a large age gap too. You may feel that everything is fresh and fun right now, but what if you grow tired after a few months and dump him just like that?”
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