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

if there’s a problem, it’s the higher-ups’ business and has nothing to do with

early on Saturday morning, Rayna

a while, she got back two invalidated marriage certificates. She felt relieved but also a little

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

the feeling only lasted for about half a minute. She soon headed to 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

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

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 too expensive. I never

well-connected that she even managed to secure an endorsement deal from Valentino?” Rayna murmured. She stared

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

I’ve never introduced him to my family, and there’s no way he’d

she had

and makeup done. Hence, she only stayed home for a short while that afternoon before

sent a message saying she had a few scenes to reshoot

Rayna hailed a taxi and headed

it was a private manor situated near beautiful lakes and mountains.

darkened, and after the taxi drove uphill, she spotted the manor’s open-air parking lot from afar. Many luxury cars were

as though it were a large luminous pearl under the night sky. Two rows of attendants stood by the

out of the taxi for 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

reception is even grander than what Roxanne made it

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

said to her apologetically, “I’m so sorry. The invitee is Roxanne Griffith, so you’ll need

She was dumbstruck.

with this admission procedure? It’s

so hot outside. I’ll go and sit where you can see me. Is

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

a

she heard a low chuckle behind her. The familiar

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

became very respectful when he

I hope

“Thank you.”

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