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Chapter 192 It Will Not Be The Same
Massaging his temples, Curtis uttered, “Forget it. I’ll send you back.”
Recalling the scenes she witnessed in the banquet hall, Rayna grew irate, her voice tinged with a hint of
envy. “No, thanks! I wish you and Ms. Sanders a blissful honeymoon!”
“What honeymoon? I can’t walk, so I had her send me to Hallsbay. What were you thinking?” Curtis shot
her a look, the expression on his face strange.
Huh?
Mortification swept over Rayna at that instance.
So, he only wanted someone to accompany him because of his limited mobility? It was all because of
Kristie’s claim that I misunderstood!
Nonetheless, she stated blasely, “Oh well, I was merely saying that since the two of you are engaged.
So, why did you come here?”
Crossing both hands on his lap, Curtis regarded her with a smirk. “Why else, if not because someone did
something foolish behind my back? I was afraid that something would happen to her, so I came.”
“I didn’t do anything foolish!” Rayna retorted. No longer in the mood to speak to him, she stalked down
the stairs and climbed into the car parked at the entrance.
Meanwhile, Curtis remained on the stairs. “Aren’t you going to help me?”
“Get moving yourself!”
Curtis merely stared at her expressionlessly.
Only when Rayna had finished saying that did she remember that the man was in a wheelchair and
couldn’t get moving by himself. Stifling her laughter, she got out of the car and retraced her steps to lend
him a hand.
As she scrutinized his physique, she had the urge to try and lift him. “How about I carry you?”
I bet he hasn’t gained any weight since he’s just been sitting in the wheelchair all day.
“I’d like to retain some dignity. If you dare do so, Rayna, you’ll be dead.” Curtis clutched at the armrests,
fearful that she would scoop him up. His voice was as cold as ice.
At that, Rayna curled her lips.
After expending much effort, she finally settled the man into the car. She then told the driver to drive
them back to Bulgari Hotel. Finding the diamonds on her neck too cumbersome, she wanted to remove
the necklace.
Unexpectedly, the clasp was too intricate that she couldn’t unfasten it even after trying for a long while.
Left with no other choice, she could only seek help from Curtis. “Please help me for a bit, Mr. Faymon. I
can’t unfasten it.”
Curtis found the yellow diamond necklace exceedingly irritating, so his face was blanketed with a layer of
frost when he moved to unclasp it. “How generous of Jefferson to buy this necklace for a hundred
million!”
“It wasn’t that he was generous. Instead, you two had nothing better to do and jacked the price up! This
necklace is only worth fifty million or so at most, yet both of you just had to bid on it. It’s a blessing if half
of the money goes to those who really need it!” Rayna scoffed.
That was a hundred million!
Her heart ached at the mere thought of it.
I could’ve bought a sizeable mansion and reared a cat or a dog with that much money. Yet, Jefferson
purchased this necklace, telling me to smash it if I disliked it. Well, I suppose money is just paper in the
hands of a wealthy heir!
Curtis’ eyes narrowed into slits, and he pinched the back of her neck with moderate strength. Clapping a
hand over her neck, Rayna promptly snapped her head back and glared at him. “Why did you pinch
me?”
“My hands slipped while unfastening the necklace. I thought you liked that diamond pendant a lot. Why
aren’t you wearing it?” Curtis questioned airily, handing her the yellow diamond necklace.
“Jefferson took it off just now.” While saying that, Rayna rummaged in her bag, presuming that Jefferson
placed it there. Alas, she couldn’t find it even after turning everything inside out. “Huh? Why isn’t it here?”
At once, Curtis remembered seeing Jefferson throwing something away earlier. Well, I suppose it was
the diamond pendant.
“Forget it if you lost it,” he sneered.
Rayna almost went unhinged. “You’re all insane! That necklace was a customized piece by Van Cleef &
Arpels, at the very least! That’s money! I’m going to lose my mind sooner or later to mix with the lot of
you so much!”
She had the driver return to the hotel.
Seeing her in such a panic, Curtis felt inexplicably relieved, and his knitted brows relaxed. “You like it that
much?”
“I care about the money!”
