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.”

that, Rayna refrained from asking more

point. Even if there’s a problem, it’s the higher-ups’ business and

morning, Rayna

two invalidated marriage certificates. She felt relieved but also

marriage where we’d live happily ever after. Alas, it

the shopping mall to buy groceries, and she was even in such a good mood that she purchased several pots of flowers. Then, she arrived home just as a deliveryman came to deliver a

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

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

she even managed to secure an endorsement deal from Valentino?” Rayna murmured. She stared at the logo on

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

and there’s no way

she had a quick

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 finally

sent a message saying she had a few scenes to reshoot and told Rayna to go ahead

other choice, Rayna hailed a

private manor situated near beautiful lakes and mountains. Thanks to its breathtaking

manor’s open-air parking lot from afar. Many luxury cars were parked there, and most

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

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

even grander than what Roxanne made it

approached the entrance, an attendant stopped her. “Could you please show me your

scan, but 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 her to arrive before you can

She was dumbstruck.

this admission

you make an exception? Look, it’s so

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

a

behind her. The familiar voice sent a chill down

friend,” Jefferson said as he approached Rayna, his voice as warm and pleasant as a spring breeze. He wore a

very respectful when he saw the

Hamilton. I

“Thank you.”

the spot, Jefferson’s smile widened. “Are you here for the cocktail reception with friends?