Chapter 170: Chapter 170

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 170 Putting On A Show “Indeed. Ms. Garland has been exceptionally loyal to Faymon Group. She’s been taking care of Curtis with so much devotion. If I didn’t know better, I would think that she’s in love with him!” Jason chimed in.

Rayna started frowning upon hearing his sarcastic insinuations.

They were talking about her, but their remarks were all directed at Curtis. Rayna was about to speak up on behalf of Curtis, but Alfred patted her hand gently and said, “It’s okay.”

Rayna pursed her lips and held her tongue.

“Shouldn’t you greet your ex-mother-in-law since she’s here?” asked Jason, clearly enjoying himself. “Too bad we don’t know where Julian has run off to. If he’s here, it’ll be even more interesting.”

Brooklyn laughed and added, “It seems like you’re still holding a grudge, Ms. Garland. Oh, well, it’s understandable since Julian was the one who had an affair in the first place. His mother sided with him and not you. If I were you, I wouldn’t greet her too.”

“That’s enough. Pipe down,” said Sienna, pretending to advise them against talking anymore.

“Why?” asked Brooklyn, feeling aggrieved. “I’m just praising Ms. Garland. She managed to climb up to such a high position as an interpreter. Not only that, but she also has good taste. She only has eyes for the men in our family.”

“Since you seem to have much to say, let me assist you,” said Curtis impassively, finally speaking up.

He then instructed the housekeeper to bring a platform over.

After the one-meter tall platform was brought into the living hall, Curtis pointed at it and said, “Brooklyn, Jason, go give a speech up there to liven up the atmosphere.”

Curtis was clearly putting them on the spot and making them perform like circus monkeys.

Brooklyn did not expect Curtis to take it so seriously. Her face fell as she replied, “My throat is all dry from speaking just now.”

“Then bring a bottle of water with you to hydrate yourself,” said Curtis in an imposing tone. “Go on.”

Brooklyn turned to look at Sienna.

Before Sienna could say anything, Curtis cut in, “Two people is indeed too few.”

Sienna did not miss the underlying meaning of those words. Her expression darkened, but she did not say anything.

She knew her nephew well enough to know that he would put his words into action.

Without Sienna’s help and with Alfred turning a blind eye, Brooklyn and Jason could only step onto the stage at Curtis’ behest.

Curtis stared at them with a slight smile, but without any warmth in his eyes. “Say something. Don’t be so boring.”

Under immense pressure, both Brooklyn and Jason felt a buzz in their heads and started to talk in stutters. They knew that they had to say something, no matter what it was, and they could not stop. If they felt thirsty, they would just drink some water and go on. They only got down from the platform when it was time for dinner half an hour later.

Besides Julian, Chester and his eldest son were absent as well. Alfred arranged for Curtis and Rayna to sit on his left-hand side.

The housekeeper poured wine for everyone accordingly.

Rayna had barely caught the pleasant aroma of the wine when Curtis took away her glass and handed it to the housekeeper.

“She can’t drink this,” said Curtis.

The wine was not even a strong liquor. What Curtis had said immediately drew everyone’s attention, and they started making guesses.

Someone asked, “Is she pregnant?”

“Really?” Alfred looked so surprised that it was as if he was not the one who was at the mansion the other day. “What great news to hear on Thanksgiving! This is a double blessing!”

At the dining table, everyone had different expressions.

Curtis was making it obvious who the baby’s father was and that he was in a loving relationship with Rayna. It was clear as day what he was hinting at.

Despite that, Brooklyn still had not learned her lesson. She asked boldly, “Could it be fake? I heard she said she was pregnant when she got divorced from Julian, but it turned out that it was just her scheme for revenge.”

Then she turned to Rolanda and queried, “Isn’t that so?”

Rolanda wanted to nod, but Curtis shot her a glare right at that moment. Shivers instantly ran down her spine. She let out a dry laugh and replied, “They were just joking around.”

