“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.”
and did not
and Stella chatting away. They talked about where they
twitched as she listened to their conversation. I don’t know whether to say that Mr. Tylinski is
into Rayna’s residential area, she opened the car door immediately and
also got down to help
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…
you mean?” he
held her forehead in disbelief and explained softly, “I mean she’s a cunning and manipulative b*tch. She seduces
believe what I read in the papers. I’d rather listen to what Gabriel has to say. After all, he has
smile, there was a glum look in his eyes. “You know how Mr. Faymon is. He likes to
Rayna’s heart sank.
abilities are everywhere, and any one of them
way she wouldn’t know how you feel. She won’t date you, yet
on between her
her somewhat 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.
take that photo when she was away on a business
a loss for what to say, he flashed her a bright smile and added, “Even if she does have feelings for Mr. Faymon, I wouldn’t be surprised. After all, he’s handsome and rich.
with being
and Mr. Faymon aren’t dating, it isn’t a crime for me to invite her
Rayna was silent.
waiting for her to gather her thoughts, he looked at her and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Ms. Garland, you shouldn’t criticize Stella. You’re quite
hearing that, she stared at
Hallsbay the other day and searched for you frantically. He has treated you
cure. What’s more, Jefferson and I were never a couple, nor were we in an ambiguous relationship. I
a party at Yartran with Mr. Faymon some time ago,
Why would I return to Chanaea if I
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