Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 69 A Suspicious Call

James remembered how he stood behind Rayna’s back as she protected him. Even though Rayna was petite and not much taller than him, she could summon a surprising amount of energy from God-knew-where and hit the boys again and again.

“You’re wrong! He still has me, her sister, to protect him! I’ll report you to the school when I get there tomorrow! I want you to apologize to my younger brother! Mark my words! If you dare to bully him again, I’ll break your legs!”

Nevertheless, some of the boys were not afraid of Rayna. Being cheeky, they taunted, “He looks weak. That’s why we hit him. What are you going to do about it?” At that, Rayna hit them again with the stick until they shut up.

After teaching them a lesson, Rayna held James’ hand and walked back home without a word. Back home, she cleaned and dressed his wounds and mended his torn clothes. She didn’t say anything like “You’re a failure” the whole time.

James’ eyes started to get a little red. He remembered how Linda would cry all day after the divorce, and the weight of caring for the whole family rested on Rayna. Despite that, she studied and worked at the same time without a single complaint.

It was at that moment James had an epiphany. He swore that he would wholeheartedly protect his sister. From that moment on, he studied hard and trained his body.

In front of Rayna, he would be a good boy and an outstanding student. Behind her back, he would learn all kinds of martial arts and study really hard to be admitted to that school, all just to protect his family.

Because Rayna once said she wanted to buy a big house, he would work hard to earn money, hoping that he could give her a surprise one day.

His sister had sacrificed too much for the family. She deserved better.

“James, I’m envious.” Cillian sighed ruefully. “I’m an only child, but my parents were the kind who will leave their kids to fend for themselves. So, I was always on my own until high school. Fortunately, my cousin helped me after graduation, or else I would be a total mess now.”

Then, Cillian cheekily added, “James, does your mom need any godsons? Am I eligible?”

“Get lost!”

The room’s soundproofing was excellent, as Rayna was oblivious to the banter outside. She would have never thought that her dutiful younger brother, who was supposed to study in school, was next door, separated by a thin wall.

Following the waiter’s instructions, Rayna applied the medicinal cream to her neck. It felt cold and refreshing. Then, she swallowed the capsule-like pill. It tasted like mint but wasn’t bitter.

She felt no noticeable effects after using the cream, but the pill was different. Not long after she swallowed it, her throat felt much better, as it was not as dry as before.

Then, Rayna went through some emails. When she looked up at the time, it was almost midnight.

was about to sleep when a

an unknown

 Who’s the—” Rayna muttered. Before she could finish saying her thoughts aloud, she realized that her vocal cords

cleared her throat and tried to say

felt fine, and I sound better than before. Is it really possible

moment, her phone was still ringing. As she listened to the persistent ringing, Rayna

“Darling, it’s me.”

goosebumps broke out of her skin. Memories of what she saw not long ago rushed in. Her heart trembled, and it hurt as if countless

she married Julian when she returned to the country. He treated her well when they were just

Faymon, we are divorced,” Rayna calmly said. She remembered how well he treated her during their marriage

sorry. I should have comforted you and supported you since you have that illness. I shouldn’t have cheated on you. I-I gave in to a

apology sounded sincere enough, Rayna had

for a year. He was a male chauvinist and narcissist through and through. He would never apologize, even if he did something wrong. Otherwise, he would not have treated her like that

Julian was behaving submissively to her, apologizing and asking for her forgiveness. What made him do

are up to, but I want nothing to do with you after our

also made a mistake

are you not going to forgive me?” Julian was sorrowful. “We were husband and wife for one

him if he said these when they were married. However, she only felt disgusted when she heard those phony words from him. She

found it! I found

could say anything, an excited voice came from the phone. It seemed like someone had

Rayna asked, “Who’s talking?”

behind me. I’m currently outside,” Julian answered, but Rayna could feel something was wrong

You know, I still love you. Well,

after he said that,

realization struck her. She had

someone had said they had found something on the phone. What

Sienna approached her for a job offer. Secondly, she survived an

them were Faymons, so Rayna couldn’t

someone had found something on the phone. She didn’t want to be killed and her dead body