“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
They talked about where they
say that Mr. Tylinski is a veritable simp or that
residential area, she opened the car door immediately and climbed
got down to help her with
have a quick chat, Mr. Tylinski. Your schoolmate is smart and beautiful. The only thing is that she’s… kind of
you mean?” he
softly, “I mean she’s a cunning and manipulative b*tch. She
I’d rather listen to what Gabriel has to say. After all, he has worked for Curtis for a long
there was a glum look in his eyes. “You know how Mr. Faymon is. He likes to groom talented people. Otherwise, he wouldn’t continue to retain the Department
Rayna’s heart sank.
Women with exceptional abilities are everywhere, and
how you feel. She
is going on between her
speechless. “If that’s true, how did they wind 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 be treated as
that photo when she was away on a business trip with
“Even if she does have feelings for Mr. Faymon, I wouldn’t be surprised. After all, he’s handsome and rich.
with being the
Gabriel corrected her. “As long as she and Mr. Faymon aren’t dating, it
Rayna was silent.
and hesitated for a moment before saying,
hearing that, she stared at him
other day and searched for you frantically. He has treated you well, yet you left with Jefferson just like that and even
abroad to find him a cure. What’s more, Jefferson and I were never a couple, nor were we in an ambiguous relationship. I rejected him without hesitation. Have you ever seen any rumors of a scandal between us in the
Mr. Faymon some time ago, and we
to outsiders. We’re not in a relationship! Why would
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