Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 477

After scrolling for over a minute, she finally found the voice message sent by Ringo.

However, the email was too large to be previewed online.

It took Rayna several minutes to download the audio clip. After reducing the volume, she held the device beside her ear.

The audio clip began with only the sound of footsteps before various other noises joined the cacophony as if somebody was watching television.

Rayna sped the clip up.

After listening for a while, she put the playback speed back to normal when she detected the sound of somebody opening the door to enter the room.

“I bought you some strawberries and cherries, Kristie.” A low male voice sounded from the audio clip, followed by the sound of footsteps. “I’ll rinse them in the kitchen, then watch television with you. How does that sound?”

Kristie hummed her assent.

Having listened to the dialogue, Rayna assumed from Kristie’s state that it was during the interval when Curtis brought her back from Yartran.

Why did Ringo’s people plant a bug in Kristie’s place at that time?

She did not delve into it but instead pressed the phone against her ear and listened intently.

Curtis’ tone was gentle when he spoke to Kristie, but she merely responded with noncommittal grunts no matter what he said.

Rayna could sense how awful Curtis must have felt.

Feeling awful herself, she once again sped up the clip.

After a while, Rayna heard the sound of the doorbell, followed by Jeremy’s and Wyatt’s voices.

The group chatted a little while until Jeremy suddenly said, “Have James come over, Curtis. You saw how much Kristie wanted to see him when I showed her his photograph.”

“That’s unnecessary. I don’t need outsiders to be concerned about my sister.”

Silence befell the group.

“Ms. Garland called me, Curtis. She wants to help Jefferson, but she requires the signatures of the politicians who attended the party. It just so happens I’m on that list too.”

since severed ties,” Curtis said blandly. “There’s no need to consider my feelings.” A while later, Curtis

“Two months from now.”

time and place,” the

send James, we may not be able to

Leave if there’s nothing else to

ended at that point. Rayna’s eyes were wide

inkling of Arnaud’s movements and how he had managed to ambush the latter

Curtis who told him

vibrated at

message and felt her head splitting open when

a photograph of an emerald

the temple for James. She

can’t believe

the photograph of the emerald pendant, Rayna almost collapsed when her limbs gave

could Curtis drag my brother into this and send him to exact vengeance

broke when he thought

her hand supporting herself against the wall and fell limply onto

the floor, he leaped off his chair

who was passing

outside the window. It

remembered fainting

it despite her prolonged search. When she pulled open the door to exit the room, she

her arm with a

took it for repairs.” Jessica helped her back to the bedroom. “The doctor

head outside. “I have many things

James can’t be dead!

to grab her. “Calm down, Nana. This

Baby?

a horrible feeling rose from her chest. She

to wipe

and

anymore. She only patted her

by the bed and poured her

smile. “I just feel horrible

do anything to help.” Jessica sighed. “Mr. York is there for them, so don’t worry. Take good care