Dear Sweetheart novel

bad luck to everyone around you? Look, you interfered with Curtis and Rayna’s matter and caused them

to break up. Now, you—”

“That’s right,” Jeremy sneered. “It will be your and Jessie’s turn next!”

Wyatt was annoyed by his words. “Hey! Shut your mouth. Don’t jinx me. Jessie and I have a great

relationship. Just worry about yourself. You don’t have a girlfriend or even a boyfriend.”

“The drugs I developed are still in their trial stages. Do you want to give it a try?”

“No!”

Meanwhile, the atmosphere between Rayna and Curtis was thick with tension on their way back home.

Curtis did not head upstairs after they returned.

Rayna did not look at him. Instead, she went upstairs to look for Alfred in the study. Daily new chapters

upload Only On Alaniniz(dot)com She knocked and entered after she heard someone answer her.

Alfred was seated next to a full-length window, reading the newspaper while lazily bathing in the warm

sunlight.

Upon seeing Rayna, he beamed. “Rayna, come and sit over here.”

Rayna took a seat facing him.

Alfred lamented, “Although I’ve been staying in the Faymon residence because of my poor health, I’m

caught up with the news. Julian was a good boy.”

Rayna said in an undertone, “If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t have died. It’s all because of me. Old Mr.

Faymon, I’m sure you understand what happened.”

Alfred knew what she was talking about.

“I will not stop you from doing what you want,” he replied. He was not the patriarch of the Faymon family

anymore, and he was sure Curtis would do the same as him even if Rayna did not say anything.

“Old Mr. Faymon, thank you.” Alfred’s promise dispelled any reservations Rayna had. “I came here to tell

you something.”

She explained the misunderstanding regarding her fake pregnancy to Alfred. “There’s really nothing

between Mr. Faymon and me. I’ll pass this back to you.”

Then she proceeded to return the sapphire ring to Alfred.

Alfred did not take it. Instead, he glanced at it before replying softly, “Ms. Garland, please allow me to tell

you a story if you’re not in a rush.”

Rayna did not want to offend him, so she answered, “Sure.”

Immersed in his memories, Alfred turned and looked outside the window, where sunlight shone in. “A few

decades ago, a man went on a work overseas trip and fell in love with a gorgeous woman there. The

couple lived together and planned to marry. Suddenly, he received a phone call from home informing him

that his grandmother had passed away. The man wanted to bring the woman along to meet his family.

However, he was unable to find her on the day he was supposed to leave. He texted her that he would

return first because he was rushing to catch the flight. He returned a week later to find the woman but

heard she had moved away. The man couldn’t forget the woman and vowed never to marry if he couldn’t

find her. A few years later, he received an overseas call from the woman. He learned that she had

pulmonary tuberculosis and was dying. She said that she waited for him, but he never showed up. When

she found out she was pregnant, she went back to her mother’s place. She then raised her child alone

for many years. However, she was running out of time. When she saw the man on the news, she went to

great lengths to obtain his phone number, and she didn’t expect the call to go through.”

Alfred’s tone was gentle. His voice broke when he spoke about the woman’s condition. It was evident he

was in anguish.

Rayna listened quietly.

“The man went to her hometown to spend her final days with her. When the child conveyed his desire to

remain there, he enrolled him in the best school available. He would visit the child every month. Then,

the child grew up and became a handsome and intelligent man. He worked at a research institute and

met the love of his life there. He brought his lover to his father before they married and had their child.”

Alfred paused for a moment. His tone was rife with sorrow as he went on, “However, his lover had an

accident and passed away after a few years. The child could not take it and took his own life.”

Rayna felt a pang in her chest. She could not help but ask, “What happened then?”

“The man then decided that he did not want his grandchild to stay in that place full of sad memories any

longer and brought him back to his country. He publicly adopted the grandchild as his legal child and

provided him with the best. He wanted to compensate his grandchild for the love he couldn’t provide for

his own child.”

Rayna understood everything upon hearing Alfred’s words.

“I-Is the grandchild Curtis?”

Alfred responded mournfully, “My son shot himself in front of Curtis. Curtis did not seem to be in good

condition when I arrived. I had no choice but to find someone who could hypnotize him and make him

forget about everything.” Tears brimmed in his eyes. “I met the love of my life but didn’t get the

opportunity to be with her. I had a son, but he passed away before me.”

Rayna’s thoughts were a tangled mess because Alfred’s words were too much to process. “T-This is

insane!”

How can something like this happen? If Curtis finds out, what will he think about this?

Alfred knew Rayna did not believe him, so he took out a photo album.

“This is Curtis and his parents.”

A beautiful woman was carrying a chubby baby in the yellowish photograph. The man holding her by her

waist was handsome and looked like Alfred.

The family of three looked blissful.

Alfred flipped through the photo album. Rayna noticed he would occasionally appear in Curtis’ childhood

photos.

After flipping through the whole album, Alfred uttered, “Rayna, I’m telling you this because I trust you,

just like how Curtis trusts you.”

Rayna’s lips curled up, and she scoffed, “I don’t need such trust.”

“I brought up Curtis myself, so I’m clear of his character.” Alfred sighed. “He didn’t mean to lie to you. He

only wished for you to mature.”