Dear sweetheart novel (Rayna and Julian) novel Chapter 147

Dear Sweetheart Chapter 147 I Dare You To Keep Laughing

“Didn’t you say you’d come to see me once you were done with work? What took you so long?” Curtis cut him off, his expression darkening.

Wyatt involuntarily shivered at his icy tone.

“O-Oh, yes.” Wyatt even started stammering. “T-The managers were having a meeting just now.”

Next to them, Rayna noticed Wyatt was looking off. Raising her head to look at the air conditioner, she couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary. “The temperature is not that low, so why are you shivering, Mr. Lopez?”

Wyatt rubbed his arms. “Oh, I do think it’s quite cold. Well, I’m a bit sensitive to low temperatures.”

Rayna was speechless.

Curtis felt uncomfortable at their banter. He interjected, “I’ve already sent a message to Ms. Gardner. You should use the private car to return to the company, Ms. Garland.”

“Then, what about you, Mr. Faymon?” Rayna asked.

“I have something to do at the moment. Wyatt will give me a ride back later.”

“Okay,” Rayna accepted his offer.

Since she had wanted to return to the company, Curtis was saving her a lot of time when he called Naomi over.

“Curtis, Rayna is Faymon Group’s acting CEO,” Wyatt stated cheerily. “Why are you being so formal with her? You should drop the formalities!”

As she heard his suggestion, Rayna quickly waved her hands in disagreement and replied anxiously, “There’s no need for that! You can keep calling me ‘Ms. Garland’ like how you used to. Anyway, Mr. Faymon, Mr. Lopez, I’ll be off now.”

Just as Rayna turned to leave, Curtis chuckled softly and said, “Rayna, do your best.”

At that, she stumbled, almost falling from shock.

Oh, God! It’s embarrassing for Uncle Curtis to call me that in front of others.

As a result, she quickened her pace and disappeared in a flash.

Looking at Rayna’s frantic retreating figure, Wyatt howled with laughter. “Curtis, did you see that? Oh my God, I almost died laughing. She almost started to run when you said her name! How scared of you is she?”

Curtis shot an icy glance at Wyatt. “I dare you to keep laughing.”

“No, no. I didn’t laugh. This is how I look when my face is cramping up. It’ll go away soon.” Wyatt cleared his throat and changed the topic tactfully, “Oh, right, Theodore and Jeremy are already in the private room. Curtis, I’ll push you there.”

“Thank you, but I don’t need your help.” Curtis rudely slapped away his hand and wheeled himself forward with his head held high.

Wyatt was utterly flabbergasted.

Why did Curtis allow Rayna to push him but not me? Am I that hated?

Suddenly, as if his sense for gossip were tingling, Wyatt quickly turned on his earpiece and whispered, “Hey, Sawyer, can you look up which private room Curtis went to before this and what he did there? Send everything to me through WhatsApp.”

I feel that I might have missed something interesting.

After Curtis entered the room, he saw Theodore chatting with Jeremy. He did not know what they were talking about to have made a cold and aloof man like Theodore wear a faint smile on his lips.

“What are you guys talking about?” Curtis asked with a smile. Only when he was with Theodore and the others would he let down his guard and be relaxed. “It’s rare to see Theodore smile.”

“Curtis.” Jeremy stood up from the couch once he saw Curtis wheeling himself in. “Where’s Wyatt?”

“Hey, hey! I’m right here!” Wyatt appeared behind Curtis and defended himself, “I wanted to push Curtis over, but he didn’t let me! It’s not my fault!”

Jeremy glanced at him. “You pissed him off again, didn’t you?”

“I swear on my mom’s grave that I didn’t!” Wyatt cried out dramatically. ”It’s really not my fault! He didn’t let me! I think he values a woman more than our friendship now! He lets Ms. Garland push him, but not me!”

Immediately, everyone turned to look at Curtis, their gazes filled with scrutiny.

