Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 253

Chapter 253 Curtis Is Jealous

“I’ll bring the ragdoll kitten to visit its mother whenever I have time then. Since you’re going to Norham, you should give me your Instagram account. We can follow each other,” Rayna said as she pulled out her phone.

Curtis shot Gabriel a very meaningful look.

Gabriel understood immediately.

If he really were to let Rayna follow him on Instagram, he would essentially be banished to Norham for at least several years.

Left with no choice, he could only say, “I don’t have an account, Ms. Garland. Besides, there is a manpower shortage over at Norham, so I’ll be very busy when I get there and won’t get much free time. If you run into any issues, you may ask Mr. Faymon. He’s way more talented than I am.”

Rayna glanced at Curtis in disdain and replied, “I still think you’re better.”

“You flatter me, Ms. Garland. Mr. Faymon taught me everything I know.” Gabriel was sweating buckets. If he continued to stay, Curtis would hold another grudge against him. “I have to go sort out some things now.”

With that, he turned around and fled.

Rayna muttered to herself, “Look at how fast he ran away. Am I that unlikeable?”

The veins on Curtis’ forehead were bulging. “Ms. Garland, he has long gone.”

It’s so infuriating! This woman looks fondly at other men but saves all the disdain for me!

“I know. You don’t have to tell me.” When Rayna looked at him, her mind inadvertently went to the kiss they had shared. Feeling awkward, she instinctively went to stroke the ring but was surprised to find that it was no longer on her finger.

“Wait. Where’s my ring?”

Curtis secretly put the ring into the pen holder. “Did it slip off your finger somewhere?”

“How is that possible? The ring was made to my exact measurements.” Rayna looked at him suspiciously. “You… I think you touched my hand when you kissed me earlier. Did you—”

“I had one hand holding your head and one gripping the table. Both of them were busy. It must have been your imagination,” he replied with a straight face.

“But you did touch—”

“Shall we do it again? You’ll be able to confirm it then.” Right after saying that, Curtis leaned toward her.

“That’s not necessary!”

Fearing what he might do, Rayna frantically stood from her seat and started looking for her ring.

She searched every inch of the office, but it was nowhere to be found. “Even if it slipped from my finger, it’s not possible for it to have disappeared, right?” she muttered in confusion.

Curtis, who was enjoying his lunch leisurely, glanced at her. “If it’s gone, then forget about it. It’s just a ring with a GPS tracker. I can have someone make another one for you.”

“It’s fine. I’ll get my brother to do it.”

“Rayna. From the moment you joined Faymon Group, I became your boss. It’s only natural for me to care about your safety. You shouldn’t keep bothering your brother with such things,” Curtis said in a low voice.

After hearing those words, Rayna finally understood what was going on.

Curtis is jealous! He must have hidden the ring because I always call for and rely on James in times of danger. He’s upset that I’ve ignored him.

Rayna’s mood instantly improved considerably.

She pursed her lips and grinned. “Well, I guess it can’t be helped. I’ll leave it to you then, Mr. Faymon,” she said, pretending to sigh in resignation.

Her words immediately made Curtis feel a lot better.

Not long after, there was yet another knock on the door.

“Can I come in, Mr. Faymon?” Gabriel asked nervously.

“Yes.”

He carefully opened the door and crept in. After making sure that nothing freaky was going on, he visibly relaxed and handed Rayna and Curtis a gold-colored invitation each.

“Sanders Group will be holding a cocktail reception at Intercontinental next Saturday, and they have invited both of you.”

“I’m invited too?” Rayna took the invitation from Gabriel and opened it. When she saw “Jasmine Sanders, Chairman of Sanders Group” written on the bottom, her mouth fell open in shock.

“Ms. Sanders already acquired Sanders Group?” she exclaimed, astonished.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

With a casual expression on his face, Curtis replied, “She already owned twenty-six percent of the shares previously. After buying over the shares from several shareholders, she had a total of fifty-one percent. With half of the shareholders supporting her, it was easy to replace the chairperson during the shareholders’ meeting.”

“That’s amazing!”

Rayna was wholly impressed by Jasmine. She went from being an illegitimate child that no one approved of to the chairman of Sanders Group in the most magnificent way possible.

“I was able to achieve this much because I learned from the higher-ups in Faymon Group and had help from you guys. But Ms. Sanders took over Sanders Group all by herself,” she couldn’t help but praise.

With such a brilliant mother, it was no wonder Carl was as intelligent and mature as he was.

Curtis responded, “She just holds herself to a very high standard. You don’t have to follow in her footsteps. I hope that you will share your problems with me and ask me for help instead of taking it all on your own.”

Jasmine was an intelligent and calculative person. However, the reason she was able to smoothly join and eventually take over Sanders Group was that Theodore had paved the way for her. If he had not taken care of half of the shareholders in advance, it would take at least three years and a lot of hardship before Jasmine could successfully take over Sanders Group.

Gabriel silently retreated from the room.

Rayna was rendered speechless. Her heart was racing, and it took her a long time before she was able to speak again. “You should focus on running Faymon Group. I can handle my own trivial matters.”

Curtis wasn’t able to find an appropriate response to that and sighed inwardly.

It’s fine. We have a lot of time ahead of us, so there’s no need to rush.

He opened the drawer, took out a diamond pendant, and handed it to Rayna.

It was the same one he had gifted her previously.

“I wasn’t able to tell you this because you left in such a hurry back then, but this necklace is a gift for you. It has been lying in my drawer for a very long time, so I hope you won’t let it continue collecting dust,” he said.

When the memories flooded Rayna’s mind, she pressed her lips together. “Doesn’t this represent Faymon Group?”

The smile on Curtis’ face faded. “Of course not. I saw it in a jewelry brochure that Gabriel gave me. I bought it because I thought you’d like it. Same with the diamond castle.”

Oh, so it really is a gift for me.

Rayna smiled inwardly. “What if I don’t like it?” she couldn’t help but ask.

“But you seemed to really like it before.” Curtis cocked a brow at her. “I heard that women love sparkly things. Is this not sparkly enough? If so, I’ll contact the jewelry company and have them make one with more diamonds.”

“That would be too dramatic. People will make fun of me.” Rayna rolled her eyes at him. She picked up the necklace and stroked it before putting the chain around her neck.

The corners of Curtis’ lips curled into a small smile.

Although their relationship had not progressed much, he was satisfied enough with the gift finally returning to her hands.

When Gabriel entered the office for the third time, it was to hand Rayna an employment contract.

After signing it, she said to Curtis, “I think you should send someone else to the Norham branch if it’s understaffed. Mr. Tylinski seems pretty busy, so you shouldn’t make him go there.”

Gabriel agreed wholeheartedly in his mind.

He had been visiting Curtis’ office so often within a short period in hopes that Curtis would show mercy and not send him to Norham.

“He is the most capable assistant I have. There isn’t anyone else more suitable to send,” Curtis replied.

Rayna was going to frequent Faymon Group from now on. If he didn’t send Gabriel away to the Norham branch, he would have no choice but to watch Rayna and Gabriel chatting happily with each other every day.

Just the thought of it displeased him greatly!