Chapter 230: Chapter 230

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 230 Look Into This Ring “James, how could you do that?” Cillian felt sorry for his girlfriend and wanted to talk some sense into James. However, he gave up after he got a glare from James and remembered he could not win against him.

Cillian placed some food on Roxanne’s plate and coaxed, “Have some chicken nuggets. Let’s ignore him.”

Roxanne was speechless.

You’re so useless! Why can’t you win against my younger brother?

During their conversation, Rayna learned from Cillian that Roxanne had finished filming a movie abroad but was sent back to the country by Cillian, who was busy at the time. He was afraid it would be unsafe for her to be alone in a foreign country.

“Are you going to protect some bigshot?” Rayna asked.

“No, it’s not that. I need to go to Tyrandas.” Since Rayna had been to Tyrandas and experienced that incident, Cillian did not hide it from her as he continued, “There was an explosion at the factory where the villagers were housed last week.”

“How many casualties are there?” Rayna pressed anxiously. She had helped those villagers before after all.

Cillian sighed. “It’s bad. Six adults and three children are dead, while four people, three adults and a child, are missing. I’m actually going there to help with the search.”

“Faymon Group owns the factory, so ordinary people wouldn’t have targeted it. I remember several groups were trying to get their hands on the villagers when we were there.” James’ words hit the nail on the head.

“You’re right.” Cillian touched the back of his head. “I heard that the villagers could stay young for a long time because they had cell-regeneration abilities. As a result, some institutions wanted their blood for experiments.”

Roxanne grabbed Cillian’s arm and said excitedly, “Then can you bring one person back to our country and have the doctors examine them?” I want to stay young too.

Cillian shook his head. “No can do. First and foremost, they’re Tyrandians, and we can’t mess with another country’s citizens even if Faymon Group is influential. Moreover, it’s not like they’ll be young forever. Daily new chapters upload Only On Alaniniz(dot)com From what I’ve heard, they’ll die when they’re fifty.”

“But you said they have good cell-regenerative abilities. Why can’t they live forever?”

“I’m not sure.” Cillian kissed her on the cheek and smiled. “Well, let’s not think about it so much. You’re still the prettiest in my heart even when you’re old.”

“Being a little cheeky, aren’t you?” Roxanne hit him bashfully on the shoulder.

Rayna, on the other hand, was deep in thought.

She had learned about the secret of the plant when she accompanied Curtis to the village. She had thought the whole incident was over after so much time had passed. Yet little did she expect that people were still eyeing those villagers in secret.

Well, it’s not that surprising. Anyone will go crazy after learning that there’s a plant that can promote a person’s cell regeneration and extend their lifespan.

After dinner, Rayna called James to her room and handed the sapphire ring to him.

“James, you’re the only one I can trust. Can you look into this ring for me?” After all, he was her brother and a computer expert, so Rayna trusted him completely.

James gave the ring a once over. “Based on the design, this is a vintage item from more than a decade ago. Rayna, where did you get this? Why do you want to look into it?”

Rayna answered, “I got it from a friend. Because it looks ancient, I want you to find out who made this.”

The rest would be easy if she could find out the jeweler who made this. After all, not anyone could afford sapphire, and there had to be records of custom-made rings in that era.

Moreover, there was also that thing she had seen when she went to pray in the temple with Jefferson.

“Okay. I’ll look into it when I have the time.” James kept the ring.

“And this too.” Rayna handed him a photo. “He’s Faymon Group’s vice CEO, Mathias Ziegler. Look into him for me too.”

As James peered at the man in the photo, he exclaimed, “Oh, I recognize this guy. Two groups are laundering money for him, but he’s very cunning. He’s kept himself well hidden, and up until now, we still haven’t found any evidence of his money laundering.”

“What are you exactly majoring in to be looking into things like this?” Rayna questioned.

“You won’t understand even if I explain to you. Anyway, I’ll look into it,” James replied. Requesting Rayna to show the ring to him again, he looked over it before giving it back to her.

“Rayna, you must wear this ring, but take it off when danger arises. Also, stay away from Mr. Ziegler. Don’t ever get involved with him. He’s vicious and cruel. There’s no telling what he’ll do to you.”

Rayna nodded, but a hint of suspicion rose within her.

She recalled the night she had chatted with Mathias at the cocktail reception. That night, while talking with him, she felt a sudden pain in her shoulder and lost consciousness. Could he have been the culprit?

Moreover, she hadn’t had much to drink and felt something had stabbed her shoulder that day.

James and the others did not plan to stay over at Linda’s place, so they left after dinner.

Once they left, Rayna lied to Linda to prepare two dishes for her roommate because her roommate liked the latter’s cooking.

When Linda was preparing the food, she nagged, “Honey, please go outside for a walk if you’re free. Do something fun, like eating out with someone or watching a movie. Don’t be so fixated on your work like this. Listen to me. When choosing a partner, you can’t choose someone based on looks alone. Look at Mr. Faymon. I know he’s handsome and charming, but he’s kind of shrewd, don’t you think?”

Rayna scoffed, “That’s not what you think previously.”

“Thoughts change, my dear,” Linda responded. “Besides, Mr. Faymon is too wealthy, and he doesn’t seem trustworthy to me.”

Rayna went silent.

After about an hour, she brought the dinner in a container and went to Curtis’ residence.

She rang the doorbell a few times, but no one answered. Suddenly, she remembered the keycard was placed in the flowerpot the last time she came. She searched the flowerpot and found the keycard between the leaves.

That was too easy! Men are so lazy. Why can’t they look for a better place to hide their keycard?

Rayna unlocked the door. However, when she got in, she heard a woman’s coquettish laughter.

“Oh my! Be good now! Don’t lick me!”

Rayna stood there, frozen for ten whole seconds before erupting in anger.

What the heck? This shameless b*stard! I can’t believe he let another woman enter his house when I was out delivering his dinner! Didn’t he say not many people know where he lives?

Just as she was about to storm off in anger, Curtis arrived in the living room, his sleeves rolled up and his forehead beaded with sweat.

When Curtis saw her standing at the entrance with a long face, he asked her quizzically, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing!” Rayna huffed and turned to leave.

Curtis caught up to her just as she stepped off the stairs. Grabbing her hand, he questioned, “Aren’t you here to bring me my dinner? Why are you leaving without giving it to me?”

“I don’t feel like giving it to you anymore! Why don’t you let the woman inside cook dinner for you?”

Curtis was puzzled. “Huh? There’s no one in my house.”

“Don’t lie!”

Suddenly, a realization struck him. As he glanced at Rayna’s angry face, his lips curled slightly into a smile. He scooped her up into his arms and strode inside.

Rayna struggled in his embrace. “What are you doing? Let go! I’m not going in!”

“I have to prove my innocence.”

After entering the living room, Curtis let her down and grabbed the remote control. “You heard something, didn’t you?”

Then, he switched on the wide LCD television, and an advertisement for a pet hospital played. In the advertisement, the staff was bathing a Husky. Her face was drenched in water when the dog played with the water. Nevertheless, she giggled as she pushed the dog away from licking her hand.

The woman’s voice was the same as what Rayna had heard earlier.