Chapter 366
The Ixora experiment was successful, and it could have been used on Jefferson and restored him to good health.
Alas, the hope for a new life had been shattered by a sudden explosion.
Jefferson walked over, only to see Rayna trembling violently. Shrugging off his jacket, he draped it over her and reproached in anguish, “Have you forgotten that you’re currently pregnant? Take care that you don’t catch a cold.”
Rayna gazed up at him, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. “It’s gone, Jefferson… What should we do now? Ixora has been destroyed when its experiment was a success.”
Jefferson wiped her tears with his thumb. “It’s okay, Belle. We can’t guard against everything, and perhaps God doesn’t want me to live too long either. Anyway, I’m already content.”
Clutching at his clothes, Rayna wailed, “But I don’t want you to die. I want you to live! We’d waited for so long, and it was already within reach. It’s so unfair!”
She had gone all out to obtain Ixora, but it was then gone.
At the side, Robert sighed softly.
Never had he thought that such a thing would happen. Not only had the laboratory lost a ton of information, but they had also lost a researcher. That was a tremendous loss to them.
There was still a stalk of Ixora with Jeremy, but he reckoned that the research must have failed ages ago since there hadn’t been any news in such a long time.
Jefferson took Rayna back to the mansion and cooked her favorite dishes.
However, Rayna was down in the dumps because of the explosion of the laboratory and the multimedia message, so she hadn’t any appetite.
Jefferson took some food for her before sliding the plate over to her. “The doctor said I can still live for a few more months if I keep myself in high spirits. Eat some for the sake of your children.” He nudged the plate again. “Eat. Otherwise, I’ll be distressed.”
At the thought of the children in her stomach, Rayna perked up and ate a bit. Unfortunately, she threw it all up shortly after because of her morning sickness.
Jefferson hurriedly patted her on the back and handed her a glass of warm water. When she was feeling better, he went to the kitchen to cook her some pasta.
Rayna was forced to sit on the couch. Just as she was about to tell the man not to go into such trouble, her phone rang.
It was an unknown number with the Yartran area code.
In a flash, the identity of the caller occurred to her. Her eyes darkened frightfully. Answering the call, she brought the phone to her ear.
“Why aren’t you saying anything, Ms. Garland? Don’t you miss this old friend of yours after being out of touch for so long? I miss you every second of every day, Ms. Garland,” Arnaud drawled with a chuckle on the other end of the phone.
“Is something the matter?” Rayna inquired calmly.
“No. I just called to ask whether you like my gift, Ms. Garland
Chapter 366
“What gift?” Unease swamped Rayna, and she only managed to maintain her even tone by pinching her thigh.
“That multimedia message,” Arnaud enunciated.
The string in Rayna’s mind snapped, and all the blood in her body boiled. Gritting her teeth, she snarled, “It was you! Just f*cking come at me if you want revenge! Why must you hurt innocent people?”
“She’s not innocent. She’s Mr. Faymon’s sister and your sister–in–law. I was quite the gentleman to gift her the two men she likes. Besides, I wasn’t the one who wanted to film the video. It was Jason who insisted on filming it for Mr. Faymon to watch. It had nothing to do with me.” Arnaud sounded all relaxed.
“You’re a f*cking piece of sc*m, Arnaud! Do you think you can stay home and enjoy a cup of coffee leisurely after making a move against Mr. Faymon’s sister? He won’t let you off the hook!” Rayna barked frostily.
“I know that. I’ve previously lost hundreds of millions in Anglandurn currency at his hands. But so what? I’ve got plenty of money. Furthermore, Epea is my territory, so he can’t do anything to me. Jefferson no longer has the right to inherit the Terblanc family either. My greatest threat is gone.” Arnaud snickered.
From the moment he blocked my bank cards, I should’ve been more careful and taken preventive measures to hamper him from tracking Jeremy’s lab down. Because I had taken things for granted, it led to an irreparable disaster!
The multimedia message, Curtis‘ indifferent gaze in the hotel, and the blazing mansion kept playing on a loop in her mind without giving her any respite. As a headache assailed her, she propped a hand against her forehead.
This is all on me! If I had given more thought to every step I took and been more meticulous, things wouldn’t have come to this.
Putting the plate down, Rayna asked Jefferson solemnly, “Is there a way for you to reclaim the Terblanc family’s succession rights?”
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