When the car arrived back at the hotel, Rayna hurriedly climbed out of the car. By the time she made her
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtway to the banquet hall, all the guests had left, and seven to eight janitors were cleaning the place.
Crap!
Knowing that she wouldn’t be able to find the diamond pendant, she went to the manager on duty and
explained the situation, asking to check the surveillance footage.
From the surveillance footage, they saw that a janitor happened to sweep the diamond pendant with the
trash while cleaning and threw it into a large trash bag. Then, the trash bag which was filled to the brim
was dragged out by another janitor.
When Rayna and the manager on duty went to the back of the hotel, the trash in the trash can had been
taken away by the garbage truck.
Just then, Curtis, who had waited an eternity for her to return, showed up.
“Forget it since it’s already taken to the dumping ground. I’ll have another necklace customized for you,”
Curtis coaxed. He was no longer angry after discerning that she really cherished the necklace he gave
her.
However, Rayna shook her head. “It won’t be the same.”
She ordered the driver to send Curtis back to the hotel first while she went to the dumping ground with
the manager on duty.
Unbeknownst to her, her inadvertent words had an indescribable emotion pervading Curtis. He didn’t
return to the hotel but had the driver tail the two of them instead.
Before reaching the dumping ground, the various rotten stench wafting in the air triggered the urge to
heave from afar.
There were too many black trash bags at the dumping ground. Putting on a mask, Rayna and the
manager on duty alighted from the car and split up to search. She was lucky, for she successfully
secured the location of the trash that had been delivered a while ago.
Ripping the trash bags open, she rummaged through innumerable rubbish, the pungent stink penetrating
through the mask. She had never expected her first visit to a dumping site to be in search of a necklace.
Needless to say, it meant a lot to her.
It was a gift from Curtis before disaster struck them. If it weren’t for the necklace supporting her and
encouraging her, she would probably still be timid, unable to take the position of acting CEO of Faymon
Group.
“Found it!”
At long last, Rayna whipped out the necklace from a mound of cream frosting. Although it was filthy, the
diamond still sparkled under the light.
Curtis remained more than ten meters away from her.
He had mild germaphobia, so he really couldn’t believe that he actually came to such a place. His brows
were creased so deeply that they might leave permanent marks. But seeing the bright smile on her face
as she gazed at the diamond pendant she had recovered, he found everything bearable.
While the diamond pendant had been found, it was too dirty. After rinsing it with water, Rayna wrapped it
in a piece of tissue before taking a taxi back to Bulgari Hotel with Curtis.
She went up to the reception desk and booked a room for him.
“Which room are you in?” Curtis queried casually.
“The presidential suite.”
“In that case, there’s no need to book another room. I’ll stay with you. It’s just a night anyway,” Curtis
suggested.
“Wouldn’t that be inappropriate? I prepared it for Jefferson, after all.” In order to cheer Jefferson up
during the seven-day vacation, Rayna begrudgingly spent a fortune and reserved the presidential suite. If
she were to move out, it would be too much of a waste.
“Can he occupy all the rooms when there are so many? Besides, I have limited mobility. You’re asking
me to stay alone?” Not only was Curtis unfazed by her remark, but he even flaunted his legs on purpose.
“You can ask Ms. Sanders—”
Curtis cut her off right away, his tone disgruntled. “She said she isn’t free!”
That left Rayna without any further arguments.
Fine, then.
Hence, she told the receptionist that she had changed her mind and kept her card before wheeling Curtis
away.
She hadn’t gone far when the two receptionists’ gossiping voices drifted into her ears.
“Wow, this lady is really voracious! Where does she find such handsome men? I wonder what tactics she
pulled.”
“Well, she’s truly ravenous to even make a move against someone in a wheelchair!”
“I don’t mind the wheelchair if I’ve got such a handsome boyfriend. I can do all the work while he
relaxes!”
What the h*ll?
The conversation between the two receptionists was just too filthy that Rayna couldn’t stand it anymore.
She stormed back and slammed her purse onto the reception desk, giving the duo such a shock that
they stared at her blankly.
