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Chapter 264 Secret In The Pearl Earrings
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s really fine, Ms. Garland. You’re going to make me feel bad if you keep doing this.”
Although Jordan repeatedly told Rayna not to worry about it, the latter couldn’t help but feel bothered.
After all, she was the one who had lent them the car that almost cost them their lives.
Curtis called over a secretary to help handle the admission procedures for Jordan and her boyfriend. The
company would shoulder their medical fees, and Jordan was given a two-week leave and a year’s worth
of salary as compensation.
After arranging everything, he led Rayna away.
On their way back, Rayna’s brows were still furrowed. Noticing that, Curtis took her hand and comforted
her, “The police are already investigating the site. They will find out the cause soon.”
“I take that car for maintenance regularly, so it shouldn’t be the car’s problem,” Rayna said.
Curtis’ eyes darkened at that.
As a well-known car brand, BC had very few cases of spontaneous combustions. Even if there were, it
wouldn’t be as severe as the incident earlier, where nothing was left from the explosion.
When they arrived home, Curtis received the investigation report.
Based on the ruins on site, the police speculated that a detonator had been installed at the bottom of the
vehicle. Once the car was started, the detonator would explode after a set amount of time.
“It must be Mr. Ziegler who ordered someone to do that. He even got my mom into an accident. There’s
nothing else he can’t do!” Rayna said coldly as chills ran down her spine.
She figured that the car had been tampered with on the day her license was suspended. They must have
messed with the car after Wyatt helped me park it in the underground parking lot of the residential area,
but they did not expect me to not drive after all since that day. If Jordan and her boyfriend hadn’t gotten
out of the car because of her upset stomach, things would have been disastrous.
“It seems that the person backing him is very powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to do these things so
openly,” Curtis sneered, his eyes glinting murderously. He was clearly incensed.
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Rayna hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and reminded him, “Don’t be reckless. Let’s not go against him
before we get any evidence, or we might end up on the losing end.”
“Have you ever seen me being scared of anyone?”
“Curtis!”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Curtis pulled her close and pressed his lips against her forehead. “I have solid
evidence that he embezzled the company’s funds two years ago. Although it’s not a big amount, it’s
enough to get him a few months of jail time. You can look into him thoroughly in the coming months.
Okay?”
Rayna leaned against his shoulder and murmured, “I’m so useless, right? It’s been so long, yet I still
haven’t found anything.”
“You’re not. It’s supposed to be the police and the detectives’ job. You’re already doing very well. If you’re
going to put it that way, does that mean I’m more useless, then? I haven’t found anything as well.”
“Curtis.”
“Yeah?”
Rayna wrapped her arms around him and rubbed her head against his chest. As she took in his pleasant
scent, she felt safe. “It’s so nice to be rich.”
Curtis burst into laughter at her words. “You’re such an unpredictable woman. I thought you were going
to compliment me.”
“You’re rich, so it’s the same thing,” Rayna mumbled.
“I like hearing that.” Seeing that it was getting late, Curtis carried her to the room. “Let’s go to bed.”
When Rayna heard his ambiguous words, she remembered the moment they had shared before getting
interrupted by the phone call. Immediately, a blush crept across her face. She wrapped herself in the
blanket and waited nervously while Curtis removed his clothes and switched off the lights.
He proceeded to lie on the other side of the bed and stayed still.
Caught off guard by his behavior, Rayna couldn’t help but ask, “You’re going to sleep… already?”
“Why?” Curtis turned around. At the sight of her expression, he realized something and curled his lips up
into a playful smirk. “The size you got is indeed too small. It won’t fit me.”
“Go to hell!” In her frustration, Rayna sent him a kick.
Curtis grabbed her foot swiftly. In a deep and seductive voice, he said, “I was worried you’d be too tired
since you still have work tomorrow, so I told you to go to bed. If you keep seducing me, don’t blame me
for what I’m about to do.”
Pulling the blanket over her face, Rayna grumbled, “Fine, I’m going to sleep. Let me go.”
Curtis released her foot, but he pulled her into his arms the next second. Through her thin camisole, she
could feel his heart beating.
“Let’s sleep.” His voice sounded from above her head.
Rayna circled her arms around his waist and soon fell asleep soundly in his warm embrace.
While Curtis sent Mathias to jail on charges of embezzling Faymon Group’s funds, Rayna was at her
wits’ end.
She had yet to dig up anything even after so long.
Curtis would visit her from time to time, and he felt heartbroken whenever he saw how anxious she was.
“Mr. Ziegler must have found something since he said that. Think about it carefully. What did Julian give
you?”
“He really didn’t give me anything.” Rayna rubbed her forehead. “Do you think he placed it somewhere
and left me some hints?”
Suddenly, Curtis reached out and touched the pearl earrings she was wearing.
“This was a gift from him, wasn’t it?”
“Don’t overthink. I just wear them often because I find them pretty,” Rayna hurriedly explained for fear
that he would be jealous. “I know what you’re thinking, but I don’t think you can hide anything in
something so small.”
“You never know.” Curtis gave it a thought. “I’ll crack them open. If we find nothing, I’ll tell the secretary to
have them fixed at the jewelry shop.”
This is the only thing Julian gifted me. What if there really is something hidden in it?
At that thought, Rayna removed her earrings.
Curtis cracked the pearls with a hammer, but to their disappointment, they found nothing.
Feeling pained, Rayna took out a small plastic bag to keep the pieces. Just then, the sunlight shone on
the pearl fragments, and it seemed that there was some sort of pattern on their rough surface.
“Wait, I think there’s something on it.” Curtis held the pearl against the light and took a closer look. It was
then that he discovered the pattern of a soccer ball on it. As it was a tiny sign carved by a machine, it
was unnoticeable unless one inspected it carefully. He quickly picked up another piece and examined it.
This time, the letters CT were engraved on it.
“It says CT. This one has a soccer pattern. Do you know what they mean?” Curtis asked Rayna.
Rayna fell into deep thought. All of a sudden, she lifted her head and exclaimed, “Julian also liked
soccer. He often watched soccer games. I used to accompany him sometimes. Could CT stand for Camp
Triumph Stadium?”
“That’s possible. Let’s go there and check it out,” Curtis said decisively.
Without wasting any time, they hurried toward Camp Triumph Stadium.
Rayna still remembered the seat Julian always sat in whenever he came here for soccer games. She
headed straight to that spot and found a piece of paper beneath the chair.
A familiar address was written on it—it was where she and Julian had held their wedding.
When they got to that place, they didn’t even have to search further as a middle-aged janitor at the
entrance called out to Rayna and gave her an envelope.
“I remember that you and Mr. Julian Faymon held your wedding here one and a half years ago. A few
months ago, Mr. Faymon came looking for me and gave me a huge amount of money. He asked me to
keep working here and wait for you to come so I can give you this envelope. You’re finally here.”
Rayna took the letter. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Rayna tore the envelope open and found a black flash drive and a letter inside. When she unfolded the
piece of paper, Julian’s familiar handwriting came into sight.
When she finished reading its contents, she clasped her hand over her mouth to suppress her urge to
cry.
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