“You’ve already said so much earlier, but you still seem to be very energetic,” said Alfred to Brooklyn, giving her the side-eye.

“Curtis has been spending time with Rayna every day. What is your concern?”

“I just don’t want Curtis to be fooled...”

“Are you implying that there’s something wrong with Rayna?”

“Uncle Alfred, we can all see for ourselves whether there’s something wrong with her or not. I don’t need to comment on that,”

Brooklyn mumbled. “Besides, you didn’t seem as happy when I was pregnant back then.”

Alfred retorted mercilessly, “We may be family, but you’re just my niece. Rayna is my daughter-in-law. Of course I’m happy that she’s pregnant!”

“Have you gone mad, Uncle Alfred? She was married to Julian! How can she get married to Curtis now?” Brooklyn and all the other members of the Faymon family were clearly perturbed.

They had always had an issue with Curtis’ identity. He was not one of them biologically. However, Alfred, the head of the family, had named Curtis as his heir.

If Curtis had a child, everyone knew the significance behind it.

“That’s right, Alfred,” said Sienna calmly. “Curtis is engaged to the young lady of the Sanders family. If you take Rayna in, then what about Ms. Sanders?”

“It’s just an engagement. They’re not married. Curtis will take care of it when the time comes,” replied Alfred with a wave of his hand.

“Alfred...”

“That’s enough!” Alfred got impatient and was done playing nice. “All of you already have your own families and children. Curtis is not young anymore. It’s time for him to get married too. So what if Rayna was married to Julian? Curtis and Julian are just related by name. I didn’t interfere with your affairs previously. Now that my son is getting married, why do you all suddenly have so many opinions?”

Upon seeing that Alfred was angered, Sienna hurriedly said with a smile, “Alfred, we’re just a bit worried that Curtis can’t handle it well. Ms. Garland seems like a bright lady. We like her and hope that she can come to visit us more often.”

The other family members concurred one after another.

Alfred brightened up a little upon hearing that. “All right, let’s eat.”

Rayna did not expect so much drama to take place before they even lifted their cutleries. It was fortunate that Alfred was assertive enough to defend Curtis and her.

But I’m really not pregnant!

Rayna leaned over to Curtis and asked softly, “Mr. Faymon, should we explain things to your father later?”

“What’s there to explain?”

“You know what I’m talking about!” Rayna glared at him exasperatedly. “If we don’t explain ourselves now, what do we say when Old Mr. Faymon asks why my stomach is not getting bigger later on?”

“Lean over, and I’ll tell you,” said Curtis in a low voice with a smirk.

Rayna looked at him suspiciously but surmised that he did not have any reason to fool her, so she tilted her head toward him.

The next moment, he kissed her before everybody present.

Brooklyn was so shocked that she dropped her fork.

Alfred, on the other hand, was delighted to see that. He cleared his throat and reminded them in a mock-stern tone, “We’re in the middle of a meal. Behave yourselves!”

Curtis let go of Rayna and said calmly, “She wanted me to kiss her.”

Rayna immediately pinched his waist.

The cold Uncle Curtis is gone! He’s replaced by a lying old scoundrel!

After dinner, everybody took the sightseeing car to go to the pond. Tables and chairs were set up near the pond for everyone to enjoy the scenery and night view.

Noticing that it was only a short distance away, Rayna decided to push Curtis over.

When she thought of what had happened earlier, she was infuriated. She kept complaining non-stop while they were making their way there. “You’ve gone overboard, Mr. Faymon. Even if you were just putting on a show, that was way too much.”

“I wasn’t putting on a show,” replied Curtis.

Rayna stopped in her tracks. She looked down and found that Curtis was also staring at her deeply.

“Rayna—”

He was about to speak, but Rayna interrupted him in a hurry as if she knew what he was going to say, “M-Mr. Faymon, I left my phone back in there. You go ahead first. I’ll go get my phone!”