Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 447

“If you were really friends with Rayna, you wouldn’t have vilified her in front of her mother and made it sound as though she’s a malicious, two-timing person. She broke up with Curtis before she left the country. Whether or not she has a new boyfriend, that’s something she’s free to do and is no one else’s business,” Xandra said with a sneer.

Stella bit her lip. “That’s just what I heard from others. I deeply respect Ms. Garland.”

Despite her reply, Xandra did not buy it. “If that were true, you wouldn’t have believed what others said. I’m over twenty years older than you, and I can tell what you’re thinking. I turned a blind eye because it’s not easy to be working at your age. If I choose to be petty, you can forget about attaining wealth or status anywhere else you go, let alone at Faymon Group.”

She spoke calmly but firmly. Stella was so intimidated that she could only bow her head without daring to utter a single word.

After a long pause, Xandra finally glanced at the younger woman. “All right, you should leave after finishing your drink. We’re about to close soon anyway.”

Stella turned to Linda and gave a slight bow. “I’ll be leaving, then.”

Linda’s expression remained cold as she ignored Stella.

I didn’t notice it before until Xandra pointed it out. I’ve only now realized how devious Stella is. She claims to be Belle’s friend yet speaks ill of her!

After Stella left, Linda took Xandra’s hand and said, “Thank you for standing up for Belle. I don’t mix with others much, so I had no idea how awful the youngsters are nowadays.”

“Don’t mention it. Belle is an amazing child. It can’t be helped if she and Curtis don’t get along. I hope you won’t cease to be my friend just because we don’t get to be in-laws,” Xandra replied with a smile.

Her response immediately put Linda at ease. “What are you talking about? I’m the one who worried you’d think I wasn’t worthy of being your friend.”

“Not at all. I couldn’t be happier to be friends with you.”

“In that case, why don’t you come to my house later and have a meal? When the sweet soup is ready, you can take some back for Mr. Faymon.”

Xandra nodded while beaming. “Okay. By the way, you don’t have to keep addressing him as Mr. Faymon. Just call him by his name.”

Meanwhile, Stella’s cheeks were still burning even after she left Obelisk Mall.

had deliberately said all those

she had never imagined that the woman next to Linda would be Curtis’

behind this plan was the one who told me

ran down Stella’s spine and her brows furrowed as she recalled

talk to me like that?

knew about the relationship between Curtis and Jefferson,

side of the road, got into the

went

is it?” asked a muffled female voice.

of their voice. That was the case in almost every call, so she took

mother today. Send me

person on the other end of the line gave a bark of laughter. “You haven’t completed what I asked you to

took a pack of cigarettes from her bag, lit one of

his

out the window, seemingly mocking the person for being slow on the uptake. “Even the thirsty crow in the fable knew how to put stones into the

how you got here. Had I not destroyed your information in advance, do you think

of the past

“At any rate, you’re my

you the information

murmured an acknowledgment while stretching a hand out of the car window and flicking the ash from her cigarette. “Oh,

she was doing,

the rearview mirror, he saw Stella sitting with her legs crossed. Her skirt had ridden up, exposing her fair thighs a little. She also had a cigarette between her lips and exuded an

more peeks at her,

had happened and no longer dared

and glanced at the driver, then spoke into the phone in a low voice. “I bumped into Rayna today. She was very careful with her

end of the line was so shocked that they practically shouted. “Are you sure you didn’t make a

to the moment she saw Rayna and her attire, Stella answered, “There’s no mistake. I read the information about her daily life, so I know she likes dressing up. Even when she goes to work, she always looks her best. How could someone who likes making an impression with her appearance suddenly change to a laid-back