Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 57

Chapter 57 Disappear Into Thin Air

The meeting ended in less than thirty minutes.

Rayna listened quietly and didn’t express her opinions. When she was about to head out, Edith called her.

“Rayna, if possible, you should stop heading out that often.” Edith stood with arms akimbo, seemingly displeased with Rayna’s attitude. “Faymon Group pays your salary, so it isn’t suitable for you to do something else during working hours.”

Before Rayna could reply, she continued, “If Mr. Faymon needs you, tell me ahead of time. The department has other interpreters, so sometimes you need to delegate your task to others.”

Rayna nodded calmly. “Got it.”

“Rayna, are you upset?” Edith snapped suddenly. Her arrogance had intensified since everyone else had left. “I am capable of being the acting supervisor, so it means that I will be elected to be the supervisor in the future.”

“I’m not upset. You’re more competent than me, so I should congratulate you if you were promoted to supervisor,” Rayna responded. She wasn’t even interested in the post. I only agreed after considering the matter as Mr. Lawson asked for my help. I had no idea this would happen to him.

Edith was pleased with her answer. She bragged, “Even if nothing were to happen to Mr. Lawson, I would still get promoted to his position after he leaves for Norham.”

Patting Rayna’s shoulder, she flashed a smile. “Unlike you, I’m not alone. I value talents, so I’ll definitely groom you if you don’t go against me and show me respect.”

“Thank you, Edith.” Rayna returned a smile. “If you’re done here, I shall get back to work.”

Rayna had other projects to work on. That afternoon, she didn’t have time to rest as she was busy with work. Edith later handed her a few documents, so she kept herself busy until six in the evening.

Jessica had been waiting for her downstairs for some time.

When she saw Rayna kneading her shoulders as she stepped out of the elevator, she hurried over and asked, “You used to be able to leave at five, why did you get off work later than me today?”

“I was busy with work. It was late when I finally got them all done.” Rayna was really tired after sitting at her desk for the entire afternoon. She took Jessica’s water bottle and gulped half of the content.

“What about your supervisor, Mr. Lawson? Is he dead?”

“Mm. It was a heart attack,” came Rayna’s solemn answer.

Earlier, she sent Gabriel a text to ask about the matter. The doctor said that her supervisor stayed up several nights to work, and his body couldn’t cope with it. That was why he passed away around noon.

“What a pity,” Jessica said sadly. “I met him a few times in the elevator. He was a nice man. I heard that he was pretty protective of his subordinates. I used to think that I should’ve majored in translation to be his subordinate.”

Rayna’s chest felt tight and heavy.

After getting a job in the translation department, she learned many things from Jonathan. That was why she never turned him down whenever he asked for a favor.

I can’t believe the kind Mr. Lawson is dead. I heard that he has a twelve-year-old daughter. His wife and daughter must be in despair when they learned about his death.

“Rayna, are you all right?” Jessica asked in concern when she saw Rayna’s eyes turning red.

“I’m fine. Let’s buy some ingredients. Our fridge is empty.”

They bought some ingredients and cooked dinner at home. By then, it was nine at night. Jessica had some work to do, so she returned to her room after washing the dishes. Rayna also returned to her own room.

After taking a shower, Rayna got her phone to see if there were any important emails to reply to.

However, her mind was still in turmoil.

She couldn’t help but recall many things—the loopholes in the contract, the conversation with Astrid at the restaurant at noon, and Jonathan’s sudden death. Something felt amiss.

Is Mr. Lawson’s death a coincidence?

She was getting drowsy when something vibrated by her ear.

Rayna fumbled and found her phone. She squinted her eyes and glanced at the caller ID.

It was a call from an unknown number.

Answering the call, she placed her phone by her ear and said, “Hello, who is this?”

“Ms. Garland, this is Gabriel Tylinski,” Gabriel’s low voice sounded on the other end of the line. “Please pack up your stuff and come down now. I’m waiting in front of your condominium.”

“Huh?” Rayna opened her eyes and glanced at the clock. Scowling, she demanded, “It’s one in the morning. Are you seriously asking me to travel overseas with you at this hour?”

“That’s right, Ms. Garland. Please come down now.”

After the call ended, Rayna lay in bed for a while before getting up. She quickly washed up and changed her clothes. She then stuffed her usual beauty products and clothes into her luggage before leaving her house.

Outside, she saw a car parked below the stairs. Gabriel had been waiting there all the while.

“Why is he taking a red-eye flight overseas?” Rayna mumbled. Curtis hadn’t called her for some time, so she assumed the job was delayed. To her surprise, he summoned her past midnight!

“Mr. Faymon just finished work.” Gabriel took her luggage and opened the door so she could get into the back seat. Rayna roasted Curtis inwardly before she got into the car.

It took forty minutes to get to Norwal City Airport using the expressway.

It was still dawn, but the airport was brightly lit and bustling with people. Most of them were taking red- eye flights. Rayna followed Gabriel into the VIP lounge.

A woman holding a cup of coffee came to Rayna. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

They bumped into each other, and the woman’s coffee spilled on Rayna’s clothes.

“I’m sorry,” the woman apologized hastily as she offered Rayna a pack of tissues.

“It’s fine.” The woman didn’t do it on purpose, and her apology was sincere, so Rayna didn’t make things difficult for her. She got a piece of tissue to wipe at the coffee stain on her top.

As Rayna was wearing a white chiffon shirt, the dark brown stain was pretty obvious. She got a short- sleeved shirt from her luggage and told Gabriel that she had to change her clothes in the restroom.

“Go ahead, Ms. Garland. I’ll wait for you here.”

Not long after Rayna went to the restroom, Curtis arrived at the airport. He was dressed in a suit and looked weary. As Gabriel was alone with a suitcase, he asked, “Where is Rayna?”

“Someone stained Ms. Garland’s clothes, so she went to the restroom to get changed.” Puzzled, Gabriel glanced at his watch and commented, “She’s slow, though. It has been ten minutes since she went to the restroom.”

Curtis’ expression turned grim as an ominous feeling rose in his heart. “How did she get her clothes stained?”

“I was walking in front of her and busy texting you, so I wasn’t sure what happened. It seemed that a woman accidentally spilled coffee on Ms. Garland,” Gabriel explained.

His heart sank when he noticed Curtis’ grim expression. “She should be fine, I guess?”

Curtis summoned a female flight attendant.

The flight attendant brought Curtis and Gabriel to the female restroom. They waited outside while she entered the restroom. Less than a minute later, the female attendant came out with two ladies.

“Sir, these are the only ladies inside.”

The two ladies were displeased to be asked to leave the restroom suddenly. Gabriel had to apologize to them profusely before accompanying Curtis to search for Rayna.

The VIP lounge wasn’t big, but they couldn’t find Rayna anywhere.

In the end, they had to check the surveillance cameras.

The surveillance footage showed a woman entering the restroom not long after Rayna went in. A while later, the woman helped Rayna out of the restroom.

Rayna was wearing a headscarf and sunglasses. The tall woman had wrapped her arm around her shoulders, so it seemed that she was walking with the lady. They didn’t attract any attention.