“What a happy coincidence!”
Gabriel was oblivious to the tension between the two women. He asked Stella to get into the car, then helped to load her suitcase.
Rayna scooted over to make room for Stella.
Shooting a glance at the elegant Stella, she said, “My apologies for catching a ride back with the two of you.”
Stella smoothed her long hair as she replied with a smile, “Don’t worry about it. I don’t mind at all. Had I known you were friends with Gab, I could’ve walked out with you just now.”
Gab?
That cheesy nickname was too much for Rayna, and a shudder of disgust ran through her body. Then, she lowered her head and texted Jefferson to let him know she had arrived safely.
Her call had been interrupted when her phone fell to the floor earlier, and she had not gotten a chance to call him again.
Getting the hint that Rayna did not wish to be disturbed, Stella knew better than to continue talking to the former.
After Gabriel got into the driver’s seat, Stella asked in a concerned tone, “I heard it has been raining in Norwal City since last Monday. You didn’t catch a cold, did you?”
“Nope. I’m as fit as a fiddle,” he said while reaching for a thermos flask on the car seat and passing it to her. “Here’s some Earl Grey tea I brewed an hour ago.”
She took the thermos flask. “Why, thank you!”
As soon as she unscrewed the lid, the tea’s sweet fragrance quickly wafted in the air.
Rayna found the smell a little nauseating and shifted further away, but to her dismay, Stella poured a cup of tea and held it out to her. “Would you like to try some, Ms. Garland?”
Concealing her discomfort, Rayna pushed the cup away. “None for me, thanks.”
merely shrugged and did
about where they would
don’t know whether to say that Mr. Tylinski is a veritable simp or that Stella is remarkable for having the ability to appease two men
Rayna’s residential area, she opened the car door
got down to
air, Rayna pulled Gabriel aside. “Let’s have a quick chat, Mr. Tylinski. Your schoolmate is smart and beautiful. The only thing is that she’s… kind of
do you mean?” he asked
softly, “I mean she’s a cunning and manipulative b*tch.
Gabriel has to say. After all, he has worked for
eyes. “You know how Mr. Faymon is.
Rayna’s heart sank.
are everywhere, and any one of them could
no way she wouldn’t know how you feel. She won’t date you, yet she doesn’t decline to have dinner with you and still
between her
up in the entertainment news? You’re a nice person, Mr. Tylinski. You don’t have to eat out of the hand of someone like her. Is it fun to
on
she does have feelings for Mr. Faymon, I wouldn’t be surprised. After all, he’s handsome and rich. Any woman would fall
you’re okay with being the fallback
corrected her. “As long as she and Mr. Faymon aren’t dating, it isn’t
Rayna was silent.
looked at her and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Ms. Garland, you shouldn’t criticize Stella. You’re quite similar
stared at him in
other day and searched for you frantically. He has treated you well, yet
the urge to pummel the man. “That’s different! Jefferson is ill, so I took him abroad to find him a cure. What’s more, Jefferson and I were never
you’re dating,” Gabriel responded stubbornly. “I attended a party at Yartran with Mr. Faymon some time ago, and we found out about your relationship with Jefferson after only speaking to a few
were only pretending to be a couple to outsiders. We’re not in a relationship! Why would I return
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