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.”

said blandly. “There’s no need to consider

“Two months from now.”

James of the time and

you send James, we may not be able

if there’s nothing

that point. Rayna’s eyes were

Arnaud’s movements and how he had managed to ambush the latter from his vantage point atop

Curtis who told him all

phone vibrated at that

her new WhatsApp message and felt her head

photograph of an emerald pendant smeared

had gotten it at the temple for James.

can’t believe he

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

for what happened to Kristie. How could Curtis drag my brother into this and send him to exact vengeance on Arnaud by himself? How

when he thought of the

go of her hand supporting herself against the wall and fell limply

around. When he saw Rayna on the floor, he leaped off his

over, he calmly ordered Kristie, who

the sun shining outside the window. It looked as if it

fainting the night

by the recollection of the prior night, Rayna scrambled 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 Jessica, who was coming in and nearly knocking

grabbed her arm with a look

screen is smashed. Carl took it for repairs.” Jessica helped her back to the bedroom. “The doctor says you’ve been working too hard lately, Nana. You

have many things to do, and I’m going over for

James can’t be dead!

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

Baby?

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

scrambled to wipe

her and cried even

ask anymore. She only patted

Jessica pulled her to sit by the bed and poured her a glass of warm water. “What’s going

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

we can’t do anything to help.” Jessica sighed. “Mr. York is there