Chapter 193 Heartless Woman
With a half smile on her face, Rayna said, “Excuse me, ladies. If you want to gossip, could you have at
least waited for me to enter the elevator before doing that? Or are you intentionally saying it for me to
hear?”
“S-Sorry,” one of the receptionists stammered.
“I have already noted down your employee numbers!” Rayna glanced at their name tags before letting
out a cold snort and turning to leave.
She was going to file a complaint about their behavior after she went up.
Upon returning to the presidential suite, Rayna ignored Curtis and started washing her diamond pendant
with soap. She only wore it back on after making sure that there was no more odd smell. Then, she
carefully put the yellow diamond necklace aside, intending to return it to Jefferson when she had the
chance.
When Curtis came over to look for the woman, he cast a glance at the diamond pendant that was
hanging on her neck before asking, “Which room is mine?”
“Choose whichever room you like!” Rayna said before continuing, “It’s the last day anyway. There’s no
problem even if you want to switch rooms every hour.”
“I don’t like sleeping in other people’s room.”
Only then did Rayna realize that the man was afraid that he might end up picking Jefferson’s room.
Feeling amused, she said, “You can check every room to see if his belongings are there.”
As she spoke, she pushed open the door to Jefferson’s room.
Rayna froze at what she saw. The room was extremely clean and neat. Not only were there no clothes
hung on the rack, but there was also nothing on the desk as well. It was as if no one had been staying
there. “Why…”
This is unmistakenly Jefferson’s room. Why are his belongings all gone?
Is he not intending to come back?
Curtis said placidly, “Didn’t you guys agree on seven days? It’s not surprising that he had left.”
“How did you know about that?” Rayna turned to look at the man.
The seven-day agreement between Rayna and Jefferson was made privately between just the both of
them. Curtis was not supposed to know about it.
“He was the one who picked up when I called you previously,” Curtis said. “He told me that the two of you
were going to tour Hallsbay for seven days. I know your character very well. I came over because I
guessed that you did that to get back Faymon Group’s shares.”
Rayna immediately checked her call log but was unable to find any records of the call from Curtis that
day. Most likely, Jefferson had deleted it.
“Why did he leave without a word?” Rayna frowned. “He hasn’t given me Faymon Group’s shares yet.”
“That’s fine. It wouldn’t affect Faymon Group in any way.”
Rayna shook her head and replied, “No. Jefferson is a man of his word. If he promised to give me the
shares, he would definitely do it. He must have left because something urgent cropped up.”
Curtis’ expression darkened before he replied, “If you understand him so well, why were you still hurt by
him?”
Rayna twitched her lips, realizing that she might not know Jefferson that well after all.
“I’m going to bed now,” Curtis said coldly before walking into the room next door.
Rayna let out a sigh and was about to return to her room when she heard a dull thud coming from Curtis’
room.
She knocked on the door immediately while asking, “Uncle… Mr. Faymon, are you all right?”
“I’m fine.”
From the tone of Curtis’ voice, it was obvious that he was trying to suppress something. Given that the
man had just entered the room, Rayna assumed that he had not showered yet. As such, she pushed
open the door, and immediately, she saw him sprawling on the floor, his wheelchair overturned next to
him.
It was a rather miserable sight to behold.
Rayna rushed forward to help Curtis up at once. That was the first time she saw him fall. “How did you
fall?”
“How would I know?” the man replied in a frosty tone.
As Curtis was theoretically a patient, Rayna did not want to bicker with him. By the looks of the situation,
it seemed as if the man was on his way to the bathroom. Hence, Rayna said, “The bathroom here is not
the same as the one in your house. Should I get an attendant to help you?”
“No need!”
“All right, all right, if you insist.” Rayna rolled her eyes and continued petulantly, “I’ll wheel you over then.
You can handle the rest yourself. If you need help, just give me a shout.”
What a prideful man!
Rayna felt Curtis’ muscular biceps while helping him back into his wheelchair. However, noticing his
slender frame, she suddenly remembered her earlier thought.
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The woman moved her hand toward Curtis’ back and said smilingly, “Mr. Faymon, I’ll just carry you to the
bathroom. It’s faster that way.”
