Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 61 Assassination

“Have the other lookout men not arrived yet?”

“No. From what I heard, they had some issues with their flight route, so they will only arrive at night,” James replied before realizing Curtis was carrying a suitcase. “Are you staying with me, Mr. Faymon?”

Oh, dear, I sure hope not. I’d rather stay with the other lookouts…

Curtis promptly placed the suitcase on the table but didn’t open it. “I just got this from my friend and came to pass it to you. We might have to make some changes to your mission.”

“Does it have to do with the amount of money?”

Even though they were discussing a serious matter, Curtis couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Why are you so fixated on money? You don’t seem poor to me.”

“Oh, but I am. My sister just got divorced, so I need to support her,” James replied with a shrug. In any case, I bet there’s something good in that suitcase. How I wish I could open it! As long as there’s money on the table, feel free to speak your mind, Mr. Faymon.”

“What does your sister do?”

Upon hearing that, James gave Curtis a guarded look. “That’s a private matter, Mr. Faymon. In all honesty, I hate everyone with the last name Faymon. I wouldn’t be talking to you if it weren’t for the money.”

Alarm bells started ringing in Curtis’ head. However, since James wasn’t keen on elaborating, he decided not to probe further. “The friend I’ve brought along is an important person. Nothing must happen to her. I’d like you to be her security detail throughout our hotel stay. If there are any problems, take care of them immediately. Gabriel has created new identities for all of you. The hotel staff won’t give anything away, either.”

James nodded. “Okay. How much will we be paid?”

After Curtis rattled off an amount, James managed to keep his cool even though he was shocked beyond belief. “Don’t worry, Mr. Faymon. I’ll make sure to keep all of you safe.”

Later that evening, at half past seven, Gabriel finally brought the four other men to the Machika Park Hotel and introduced them to James.

Out of the group, Cillian and another man had graduated from the same school as James, so it didn’t take long for them to get acquainted with one another.

Shortly after, Gabriel grabbed his luggage and went looking for Rayna.

Since he was still busy with work, Curtis had no choice but to let Gabriel accompany Rayna to the restaurant for dinner.

just finished their meals and were leaving from the side

that person look so much

the matter, Ms. Garland?”

spoke with James on the phone only a few hours ago, and he said he was in school. He couldn’t possibly have come all the way here, could he? Besides,

taking Rayna out for a walk to relieve her boredom when Curtis called. Having received his orders, he packed some food instead and made a beeline to Curtis’

turned out, Curtis was still hard at work, with lips so parched that one could

Mr. Faymon,” Gabriel urged as he placed the food on the table. “I know you’re busy,

Give me

minutes later, Curtis finally closed his laptop and joined

help me translate this,” he said while handing a piece

words, the tattered

had faded over time, and it was a language she hadn’t seen in a while, but she could still

here are very messy, so I’ll

recognize them

be a

as he heard that, Curtis looked visibly relieved. “There’s no hurry. You can take your time with

that case, I shall take my

room with the sheet of paper. After grabbing a notepad and pen, she took a long soak in her bath and

since she had read any Uronian text, and to make matters worse, the words on the paper were an utter mess. All she could

what seemed like an eternity, Rayna only

fired up the search engine. At that moment, however, the bathroom suddenly plunged into darkness, leaving Rayna wide-eyed

the sound of footsteps

of impending doom. Afraid that the screen light might give her location away, she hastily turned off her

cameras everywhere along the hotel corridors, aren’t there? How did this person

cowered in the corner with a towel over her, she urgently searched for Gabriel’s number and put a call through. At the same time, the footsteps also seemed to

a glass window in the bathroom that offered some illumination, Rayna’s vision slowly adjusted till she could vaguely make out everything around her that someone was turning

the call had gone through, she was so scared to make any noise that she merely turned down the volume

a dark figure stepped in. All Rayna could feel was the

goodness. That guy looks massive! He could probably choke me to death with one hand. How am I supposed to escape? Damn it. It’s all Roxanne’s fault! If she hadn’t stolen the cufflink,