Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 219 Tacit Understanding

“Thank you, mister!” Theodore was earning more and more brownie points from Carl.

He’s handsome and stylish, and he looks like me! Daddy must have something to do with this mister.

While he was preoccupied with those thoughts, Rayna quickly pulled him over and whispered, “Find a chance to sneak away once we’re in the mall.”

“Can’t I stay?” Carl was hesitant to go. “I like this mister, and I want to talk to him for a little longer. What if he turns out to be my daddy’s brother?”

For the third time, Rayna was speechless.

No, he is your father.

“Even if he’s related to you, this isn’t the time.” Jasmine and Theodore’s relationship is just going to get even tenser if Theodore finds out about this. Won’t I become a sinner if that happens?

Pursing her lips, Rayna continued, “Carl, your mother has her own plan, and you promised her not to let anyone recognize who you are if you’re out here. Have you forgotten about that?”

Carl’s eyes dimmed at that, and he gloomily mumbled, “I know.”

Although Carl was young, he was a mature and intelligent child. He knew that his mother was doing those things for his sake, but he could not help feeling drawn to the man.

Furthermore, he did not like the man his mother had to marry.

“Be good, hm?” Rayna patted his head.

The green light lit up. Just as she was about to lead Carl across the street, someone darted out of nowhere and grabbed the woman in blue beside her before holding a fruit knife against her neck.

The woman’s legs went weak at the sensation of the cold blade against her skin. She could not even scream. At the same time, Theodore swiftly dragged Rayna and Carl to a safe spot.

Once the people around them realized what was going on, they screamed and began running for their lives.

“Hey, do you have a million?” the attacker snapped at the woman, his blade drawing blood.

“I-I don’t have a million. P-Please don’t kill me!” the woman stammered out, nearly losing control of her bladder from her terror. “I’ll give you everything I have!”

do you

“T-Two hundred thousand…”

before pressing the blade harder against her skin. “Where are your friends? Call them and

“Get the f*ck away from me!

he undid his jacket to reveal the several bombs he had tied to himself. The explosions of the bombs would cover a wide range, and those remaining people

Carl!” Rayna pulled Carl

doing that—she knew she could not play the saint in a perilous situation like this. Moreover, she had discreetly messaged the police about the situation earlier, so they were going to be

hand away and said, “Trust me, Ms. Rayna. It’ll

“You—”

gotten out from under her arm to face the ruffian. The woman he held hostage was crying and making

money,” Carl said to the ruffian. “Look, even the lady’s crying from how frightened she is, and she’s failing to make the calls properly. Your time is getting wasted. Why don’t I take this lady’s place? You can let me go after you

the boy posed no threat to him. Furthermore, it was true that the woman had been unable to

over

panicked and tried to lunge over, but Theodore stopped her. He seemed strangely calm as he said, “Stay right

gaze was fixed

twice on the back of his hand. That gesture was a code,

that

the time Carl reached the ruffian, the latter roughly kicked the woman away and quickly hooked his arm around Carl’s

transfer the money

barely holding her up before this. Upon

fact, she even

soon as possible,” Carl told the woman before slowly adjusting his

now.” The woman then began tapping away on her

woman to transfer the money to him, the ruffian warily scanned his

turned impatient because he was scared that the police were coming. “Why

don’t you use a knife instead? You can see how small I am. I won’t be able

“Do you want to

and shrunk away from him

I’m doing it now!” the woman squeezed out before

at the screen and relaxed, Carl twisted the man’s knife-wielding. Despite his