Chapter 181: Chapter 181

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 181 She Needs A Tranquilizer Pfft!

Rayna was so taken aback by Kristie’s actions that she nearly had a heart attack. “D-Don’t. Just call me Ms. Garland instead. I can’t possibly afford for you to do away with informalities.”

“Of course you can! I will have to address you differently again in the future as well!” Kristie wrapped her arms around Rayna’s affectionately. “Let me take you to your seat, Rayna.”

Rayna was confused. You should go eat at your table. Why are you taking me to my own seat?

When they came to the table, she noticed James was sitting there. She looked even more confused than before.

Kristie arranged for Rayna to sit inside, then wheeled Curtis over beside Rayna before she sat next to James.

“W-What’s going on?”

Rayna looked at James before shifting her gaze to Kristie. She had a bad feeling about what was going to happen next.

Kristie tugged at James’ sleeve and said, “You should greet Curtis.”

Although James felt awkward, he still greeted Curtis obediently, “Curtis.”

Rayna was at a loss for words.

Curtis didn’t seem to be surprised at all. “All right, let’s order, shall we? Everyone’s hungry.”

“What do you think you’re doing?” Rayna held down the menu in front of Curtis. She was on the verge of a major outburst. “Is this the f*cking time to eat? Aren’t you supposed to explain the situation to me?” She then looked daggers at James. “And why are you greeting him informally?”

“Don’t be mad, Rayna. Have some coffee.” Kristie poured a cup of coffee and handed it to Rayna with a blush on her face. “I’m dating James now. Curt is his brother-in-law now, and you are—”

“No! No! Stop!” Rayna stopped Kristie from continuing. “Ms. Winton, my brother is still a child. I beg you to have mercy on him and let him go.”

Kristie looked at Rayna with an aggrieved expression. “I know I was too arrogant in the past, and I kept bullying you. I’ll apologize to you and write you a hundred apology letters! James and I like each other very much.”

Rayna’s expression darkened as she said, “Don’t. It feels like I’m trying to break up a pair of lovebirds. I don’t care who you like as long as it’s not my brother.”

She was perplexed as to why Kristie had behaved so strangely in front of her. The latter had even addressed her affectionately. It turned out that she had seduced her brother.

Recalling what Curtis had said that night at the Faymon residence, Rayna secretly pinched Curtis and chided him in a low voice, “You knew they were together, and that’s why you said those words to me back then. Is that right?”

Curtis replied, “Well, you don’t want your brother to bring a boyfriend to meet you, do you?”

Still, that person can’t possibly be Kristie!

“Please forgive me, Rayna,” Kristie said in a childlike voice as she held Rayna’s hand tightly. “I really, really like James. Just tell me what you would like for a wedding gift, and I’ll gladly give it to you!”

James cleared his throat and reminded Kristie, “You’re straying away from the topic here.”

“I’m being serious.” Kristie had a solemn expression on her face. “I even contacted the wedding dress designer! But they have too many clients, so we would have to reschedule until the year after next.”

James was stunned by her remarks.

“Ms. Winton, I really don’t want the both of you to be together.” Rayna took a deep breath as she didn’t want to start an argument with Kristie in a fancy restaurant. “You have a bright future ahead of you, and you can have everything you want. You also have Mr. Faymon and the others to help you. As you know, my family isn’t well-off at all, and we just bought a house recently. My brother is still studying too. I’m not expecting him to have a great or successful future; I’d be happy enough if he lived well.

Besides having a difference in status, both of you have a large age gap too. You may feel that everything is fresh and fun right now, but what if you grow tired after a few months and dump him just like that?”

Kristie said anxiously, “I will never do such a thing!”

Rayna smiled. “No matter how lovely your promise seems right now, things will happen inevitably when the time comes. You’re a gorgeous woman with many suitors, most of whom are better and more capable than my brother.”

“I don’t want anyone else but him!” Kristie pouted as she turned to look at Curtis. “Curtis...”

“Don’t bother calling his name. Even if Theodore is here, it won’t make a difference.” Rayna pushed the cup of coffee back to Kristie. “This coffee is not going to be a peace offering for me. Let’s just have this meal peacefully as friends, all right?”

Rayna didn’t bother showing Kristie respect, causing the latter’s eyes to redden with resentment.

She’s practically trying to break us up!

Seeing that Kristie was on the verge of tears, James felt his heart ache, so he comforted her by clasping her hand.

He then said to Rayna, “Rayna, Kristie was ignorant in the past and she bullied you because she was afraid that you would take away Mr. Faymon from her. She’s a kind-hearted person, and she means no harm at all. Please forgive her.”

“Have you gone mad, James? You’re siding with an outsider now?” Rayna was beyond livid. “When I was on a business trip in Tyrandas back then, she had someone abduct and drug me! And you claim she doesn’t mean any harm?”

Curtis’ hand froze midair.

Wasn’t she drugged? How could she remember what happened that night? Could it be...

Rayna did not pay attention to Curtis’ expression as she continued to berate James, “It doesn’t matter if you say that I’m cruel and unpleasant. I won’t approve of you two dating unless you cut ties with me!”

James frowned. “Don’t say that, Rayna. I’ll apologize on her behalf.”

“How sweet of you to protect her!” Rayna sneered. “Looks like you’ve known each other for a long time. James, you’re quite impressive, aren’t you? Skipping classes for the sake of a girl!”

Curtis swept a glance at James. “Shouldn’t you come clean to your sister now?”

James pursed his lips.

Rayna felt something was off. She asked James, “What does he mean by that? Don’t tell me you’ve been expelled from school for breaking the rules.”

“No.” James rubbed his temples and finally told the truth. “I’ve been lying to you and Mom. Actually, I’m attending a military management school and my classes are flexible.”

At that moment, Curtis handed his phone to Rayna. “He’s attending the same academy as Theodore.”

Rayna glanced at the phone, and her blood pressure shot up right away.

The academy was not only a top military institute in the country, but it was also ranked among the top ten in the world. Oh my god, I can’t believe how prestigious it is! That means I should compliment James for being so impressive to get into such a prestigious school, right?

“James Griffith!” If it weren’t because of the diners in the restaurant, Rayna would have smashed the table. She gritted her teeth while glaring at James. “You’re really amazing! You’re practically on top of the world now, aren’t you?”

She had been wondering which school would offer so much money to their students. It turned out that the “school” had always been sketchy all along!

James replied, “Rayna, I know I was wrong for lying to you. But I only wanted to protect you and our family. Why can’t I attend a school like that if I have the potential and talent? When I was young, you had to take care of me and Roxanne besides going to school, and you even worked part-time during the winter. I just wanted you to have a better life and to become someone who could protect you.”

“This isn’t a reason for you to lie to me and Mom! Do you know how hard it is to become a soldier? Our family has no background to back you up. We’ll only be a burden to you because we can’t help you in any way!” Here, she took a few deep breaths. “How did you get to know Ms. Winton?”

“It was a coincidence, really.” James scratched his nose. “A classmate of mine was taking side jobs, and he happened to have something going on that day, so he passed the task on to me instead. I had no idea my task was to protect Kristie.”

“Wait a minute!” Rayna was reminded of something in Tyrandas. She gave him a look. “I thought I saw you when I was swimming at the hotel pool during my business trip to Tyrandas. You were there at that time, weren’t you?”