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

if there’s a problem, it’s the higher-ups’ business

and early on Saturday morning, Rayna went

two invalidated

where we’d live happily ever

she was even in such a good mood that

put away the groceries in the kitchen before opening the big box. Upon lifting the thin layer of paper, she found a neatly-folded, champagne-colored gown nestling inside the box. It was incredibly gorgeous, and the sight of it made

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 how gorgeous it was. However, it was way

endorsement deal from Valentino?” Rayna murmured. She stared at the logo on the box, still feeling that

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

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

rolled around, she had a quick and simple

to get her hair and makeup done. Hence, she only stayed home for

she had a few scenes to reshoot and told

no other choice, Rayna hailed a taxi

was not very familiar with Dame Estate and had only heard it was a private manor situated near beautiful lakes and mountains. Thanks to its

the taxi drove uphill, she spotted the manor’s open-air parking lot from afar. Many luxury cars were parked there, and most of

sky. Two rows of attendants stood by the manor’s arched doors, and

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, and she could

than

the entrance, an attendant stopped her.

after the attendant checked his phone, he said to her apologetically, “I’m so sorry. The invitee is Roxanne Griffith, so you’ll need to wait for

She was dumbstruck.

this admission procedure? It’s

hesitated for a while before asking, “Could you make an exception? Look, it’s so hot outside. I’ll go and sit where you can

areas around the manor, including this doorway, are equipped so that heat

at a

chuckle behind her. The familiar voice sent a chill

as he approached Rayna, his voice as warm and pleasant as a spring breeze. He wore a black tuxedo and held a golden invitation

immediately became very respectful when he saw

Hamilton. I hope

“Thank you.”

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