Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 316 What A Mess

It was already seven in the morning by the time Rayna woke up.

The snowfall had stopped.

Thankfully, the staff had cleared the piles of snow blocking the roads, and their driver was ready to go. It took them only thirty minutes to reach the hotel, as their route was free of traffic.

Rayna caught sight of Jasmine and Theodore the moment she stepped into the hotel lobby.

Jasmine made her way to Rayna and held her hand. “Didn’t you sleep well? Your dark circles are so obvious.”

“It’s nothing to worry about.”

They took the elevator to the topmost floor once everyone had convened.

Theodore arranged for pickup by a private plane to save them the hassle of waiting at the airport after obtaining permission from the air traffic controllers.

The private plane swiftly departed from the hotel.

Rayna lay cocooned in Curtis’ embrace. She rested her head on his broad shoulder and gazed at the receding structure of the hotel as she muttered, “Will Wyatt be fine?”

“It’s nothing he can’t get over,” Curtis comforted. “Don’t worry. Try to get some sleep.”

“Okay…”

Rayna couldn’t help sighing at the relationship between Jessica and Wyatt and the vendetta between their families.

What a pair of star-crossed lovers!

The private plane touched down at Norwal City Airport at eleven in the morning.

Curtis received a text message from Wyatt informing him that Gerald’s body was ready for burial the following morning. They would only have to attend the funeral then and should rest for the day after their long trip.

disturb him for now.” Curtis read out Wyatt’s text message to the others present. “Theodore, Rayna and I will be heading to the company to deal with some matters. Let’s head to the

fine by me.” Both

accompany Curtis to work was turned down. He sent her back to the condominium, deeming

idle at home, she

in a matter of days, so much so

assistant close to her age to help

and Curtis back from your travels?”

poured herself some water to

fellow. I did as he told and my business has improved vastly. These few days must have been the

Rayna chuckled.

realized how fickle her mother’s mood

finished cleaning up and dismissed her assistant early as she planned to get some ingredients to prepare Rayna’s

they caught

was the first to recognize the woman, and her expression fell. She immediately shielded Linda

welled with tears when she saw Rayna. “I

curtly as she tugged Linda

on the ground. “She’s my customer. In

into her shop to retrieve the

followed closely behind Linda and whispered in her ear, “Mom, do you have any idea who

mean, she’s a regular of mine. You shouldn’t have behaved so rudely toward an

The one who’s the daughter of an executive in Jetroina?

“What?”

by the revelation that the wine bottle in her hand almost slipped from her

continuing, “She visited me once after Elijah’s incarceration to request that I withdraw the charges against him. Of course, I refused. I doubt she’s here to patronize your business. With how pliable you are, she probably hopes to rub shoulders with you so that you’d eventually convince me

Linda was stunned.

Curtis’ estranged mother, yet Rayna claimed that she

dear, my head hurts.” Linda supported her head with one hand as she struggled to process the overwhelming information. “I thought she was—what

have to know

pointed at Sandy, who was standing outside the shop. “S-She’s rather kind.” She’d intended to point out that Sandy was Curtis’ mother but had no idea where to