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.”

blandly. “There’s no need to consider my feelings.” A while later, Curtis asked Jeremy, “When is the

“Two months from now.”

James of the time and place,” the man said

If you send James, we may not be

if there’s

clip ended at that point. Rayna’s

did she understand how James could have gotten such an accurate inkling of Arnaud’s movements and how he had managed

Curtis who told him all

vibrated at

new WhatsApp message and felt her head splitting open when

of an emerald pendant smeared

at the temple for James. She

believe

the photograph of the emerald pendant, Rayna almost

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

when he thought

herself against the wall and fell limply onto the floor, startling the

Rayna on the floor, he leaped off his chair and

he calmly ordered Kristie, who was passing by, “Aunt Kristie, hurry

awoke, she saw the sun shining outside the window. It

fainting the

to locate her phone but could not find it despite her prolonged search. When she pulled open the door to exit the room, she ran into

her arm with a look of panic. “Where’s

to the bedroom. “The doctor says you’ve been working too hard lately, Nana. You

head outside. “I have many things to do, and I’m going over for a look. Ringo must be lying

James can’t be dead!

to grab her. “Calm down, Nana. This isn’t

Baby?

her belly, and a horrible feeling rose from her chest. She

Nana?” Jessica scrambled to wipe

hugged her and cried even

anymore. She only patted her back in

sit by the bed and poured

her head, Rayna forced a smile. “I just feel horrible at

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