Deadpan, Curtis said, “What nonsense are you spouting? You smell of sweat, Wyatt. I don’t like it. Anyway, let’s be seated.” Then, he went next to them.

Jeremy did not press Curtis for an explanation and made a cup of coffee for him. “These days, Sienna and Chester have been sweeping many Faymon Group’s performance shares up in secret, and they’re buying them at a high price to boot.”

“My aunt is a spendthrift and has to fund her son’s networking events, which means she doesn’t have much money,” Curtis said calmly. “So most of her money now comes from Chester.”

Looking down, Curtis continued in a deep voice, “On the other hand, Chester is a sly and conniving man. If he could take over Faymon Group, he’d treat Sienna like she was nothing. Ousting that sister of his is just a matter of time.”

“Then, isn’t that great? When they fight among themselves, we can just sit back and relax,” Wyatt said delightedly.

However, Jeremy was not that optimistic. “If we could think of that, no doubt Sienna could think of it too. Actually, I’m more curious about where Chester gets his funds to do all this. After all, he already owns fifteen percent of Faymon Group’s original shares.”

“Huh? Didn’t you say he only had six percent before this?” Wyatt sucked in a sharp breath. “How many shareholders did he contact?”

Curtis, on the other hand, was not that worried. “My father owns half of Faymon Group’s shares. Additionally, Rayna had acquired some of the shareholders’ shares, so Chester can’t do anything to us.”

Jeremy nodded in understanding. Smiling, he said, “Seems like Curtis has covered all the bases. And now, we should wait for Rayna to finish her job—duping Chester into selling his original shares to her.”

“Well, there’s no need to rush. Otherwise, we’ll spook them if we’re too obvious.” Rapping on the back of the chair, Curtis spoke. “Wyatt, arrange a meeting with Mr. Snyder of Majesty. Just tell him I need to ask him for a favor.”

“Why do you want to meet him?” Wyatt was puzzled. “It’s hard to repay his favor. Can’t I take care of it for you?”

Similarly, Jeremy was bewildered. “Wyatt is right. You can tell us if you need any help. If you go to Mr. Snyder for help, there’s no telling how much you’ll be taken advantage of in return.”

At this moment, Wyatt’s phone beeped.

Sneakily, he checked his phone and lifted his head sometime later with a look of realization. Putting his arm over Curtis’ shoulder, he smirked and said, “Hehe, I know why Curtis wants to meet Mr. Snyder.”

Curtis slapped his arm away again. “I told you to get away from me! You stink!”

Theodore asked, “What’s the reason?”

With a smug look on his face, Wyatt spilled the beans. “Listen, so Theodore, you were the one who arranged this meeting to be here, right? Naturally, I contacted Curtis and offered to drive him here a while ago. But guess what? When I sent Curtis a message to tell him I was going to pick him up, he was already here! Imagine my surprise! I thought he was clairvoyant since he was here before I could bring him here. But here’s the juicy part. After finding out Ms. Garland was here, he had someone drive him here to back her up.”

The corner of Curtis’ lips twitched in annoyance. “You’re so noisy. Just shut up, will you?”

At that, Jeremy smiled. “It’s okay, Curtis. We don’t think he’s noisy. Wyatt, please continue.”

Likewise, Theodore sat attentively, waiting patiently for more.

“Well, since all of you are curious, I’ll keep going!” Wyatt was thrilled when he heard of the gossip, so he used six minutes to narrate that incident with Steven in the private room to the rest.

The whole room was quiet when he told the story.

Exasperated, Curtis massaged his temples. He did not feel like talking anymore.

“This is my first time hearing Curtis supporting another woman other than Kristie,” Jeremy quipped. “Ms. Garland must be a competent woman for Curtis to appreciate her talent.”

“No! No!” Wyatt wagged his finger and said matter-of-factly, “I don’t think Kristie has had such treatment before. Have you ever seen him scolding his so-called cousin for Kristie’s sake? No, right?”