His Precious Love novel Chapter 24

His Precious Love Chapter 24 Reclaim What Is Mine

“Mr. Faymon, you’ve crossed the line.” Rayna could barely breathe as whatever Curtis pulled off came like a bolt from the blue. “Didn’t you ask me to deal with my matters as quickly as possible so that we could talk about our cooperation?”

“Pardon me, Ms. Garland. Since when did I say that this is for free?”

Rayna was left speechless at how cunning and sly these capitalists were.

With a deep breath, Rayna tried her best to calm herself down while Curtis kept the same indifferent look on his face. He asked, “Ms. Garland, shall I send you to a hotel, or should I drop you somewhere else?”

“I might have to trouble you to send me home, Mr. Faymon.” Rayna forced a smile. She squeezed the words out of her teeth. However, there was something more important that she had to attend to. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Rayna did not tell the driver about her address, but about ten minutes later, the car came to a stop at the Faymon residence.

When she returned to her senses and tried to ask about it, all that remained of the car in her sight were its rear lights. The chilly wind in the night had her trembling in the cold. As she looked at the brightly lit house, her gaze turned cold.

“Huh? Mom, you’re still awake?” Rayna was surprised to see Rolanda watching television in the living room. With another look around, she confirmed that Curtis had Julian occupied when she didn’t see Julian’s shoes at the doorstep.

At that point, Rayna felt grateful to Curtis for what he had done.

When she returned home, she was afraid of Julian, fearing that his presence would hinder what she was about to do. Yet, Curtis had already arranged everything for her as if he knew what she was about to do in her next step.

“I can’t sleep.” Perhaps, it was because of Rayna’s pregnancy Rolanda’s attitude toward her was considerably better. She did not put up her usual stern expression. “When you’re pregnant, you shouldn’t run around. What if something happens to the child?”

“I know. I’m being careful all the while so that I won’t hurt the child.” Rayna smiled and sat down beside Rolanda.

“Mom, I would like to borrow some money from you.”

Upon the mention of money, Rolanda’s expression darkened. “I’ve no money! Julian and you have been in charge of your own money ever since your marriage. Since when did I take any money from you?”

Hearing that, Rayna could not fathom what gave Rolanda the right to say that.

When she married Julian, Rolanda had always been trying to fish for information and hint to Rayna that she was poor and that she dared not go out with her friends because she had no money. As a result, Rayna would always give her money.

Since then, Rolanda would always pull the same trick on Rayna a couple of times every month. She would even throw tantrums at her unsuccessful attempts, and Julian never batted an eye. That put Raina in a situation where she would give Rolanda half of her salary.

Rayna concealed the intense hatred she harbored toward Rolanda and said faintly, “Mom, I had no choice. My mother is terribly ill now, and the hospital will chase her out if I can’t pay the fees.”

“I don’t have any money with me!” No matter how hard Rayna tried, Rolanda insisted that she had no money. Instead, she said, “You should transfer your mother to a smaller hospital. Small sickness won’t cost much!”

At this point, Rayna couldn’t help but question herself. Back then, when Rolanda went to the hospital because of the pain in her back, she indirectly mocked and complained about Rayna to the nurses because Rayna was too occupied by her work to visit Rolanda.

Besides, despite her minor problem, Rolanda insisted that she needed to stay in the hospital for half a month and have a complete body check-up. She even had Rayna pay for everything; in return, she spouted cold and harsh comments after what Rayna did for her.

“Even a smaller hospital would cost a great deal!” Seeing how Rolanda responded, Rayna hurled everything aside and went all in. “The money I gave you all these years amounted to more than one hundred thousand, and you dare tell me you have no money?”

As if there was a fire burning beneath her, Rolanda sprang up from the couch and reprimanded, “Oh? Are you going to start this right now? You married my son, which makes me your mother-in-law, so is it not right for you to give me some allowance?”

“Yes. I took you as my mother-in-law, but have you done the same to me? Did you even take me as your daughter-in-law?” Rayna sneered. “My mother needs money to get her sickness treated, and here you are, talking in a manner as if you wanted something bad to happen to my mother!”