Dear Sweetheart novel

Chapter 366

The Ixora experiment was successful, and it could have been used on Jefferson and restored him to good health.

Alas, the hope for a new life had been shattered by a sudden explosion.

Jefferson walked over, only to see Rayna trembling violently. Shrugging off his jacket, he draped it over her and

reproached in anguish, “Have you forgotten that you’re currently pregnant? Take care that you don’t catch a cold.”

Rayna gazed up at him, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. “It’s gone, Jefferson… What should we do

now? Ixora has been destroyed when its experiment was a success.”

Jefferson wiped her tears with his thumb. “It’s okay, Belle. We can’t guard against everything, and perhaps God

doesn’t want me to live too long either. Anyway, I’m already content.”

Clutching at his clothes, Rayna wailed, “But I don’t want you to die. I want you to live! We’d waited for so long, and

it was already within reach. It’s so unfair!”

She had gone all out to obtain Ixora, but it was then gone.

At the side, Robert sighed softly.

Never had he thought that such a thing would happen. Not only had the laboratory lost a ton of information, but

they had also lost a researcher. That was a tremendous loss to them.

There was still a stalk of Ixora with Jeremy, but he reckoned that the research must have failed ages ago since

there hadn’t been any news in such a long time.

Jefferson took Rayna back to the mansion and cooked her favorite dishes.

However, Rayna was down in the dumps because of the explosion of the laboratory and the multimedia message,

so she hadn’t any appetite.

Jefferson took some food for her before sliding the plate over to her. “The doctor said I can still live for a few more

months if I keep myself in high spirits. Eat some for the sake of your children.” He nudged the plate again. “Eat.

Otherwise, I’ll be distressed.”

At the thought of the children in her stomach, Rayna perked up and ate a bit. Unfortunately, she threw it all up

shortly after because of her morning sickness.

Jefferson hurriedly patted her on the back and handed her a glass of warm water. When she was feeling better, he

went to the kitchen to cook her some pasta.

Rayna was forced to sit on the couch. Just as she was about to tell the man not to go into such trouble, her phone

rang.

It was an unknown number with the Yartran area code.

In a flash, the identity of the caller occurred to her. Her eyes darkened frightfully. Answering the call, she brought

the phone to her ear.

“Why aren’t you saying anything, Ms. Garland? Don’t you miss this old friend of yours after being out of touch for so

long? I miss you every second of every day, Ms. Garland,” Arnaud drawled with a chuckle on the other end of the

phone.

“Is something the matter?” Rayna inquired calmly.

“No. I just called to ask whether you like my gift, Ms. Garland

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“What gift?” Unease swamped Rayna, and she only managed to maintain her even tone by pinching her thigh.

“That multimedia message,” Arnaud enunciated.

The string in Rayna’s mind snapped, and all the blood in her body boiled. Gritting her teeth, she snarled, “It was

you! Just f*cking come at me if you want revenge! Why must you hurt innocent people?”

“She’s not innocent. She’s Mr. Faymon’s sister and your sister–in–law. I was quite the gentleman to gift her the two

men she likes. Besides, I wasn’t the one who wanted to film the video. It was Jason who insisted on filming it for Mr.

Faymon to watch. It had nothing to do with me.” Arnaud sounded all relaxed.

“You’re a f*cking piece of sc*m, Arnaud! Do you think you can stay home and enjoy a cup of coffee leisurely after

making a move against Mr. Faymon’s sister? He won’t let you off the hook!” Rayna barked frostily.

“I know that. I’ve previously lost hundreds of millions in Anglandurn currency at his hands. But so what? I’ve got

plenty of money. Furthermore, Epea is my territory, so he can’t do anything to me. Jefferson no longer has the right

to inherit the Terblanc family either. My greatest threat is gone.” Arnaud snickered.

Pausing, he added in a seemingly deliberate manner, “Oh yes, my men accidentally blew up a mansion. somewhere

in Frosa. I heard that the medicine you needed was in there.”

“Karma will definitely get you, Arnaud!” Rayna couldn’t even hold the phone steady anymore.

From the moment he blocked my bank cards, I should’ve been more careful and taken preventive measures to

hamper him from tracking Jeremy’s lab down. Because I had taken things for granted, it led to an irreparable

disaster!

Chortling, Arnaud retorted, “I’ve got deep pockets and can buy anything. Why should I be afraid of karma? On the

contrary, you should spend more time with that brother of mine, Ms. Garland. After all, he’s just a step away from

death.”

Rayna could no longer stand his voice. She hung up haphazardly.

The multimedia message, Curtis‘ indifferent gaze in the hotel, and the blazing mansion kept playing on a loop in her

mind without giving her any respite. As a headache assailed her, she propped a hand against her forehead.

This is all on me! If I had given more thought to every step I took and been more meticulous, things wouldn’t have

come to this.

A slight cramping pain in her stomach snapped her out of her thoughts.

She caressed her stomach with a hand. Her gaze slowly turned resolute as she made some sort of decision.

At that precise moment, Jefferson came out with a bowl of lemon garlic pasta and placed it on the coffee table. “It’s

sourish, so it should be to your liking. Were you talking to your brother on the phone just now?”

Rayna picked up the plate, and while eating, she replied unhurriedly, “No, that was a call from Arnaud. The

multimedia message was from him, and he was also the one who orchestrated the explosion in the lab.”

Jefferson hastily looked at her and asked in concern, “Are you okay?”

Rayna’s expression was calm and unruffled, making it evident that she had regained her composure. “I’ll only be

falling for his ploy to be mad.”

Her appetite appeared to be great right then, for she finished the entire plate of pasta..

Putting the plate down, Rayna asked Jefferson solemnly, “Is there a way for you to reclaim the Terblanc family’s

succession rights?”

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“You want to go to Yartran with me?”

“The medicine is gone, so it won’t do us any good to stay in Frosa. I can’t stand to see Arnaud living a carefree life.

I want to drag him down from his pedestal!” Rayna’s eyes brimmed with hatred.

Conversely, Jefferson’s eyes lit up.

Regardless of her motive for returning to Yartran with me, she’ll at least stay by my side. Moreover, there’s where

we first met. I’ll be able to rest in peace if I die there.

“I previously asked Father Vernal to help get rid of Arnaud’s men and his companies secretly, resulting in him

suffering a massive loss. That aside, I obtained evidence of him making some deals with others. It so happens that

my father is strongly opposed to us both getting involved in such a business. He’d undoubtedly fly into a rage if he

were to learn about it.”

When he spoke of his father, a hint of hatred could be heard in his voice.

If it weren’t for him forcing himself on my mother, I wouldn’t have existed, and my mother wouldn’t have

detested me so much!

It went without saying that Rayna was aware of the pain within him.

Well, but I think he hasn’t yet known that he’s Curtis‘ half–brother.

She took the man’s hand. “It isn’t your fault, Jefferson. Your father loves you, and I’m by your side as well. Can you

reclaim your succession rights with that?”

Jefferson sensed the warmth from her hand, and tenderness showed in his eyes. “The chances are high. Dad dotes

on me more, and he’ll certainly favor me, seeing as Arnaud and I are the only heirs of the Terblanc family.”

Rayna nodded. “Great! The only tricky issue is your passport. Arnaud made all your documents invalid. I have to

find someone to help with this.”

Jefferson’s eyes flickered, and he suggested softly, “Let’s contact Ringo. While I no longer have succession rights,

I’m still a member of the Terblanc family. I still have some privileges.”

Rayna took out her phone and asked the man for Ringo’s number. “He’s fine? I thought something happened to him

since no one answered when we called him several times back then.”