1The man’s expression changed when he heard that.
Before Curtis could object, Rayna had already bent forward and picked him up. However, he was much
heavier than Rayna expected. As such, before she could take a step forward, she lost her balance and
fell.
Both of them ended up toppling over on the carpet.
“Why are you so heavy?” Rayna could feel her hand aching from the fall as she propped herself up with
much effort and climbed off Curtis. The next moment, she banged her forehead against the man’s chest.
Curtis frowned and replied, “I’ve never said that I was light.”
“But look at you! You’re all skin and bones…” Rayna muttered. Just then, she noticed that the man’s shirt
was slightly ripped open from the fall and saw what was underneath. Swallowing the rest of her
unfinished sentence, she said, “D*mn that shirt!”
At that instant, Rayna felt extremely awkward. Moreover, she was unable to exert any force with her
hands as they were cramping. Looking up at the man, she said, “Mr. Faymon, can you kindly help me
up?”
Trying his best to tamp down his anger, Curtis grabbed Rayna by her collar and tried to lift her up.
When Rayna was trying to stand up, she accidentally brushed her hand against the man’s trousers.
She looked toward Curtis at once.
The man froze for a second. Staring at the woman’s flawless face, he gulped subconsciously. “What are
you waiting for? Are you having fun feeling me up?”
“I’m standing up!” With a sudden surge of adrenaline, Rayna pushed herself up and distanced herself
from Curtis, her face flushed red with embarrassment.
When did Uncle Curtis become such a pervert?
When Rayna was checking out of the hotel the next day, she inquired about Jefferson from the
receptionist and found out that he did not return to the hotel the previous night. It seemed like he had
indeed left.
When she recalled her dance with Jefferson, Rayna’s arm suddenly twitched. There was something
amiss about what the man had said to her as well as his hasty departure.
However, she was unable to pinpoint exactly what was wrong.
“Ms. Garland.”
When Rayna was about to wheel Curtis out of the hotel, they were approached by a tough-looking man
who exuded a cold aura.
The man, who seemed like a bodyguard, said to Rayna, “I’m Ringo, Mr. Hamilton’s bodyguard. Can I talk
to you in private?”
“I’ll wait for you outside,” Curtis said before wheeling himself outside, giving them some space to talk.
“Where did Jefferson go?” Rayna asked.
“Mr. Hamilton had something to attend to,” Ringo replied coldly as he passed a document to the woman.
“Mr. Hamilton wanted me to pass this to you,” he continued.
Rayna flipped open the document and saw that it was a share transfer agreement for Faymon Group’s
shares.
Jefferson had kept his promise of transferring his shares of Faymon Group to Rayna unconditionally.
“Please thank him for me.”
Ringo stared at the woman coldly as a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes. “Ms. Garland, do you even have
a heart?”
A crease appeared between Rayna’s brows when she heard that. “What do you mean?” she asked.
Ringo replied, “You’re such a heartless woman. How can you have a change of heart so easily? Do you
know how much Mr. Hamilton has sacrificed for you? Rayna, this will be your greatest regret in life. You
should stick to Curtis like glue.” The man paused and inched closer to Rayna before continuing in a
menacing tone, “Because I will grab any opportunity I can to kill you.”
What a cold-hearted woman. How can she continue being so happy when someone is living in misery
because of her?
The bodyguard left after saying that, leaving Rayna standing rooted to the ground, feeling confused.
Jefferson’s bodyguard seemed very hostile toward me. Why is that so?
Rayna had an uneasy feeling in her heart. Before she boarded the plane, she tried calling Jefferson but
was directed to voicemail instead.
“Sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.”
He switched off his phone?
Meanwhile, Curtis had just finished a phone call. When he saw Rayna after he returned, there was an
unfathomable glint in his eyes. However, he did not say anything, and both of them proceeded to board
the plane.
Soon, the plane landed at Norwal City Airport.
Rayna did not expect to see Kristie and James at the airport to pick them up. She was even more
surprised that Kristie had not disguised herself. The corners of her mouth twitched before she said,
“Have you forgotten that you’re a celebrity? Why are you sashaying around the airport?”
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