Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 34 This Cocktail Reception Is So Posh

As Gabriel spoke, he uncapped the thermos flask.

Inside the flask was the sweet soup. Its fragrance wafted through the air, and Gabriel also caught a whiff of it. He explained, “It’s from Ms. Garland. She said it’s a thank-you gift.”

“Sweet soup as a gift? How practical.” Gazing at the pink thermos flask, Curtis had trouble containing a smile. He pulled his empty coffee cup toward him and poured the soup into it.

Then, he took a sip. It was warm and sweet.

Taking in the aroma, Gabriel could not help saying, “Mr. Faymon, that’s too sweet for you. Would you like me to take it away and order something else for you?”

Curtis shot him a frosty look. “No need for that. Get back to work.”

Gabriel fell silent immediately.

At a little after four o’clock in the afternoon, Gabriel made a trip to the translation department to return the clean thermos flask to Rayna. “Here you go, Ms. Garland.”

“Oh, you shouldn’t have. You could’ve told me to go and get it. There was no need for you to return it personally,” Rayna replied, smiling.

“I happened to have to go downstairs and get something.” He reassured her that it was no trouble and was about to leave when he hesitated for a while. Finally, he walked back to Rayna and asked, “Ms. Garland, could you make some for me next time?”

“Oh, do you like to eat sweet things too? Of course. The next time my mother makes it, I’ll bring some for you,” Rayna replied. She had thought Gabriel would not have a sweet tooth.

“Your mother is great at cooking,” Gabriel complimented.

“She used to cook for others.”

“Ah, no wonder.”

For some reason, Gabriel and Rayna fell into a conversation. The longer they chatted, the more the pair got along like a house on fire.

She discovered that despite his aloof demeanor and usually serious expression due to the nature of his job, he was actually a big softie. He even had a cat and a dog as pets.

After talking for a while, she asked him cautiously, “Mr. Faymon has been coming to the office rather often recently. Is everything okay?”

Gabriel knew she was discreetly enquiring about the company’s matters. “Everything is fine. You only have to focus on your job. Even if something does happen, the upper management will handle it. It won’t affect the rest of you.”

refrained from

a problem, it’s the higher-ups’ business and has nothing

and early on Saturday morning, Rayna went to

invalidated marriage certificates. She felt relieved but also

we’d live happily ever after. Alas, it ended after only

even in such a good mood that she purchased several pots of flowers. Then, she arrived home

opening the big box. Upon lifting the thin layer of paper, she found a neatly-folded, champagne-colored gown

enough to have attended Valentino’s pre-spring show a few months ago and saw this gown on the catwalk. At the time, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the model, and I kept gushing over

Valentino?” Rayna murmured. She stared at the

brand as he used to love giving me various haute couture pieces and bags from Valentino. Could it

that thought. I’ve never introduced him to my family, and there’s no way he’d get to know that silly sister of

noon rolled around, she had a quick and

had to get her hair and makeup done. Hence, she only stayed home for a short while that afternoon before heading out, and it was past four o’clock when she

a few scenes to reshoot and told Rayna to go ahead to

Rayna hailed a taxi and headed

situated near beautiful lakes and mountains. Thanks to its breathtaking surroundings, the wealthy often used it as the venue for

she spotted the manor’s open-air parking lot from afar. Many luxury

was aglow with lights, looking as though it were a large luminous pearl under the night sky. Two rows of attendants stood by the manor’s arched doors, and all the

a minute, she had already spotted quite a few familiar faces. They were all business magnates whom one could hardly find on the pages of a financial magazine,

than what Roxanne made it out to

the entrance, an attendant stopped her. “Could you

but after the attendant checked his phone, he said to her apologetically, “I’m so sorry. The invitee

She was dumbstruck.

with this admission procedure?

before asking, “Could you make an exception? Look, it’s so hot outside. I’ll go and

are equipped so that heat dissipates quickly. Hence, it won’t

was at a loss

her. The

breeze. He wore

attendant immediately became very respectful when he

you, Mr. Hamilton. I hope you have

“Thank you.”

seeing Rayna standing rooted to the spot, Jefferson’s smile widened. “Are you here for the cocktail reception with